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“Steel pan is beautiful and fun! Also powerful and intense. I never lose interest. Players can have fun playing music, dance as th
When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Desmond Waithe on his passing.
When Steel Talks extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Beverly Griffith on his passing.
April 18th, 2022 marks the centennial of Aldwyn “Kitchener” Roberts’ birth. The Grandmaster in the art of calypso, Kitchener’s music provides unique insights into Trinidadian culture. He was a griot, singing colorful tal
Read more…Trinidad Express
Awarding the nation’s highest honour to the late calypso great, the Lord Kitchener, should be a no-brainer. Indeed, many would be forgiven for assuming that the Order of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT) had already been bestowed upon the
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The achievements of Aldwyn “Kitchener” Roberts are many and widely known. Even as generations pass, many know the name Kitchener is of extreme importance to this country’s cultural identity and
Read more…Presentation from the Kitchener symposium held at Medgar Evers College - Brooklyn, New York, USA
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“I made the steel band a real study. I know the runs and the notes that mean something to the sound of the
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SFA News
Nacogdoches, Texas, USA - The Jacks of Steel at Stephen F. Austin Stage University will present the traditional soca and calypso music of Trinidad and Tobago, along with versions of rock and pop
Read more…MEETING OF THE MASTERS
ARRANGERS bare some of their feelings at a Forum at Basement Recordings
What do you get when, for the first time in history, Pan arrangers par excellence agree to meet at an impromptu rap session? What comes out are Insigh
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Isidore “Mighty Dow” York during his recent visit to Indianapolis.
PHILIPSBURG--Dow’s Musical Foundation plans to take steelpan music to Indianapolis, Indiana.
Foundation founder Isidore “Mighty Dow” York shared his exciting plans for taking stee
Ensemble Recital Series
NIU STEELBAND
Liam Teague, director
Assisted by: Yuko Asada
ALL-UNIVERSITY STEELBAND
Joshua Bedeau and Jalen Charles, co-directors
CSA STEELBAND
Yuko Asada, director
Assisted by:
DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL STEELBAND
Steve Lundin, director
DEK
[Eulogy at the funeral of iconic steelband leader, researcher and ambassador, Nestor Sullivan delivered by Andre Moses, his long-time friend and steelband co-conspirator]
Nestor Sullivan
In an original, the pieces of the puzzle may often seem cont
Read more…Workshop area at Mannette Musical Instruments, with tools for constructing a pan drum from a 55-gallon barrel
The 2022 SKy Science Festival feature a Steel Drum construction workshop.
During three day workshop (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Apr
Read more…Music students of the Christ Church Foundation School practicing the steel pan
The National Cultural Foundation has assisted the music departments of three secondary schools across the island with access to steel pans for their students.
Singing a
Read more…Scott Iwasaki
Sō Percussion, from left, Adam Sliwinski, Josh Quillen, Eric Cha-Beach and founder Jason Treuting, is known for creating new music through rhythmic experiments. The contemporary chamber-music quartet will perform Saturday at the Eccles
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