Ronald "Pessy" Roberts was a valued member of Westside Symphony and Brooklyn's Brooklynaires Steel Orchestra. Pessy passed on Sunday, December 12th in New Jersey.
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“... I respect and appreciate the title “musician.” Being fortunate
PANORAMA Order Of Appearance
1: Imagine Dat by Nu Vybes Band Int’l
2: Still Hanging by Spicy Ginger
3: Iron Love by Nailah Blackman
4: Piece Ah De Road by Speedy
5: Backyard Jam by Farmer Nappy
6: Sunday Jouvert by King Konris
7: This Melody Sweet by Ba
PANORAMA CHAMPS for #SugarMas50 Here is their winning performance - A Piece A De Road by Speedy -- St. Kitts & Nevis National Carnival
St. Kitts & Nevis National Carnival
Read more…Four distinguished presenters brought different perspectives on Mighty Sparrow’s phenomenal career at the symposium focused on the legendary artist, that took place Friday evening, April 8 at Medgar Evers College, presented by the Trinidad & Tobago F
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Global - The the steel orchestra music genre’s giants like Pat Bishop, Dr. Geraldine Connor and Dr. Dawn Batson that have previously highlighted Pan and Dance.
Carnival Messiah by Dr. Geraldine Connor
In speaking with Dr. Batson—Professor of Music
Read more…Documentary “Takopera Ô Katá” portrays theatrical work by Sérgio Boré
Karen Codrington matriarch of the Codrington Pan Family
The New Yorker -
Five years ago, Josh Quillen, a member of Sō Percussion, a Brooklyn-based music ensemble, spoke with a maker and tuner of steel drums named Kyle Dunleavy about building a potentially unworkable design. Musical ste
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"Hallelujah Chorus" - The Lydians production of Handel's Messiah
Handel's Messiah (2009)
Queen's Hall Auditorium, St. Anns,
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean)
The Lydians and Lydians Steel
Musical Director: Dr. Patricia Bishop
Accompanists:
Lennox “Bobby” Mohamed (Mohammed)
Panist, composer & Champion arranger Lennox “Bobby” Mohammed of Cavaliers Steel Orchestra passed on May 25, 2021 - see more -- Born - January 2, 1942
Often when we talk about the steelpan music movement we forget
Read more…Port of Spain, Trinidad, November 24, 2021 The National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (NCC) proudly welcomes the recent reinstatement of the Board of Commissioners, following the official announcement from the Minister of Tourism, Cultur
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...When I joined for the 1974–75 school year, Jimmy was rehearsing
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The Calliope's Children Steel Orchestra toured Russia and Poland in 1975 and 1977. Here they are performing Chorale-Cantata # 130 by Johann Sebastian Bach. ... click for more info http://www.panonthenet.com/news/2011/mar/layden/Calliopes-Children-S
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Gerard Mendez
Over two months now, all but a couple employees (most of whom are Pannists), from the Multicultural Music Programme Unit (MMPU), a facet of the Ministry of Education (MOE), formally known as Pan In The Classroom Proje
Billboard
Robbie Shakespeare, the two-time Grammy Award-winning bass player, record producer, and one half of the iconic rhythm section Sly & Robbie, died Wednesday (Dec. 8) at the age of 68.
The late musician is remembered as one of the all-time gr
Read more…The Guardian - Sirin Kale
Janice Turley runs the steel band for the visually and hearing impaired in Stockport every Tuesday. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian
When Janice Turley was 39, she was focused on her career as a teacher – perhaps a l
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