We are all experiencing this challenging time together.
However, by working together:
- We can beat the PANdemic
- We can flatten the curve
- We can heal the world
- We can make the world a better place
The great Michael Jackson said it best ~ "T
New York, USA - “What disappoints me the most is that people don’t see the blood, sweat, and tears it takes to run a steel band. They don’t see the dedication we put into making the bands great...” -- Kianna Carrington
‘Pan’ runs in her family bac
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Dougie was the first owner of a panorama steel band in NYC to let me come in and drill the music of Kendall K Williams. Dougie swung his doors wide open, and continued to do so for me and my NYU
Onaje Allan Gumbs, a pianist-composer whose firm foundation in hard bop supported an expansive career in pop-R&B and smooth jazz, died on Monday
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Bronx, New York - It was the turn of the Bronx, New York, to experience the music of Trinidad All Stars (pictured right) and CASYM steel orchestras, as they got together for the
History repeats itself. -
by Kathleen O’Mara:,
This is Timeless....
And people stayed at home
And read books
And listened
And they rested
And did exercises
And made art and played
And learned new ways of being
And stopped and listened
More deeply
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “My advice to the young panists would be to stay humble and strive for highest and to always be yourself in all that you do.” –– Jamal Gibbs
The music of the steelband is his life and passion. In a When Steel Talks exclus
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The short film/documentary 'And Great Showers of Tears Came Down' by steelpan historian and award-winning filmmaker Dalton Narine, won awards at several film festivals. The score was composed by the late roycrosse, who also delivers the steelpan per
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA - “As the instrument becomes more mainstream, we can’t let the uniqueness of the sound be lost through synthesizing. The steelpan is its own instrument and sometimes in our quest to show that it can play anything, we sometimes
Read more…Brooklyn, NY, USA - Performing an André White-arrangement of ‘Lovely Day,’ The Knights and Pan Evolution come together to perform the Bill Withers-classic at BRIC. See more
New York, USA - The steelband community was d
With the entire country on lockdown, steelbands across the country aren’t able to practice together anymore .. but we didn’t let this stop us!! We all have our instruments at home and are continuing to practice together remotely .. 16 of our band mem
Read more…The steelpan fraternity is once again plunged into mourning with the passing of two (2) stalwarts, Martin Douglas and Michael “Scobie” Joseph.
Pan Trinbago President, Executive and members extend condolences to their immediate families, their extend
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The history of Pan is replete with large, colorful figures whose names and deeds will be entwined with steelband music art form forever. Martin "Dougie" Douglas was one such character.
Whether you were a child or an adu
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, many public health experts were sure that the virus could be beaten before
