The JJR Steelpan Relief Fund is dedicated to three international students from Trinidad and Tobago who are pursuing their Master’s Degree in Music with a specialization in Steelpan performance here at Northern Illinois University.
The three student
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”
That quote by Scottish writer and poet Robert L
Read more…Bram Bratá is our senior steel drum band. The name
THE EDITOR: I remember it as if was only yesterday.
It was a cool night in Grand Chemin, Moruga; the slight chill cooled and comforted our bodies through our light tropical clothing. There we were, a group of young men playing the steelpan, crammed i
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Drinks in the air: Singer/Songwriter Kerwin Du Bois hoists his beer in the air during the shooting of the Can You Feel It video as part of Carib’s rebranding and launch of Carib Blue. PHOTOS COURTESY CARIB -
For 70 years, Carib has been inte
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Duckmanton Primary School Black History Month celebrations culminated on Friday with a range of workshops by t
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The date is April 16, 2005. The place is the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad - the home of the steelpan. The event is the annual Pan In The 21st Century competition produced by Pan Trinbago, the governing body of the steelbands. Pres
Read more…The iconic musician, composer and arranger Len "Boogsie" Sharpe celebrates his 68th birthday with a guest appearance on Trinidad and Tobago National Television station TTT
Go to 1:11:40 to watch performance
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photo by Noah Smit
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Musician/Educator Mr. Ray Anthony Holman will be conferred with honorary degrees from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) St. Augustine Campus
At the 10:00am ceremony for the Faculty of Humanities and Education on Saturday 30 October, Mr. Ra
Read more…When Steel Talks - Feel the Music - Live the Experience
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY QUEEN
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU WITH LONG LIFE, HEALTH, STRENGTH AND HAPPINESS.
Enjoy your day
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Keith Moone works on a steel drum Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at the Mannette Musical Instruments workshop in Osage, W.Va.Osage, West Virginia, USA - It takes about 40 hours of hammering to turn a steel drum into a ste
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BAKR WALKS THROUGH THE JAMAAT COMPOUND.
When I arrive to meet Bakr at Jaamat’s sprawling headquarters on the outskirts of Port of Spain, a three-year Commission of Enquiry into the 1990 coup has just been completed. Bakr refused
Read more…Concert of a Jamaica steel band in Northern Germany - 1958
Newsday
Tobago West MP Shamfa Cudjoe, third from left, cuts the ribbon to open the refurbished Tobago Pan-Thers Steel Orchestra Pan Theatre at Seaview Trace, Golden Lane, on Sunday. Also present were (from left) Pan Trinbago president Beverley Ramsey
Four [4] Pan Trinbago officials face Disciplinary action; two from the Central Executive and two from the Northern Region.
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Read more…DESPOTIC RULE at Pan Trinbago! MASS RESIGNATIONS & ILLEGAL SUSPENSIONS.
To: Members of the Central Executive
All Bandleaders and Band Members
I am writing to you in response to the email notice sent to all member bands yesterday October 18,
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Watch soca stars Kes the Band perform live for 9,500 fans in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NYC on Labor Day Monday 2021! Featuring special guests Iwer George, Voice, Patrice Roberts, Teddyson John, Nailah Blackman, Ravi B, Nadia Batson, Etienne Charles,
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