Antigua Observer
Antiguan pannist Amarni Gomes
By Machela Osagboro
With the wave of innovative musical concerts being streamed online, there is a new take on the annual Panorama festivals in the form of a new competition being broadcast on Instagra
“....Our bass section is mainly made up of females, and we all stick together strong. We are more than a band, and way more than friends; we are all family. We’ve grown together, failed together and accomplished much more together.” -- Sadé Adams
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Remembering my mentor, the incomparable Neville Jules, disciplinarian, panist, tuner, band leader, arranger and great innovator.This gentleman, yes ,he was a gentleman, had a significant influence on me in the fifties during my formative years. I ded
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BP Renegades Steel Orchestra
Beat The Pandemic Concert Series - Episode 4
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FRESH OFF THE PRESS!
An arrangement of one of the biggest Soca hits in 2020 brought to you by yours truly:
“No Tomorrow” by Kerwin Dubois and Alana Roberts
Featuring De Coalition:
Sheldon Thwaites Kareem TheDream Iman Pascall Kj Marcelle DoMo Joat
“Time waits on no one. If you enjoy the musical instrument, find a band and become a member. Don’t keep saying “I always wanted to... Just Do It! .....” - Yasmin Brito
At 12 years old she was playing pan in a steelband. And while the neighbors had l
Read more…Award winning Composer, Panist and Educator Andy Akiho, is a former Phase II panorama player, and NY Panorama co-arranger for Sesame Flyers with Freddy Harris III. Andy has been featured on WST Upclose... Check out what he has been up to recently. Sa
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Listen to some Steelpan Music today
Read more…The Rona!
Khuent Rose explains the in and outs COVID-19...
Newsday - Melissa Doughty
Nevin Roach celebrates Uptown Fascinators 2020 Panorama small band title earlier this year. -
IT’S panograma on Instagram. Nevin Roach, TT pannist and sports co-ordinator at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill cam
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“Just the Two of Us”
It’s about the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago
“Just the Two of Us” reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981 and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. And in an exclusive interview with When Steel T
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Soca music is so infectious, even fans in the chilly city of Helsinki, Finland have joined Mr Killa's call to ‘run with it’.
A group of Finnish DJs and music lovers have begun hosting soca parties which have found a ni
Renegades Steel Orchestra showcases their very own Keishaun Julien as part of their continued live music performance concert Beat the Pandemic Series.
Watch concert
https://www.panonthenet.com/av-recs/2020/renegades/keishaun-julien-beat-the-pandem
Martin Douglas, Who Set Tone for Steel-Pan Brooklyn, Dies at 71
By Sam Dolnick
A deft musician and beloved mentor, he helped keep steel-pan music — his bridge to the Caribbean — a vibrant part of New York life. He had the coronavirus.
Martin Dougla
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