Tonight is Friday Night! Gregory Boyd's Steel Pan Songs are Celebrating Two weeks of Live Performance Online with the presentation of the Joe Cocker Classic
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The Observer
Veron Henry (Photo by Alex Andre Rhodes)
By Carlena Knight
A lack of production of drums is putting the Caribbean at risk of losing the art form of pan, says eminent tuner Veron Henry.
“Drums are very scarce in Antigua. It’s like a dry
I dedicate this song to the memory of AHMAUD ARBERY. May justice come swiftly! -- Gregory Boyd
See LeBron James' comments and tweet on the murder of Ahmaud
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Valentino says he is hoping and praying that things will get better sooner than later just for the people’s sake.
Roy Cape is another veteran musician who is caught in limbo, he told Newsday he is going through two different sets of emotions at onc
CultureMix set up the Distant Mix project for RASPO Steel Orchestra to remain in contact and continue playing music together despite the quarantined isolation of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Invited musical guests include L2R producer and keyboardist Jajii
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Enjoy this melodic rendition from the talented Caribbean Airlines Skiffle Steel Orchestra members from around the world, reminding us on this beautiful Sunday that ’WE CAN MAKE IT IF WE TRY’ and we’ll get through this together! #iflycaribbean #iamc
Read more…Here are the results of the Inaugural PanoGrama Finals. Congratulations to all participants in the competition
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A Shout-Out to the late Martin Douglas from his band - CrossFire Steel Orchestra
Andy Neils writes
Post COVID-19 looking like Less and less time will be spent in the Panyard, for Stage Side practice sessions that is.
The art of practicing together online, is being perfected, during lock-downs
It's an ever changing world, would
Enjoy this melodic rendition from the talented Caribbean Airlines Skiffle Steel Orchestra members from around the world, reminding us on this beautiful Sunday that ’WE CAN MAKE IT IF WE TRY’ and we’ll get through this together! #iflycaribbean #iamcar
Read more…Well folks, you asked for it so here you go. The Arrangers’ Corner. First of a 10 part webinar series set to debut Thursday, May 7th 2020! Start time 5pm US EST via ZOOM. Hosted by yours truly and Sheldon Thwaites. To register for the meeting DM mys
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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
Sh
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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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