Massachusetts, USA - This past weekend the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) held its annual 'Campus Preview Weekend (CPW). This is the annual 4-day weekend when high school seniors who have been admitted to MIT come to campus t
Read more…Angostura Woodbrook Playboyz and Codrington Pan Family emerged joint winners of the 2009 Pan Down Memory competition. The competition took place last evening (Tuesday 14th April 2009). Full results below: PLACING STEELBAND SELECTION POINTS 1 Angostu
Read more…Trinidad - Skiffle Bunch Steel Orchestra did the Southland in Trinidad proud on a beautiful April 15 evening when they performed Georgia On My Mind as their tune of choice for the ‘Pan In The 21st Century’ competition. The band retained the lead posi
Read more…Pan In The 21st Century Listen to, and chat about - Pan In The 21st Century as it happens tonight Wednesday April 15 in Trinidad! https://whensteeltalks.ning.com/page/i955fm-in-trinidad. Show begins 8:00 p.m. EST Full review
Read more…400 Questions & Answers On Pan
1960 — Present
“400 Questions & Answers On Pan” is a rich resource that connects the threads between the history and accomplishments of the steelpan movement and its people.
Often, many of us wistfully wonder out lou
http://www.tntreview.com/?cat=13 EXPLORING THE ANNUAL RITE OF CHAOS Posted on 07 April 2009 by admin A Critique Of Panaroma Judges’ Score Sheets By ORVILLE WRIGHT Here is what the current score sheet looks like. Panorama judges are responsible
Read more…http://www.tntreview.com/?p=427 JUDGING THE JUDGES Trinidad and Tobago Review Posted on 10 April 2009 One of the practices that really irked me was the awarding of .5 of a point by some judges. As you will see, there are a few judges who, for no a
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Lebanon - Double second steelpan musician Shawn Thwaites and his wife vocalist Sabreen Thwaites have been away from US shores since December 2008. The talented duo has been delighting audiences as they already have back home, but this time around whi
One point separated the first two Conventional Bands in the Pan in the 21st Century qualifying round. TCL Group Skiffle Bunch and Katzenjammers Steel Orchestras (reigning champions) scored 264 and 263 points respectively in a keenly contested compet
Read more…With the preliminary round of judging completed, representatives of the participating bands witnessed the opening of the score sheets and the tallying of points by Pan Trinbago officials earlier today. Codrington Pan Family of East Dry River playing
Read more…United Kingdom - The first time I saw Despers (the legendary Desperadoes Steel Orchestra hailing from Laventille in Trinidad), I was with my brother Norman in 1981. They were performing at the Birmingham Odeon, as part of their UK tour. The whole aud
Read more…Mia Gormandy in Concert - Northern Illinois Panist Shines
Illinois, USA - “The thing that has impressed me the most about Mia has been her personality. In addition to her talent and work ethic, she is a wonderful person to be around. When Mia first
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form Keva Margetson Antigua & Barbuda- The late Keva Margetson of Antigua was an avid supporter of all the historical and cultural things that make people of the Caribbean both unique and great. There are th
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Many can talk the talk - but few can walk the walk. Panist Jonathan Scales without a doubt is ‘walking the walk.’ On his sophomore release called Plot/Scheme, Scales takes the listener not only into unexpected territory, but clearly uncharted real-es
Billy Ocean ON TOUR WITH EBONY
Why steel bands?
"I've been doing that since I was in Trinidad as a little kid. One of the hurtful things when I came to England was that I had to leave my (steel drum) pan and my dog behind." ... Billy Ocean
Ebony St
The Dedication of Debra
Pan Player, Arranger & Educator
United Kingdom - Debra Romain is a dedicated pan player in the UK. A classically trained musician, Debra has been teaching pan in schools and within different bands she has spent time with, fo
The Calypso and its derivatives remain that intrinsic, artistic thread that weaves the creative cloth of history, documenting and storytelling through live performances for the masses. The late Lord Blakie was one of the true great masters of this cr
Read more…Shadow's "Dingolay" as arranged by the late, great Clive Bradley, is considered by many to be one of his great masterpieces. The year is 1992, and Metro Steel Orchestra, under the musical guidance of Bradley, has won two consecutive New York panoram
Read more…DeKalb, Ill. — Less than a minute after Robert Chappell first heard steelpannist Liam Teague’s “hands like lightning,” the Northern Illinois University professor knew what he must do.
“When Liam first came to NIU in January of 1993, everybody obviou
Panman Ian Beckles gets his wish LMS experiences Carnival 2K9 Trinidad - Carnival 2009 has become a time to remember for peripatetic pan tutor - Trinidadian Ian “Cokie” Beckles, and the nineteen members of the Luton Music Service (LMS) for whom he
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