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2003 Calendar of Steelpan Music
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December 22, 2003 |
- BT Melodians Steel Orchestra -SRI
LANKA - TENTATIVE
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December 20, 2003 |
- BT Melodians Steel Orchestra -7 pm -
Annual Award Concert, York Gardens, Battersea ENGLAND
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December 17, 2003 |
- BT Melodians Steel Orchestra -7 pm
-Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, ENGLAND
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December 14, 2003 |
- Vibrations In
Steel X-Mas Show - featuring
Pan
Sonatas, CASYM, Pan Ivory, Utopia Pan Soul: the Next Generation;
Dem Stars, Women In Steel, Pan Ambassadors, Caribbean Youth
Panoramics and Pantonic... Call 1-718-629-2471;
1-718-771-5010; 1-917-862-6974 - for more information; Showtime is from 5 PM - 9
PM. Doors open at 4 PM - at Wingate High School Auditorium,
600 Kingston Ave., Brooklyn, NY USA
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December 13, 2003 |
-
Steel
pan soloist ROBERT GREENIDGE
launches
his new Pan CD - "From The Heart"
- at the Normandie Hotel, St. Ann's, TRINIDAD, W.I.
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December 8, 2003 |
- Panhead - alternative world jazz
featuring Joseph Panhead Peck on steel pans - will be at the
University of La Verne (La Verne, California - 30 miles east
of Downtown Los Angeles) - in the Founders Auditorium at 8:00 PM -
on Monday December 8. Call 1 (213) 840-6892 for more
information. U.S.A.
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December 7, 2003 |
- Pan In The Lion's Den - featuring
steelpan soloist Leon "Foster" Thomas
at the Florida Memorial College. Showtime is 8:00 PM -
presented by Foster Productions. Call 786-859-9687 or email
dawota@hotmail.com
for more details.
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December 6, 2003 |
- Celebrating their 10th Anniversary on
Saturday Dec. 6 is Calypsociation, a european organization based
in France, which highlights the musical culture of Trinidad and
Tobago, especially Steelband.
Will feature performances from
Calypsociation
steelbands including - Panash, Panasuk, Pan à Paname
and Andy Narell
is also expected to perform. Go to:
www.calypsociation.com
or email
conseil@calypsociation.com for more details. FRANCE
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December 5, 2003 |
- The British Association of
Steelbands host their Annual Presentation of
AWARDS DINNER; Ebony Steelband, and
many other artists, will entertain.
Venue is the Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury,
Coram St., London - ENGLAND
Go to:
www.panpodium.com for more details.
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December 4, 2003 |
- Third period of the Festival of the
Arts in Grenada, featuring young pannists in competition,
mainly from Grenada schools and soloists from the country's top
steel orchestras. Finals Friday
December 5.
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December 4, 2003 |
- BT Melodians Steel Orchestra -7 pm -
St. Thomas Lupus Trust, St. Margaret’s Westminster Abbey, ENGLAND
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November 27-30, 2003 |
- Fifth Annual Moods of Pan
Festival, Concerts, workshops, competitions
and more... Scheduled to appear: Liam Teague, Robert
Greenidge. For more information
contact ROBIN MARGETSON at 1 (268) 773-3748. Organised by
Gemonites
Steel Orchestra -
St. John's, ANTIGUA, W.I.
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November 29, 2003 |
- The Marang community Junior
Secondary School Steelpan Ensemble and Moko
Jumbies will be participating in the `Festival of Lights' - a
Christmas presentation on Saturday at the Riverwalk Shopping
Complex, Gaborone, BOTSWANA, AFRICA
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November 28, 2003 |
- Broadhursthrst Private Primary
School, in Gaborone, Botswana will feature its three
steelbands blended with voices in its Annual
Christmas Fair.
The event takes place at the school on Friday. The public is
invited. BOTSWANA,
AFRICA
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November 22, 2003 |
- The N.C.B. ANGEL HARPS STEEL
ORCHESTRA stage a two-hour steel band
concert on the Carenage Pedestrian Plaza in St. George's,
Grenada.. Concert will coincide with two cruise ships
visiting the island. Band will play a variety of music
including some Christmas carols - GRENADA, W.I.
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November 12, 14, 19, & 21, 2003 |
- 11th
Biennial Junior Steelband Music Festival
- hosted by the Pan In Schools Coordinating Council (PSCC) - TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, W.I.
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November
1, 2003 |
- BT Melodians Steel Orchestra - 7 pm
concert, All Saints Church, Wandsworth High Street,
ENGLAND
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October
24, 2003 |
- BT Melodians Steel Orchestra - 7 pm,
UNICEF Function. Park Lane Hotel, London, England
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October
8, 2003 |
- Clyde "Lightning" George on steel pan
at - “Calypso Dreams” at the Mill Valley Film Festival on
Wednesday, at the Sweetwater Saloon in Mill Valley, California
from 9pm. Also featured are calypsonians Crazy, Relator and
other artistes. For more info call 415-383-5256 or go to
www.cafilm.org/mvfffilms/68.html
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October
7, 2003 |
- BT Melodians Steel Orchestra -
6.30 pm, City Hall, South Bank, England
- Clyde "Lightning" George on steel pan
at - “Calypso Dreams” at the Mill Valley Film Festival on Tuesday,
at the Sweetwater Saloon in Mill Valley, California from 9pm.
Also featured are calypsonians Crazy, Relator and other artistes.
For more info call 415-383-5256 or go to
www.cafilm.org/mvfffilms/68.html
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September 28, 2003 |
- Winners in Concert. Male and
Female Single Tenor Pan Soloists. ADLIB, Crossfire,
Pan Phonic, Utopia Pan Soul, Ambassadors, Sesame Flyers, Unique
Sounds. 5 PM - Midnite. Afrika
House at 2265 Bedford Ave. (corner Bedford and Snyder Aves.)
Brooklyn New York, USA. For more info contact: N.
Danvers - 1-718-345-6926; Pan People - 1-718-927-2602; P. Davis -
1-718-462-8840.
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September 27, 2003 |
- Carnival at the V&A -
Southside Harmonics
- BT Melodians Steel Orchestra - 7.30
pm concert, Elm Park Community Centre - Rainham, Essex, England
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September 20, 2003 |
- RADOES Steel Orchestra at 5:00 PM -
Third Annual Moon Festival (Asian Mid-Autumn celebration),
Flushing Ave. and Main, Queens, New York, U.S.A. -
Re-Scheduled from Saturday September 13.
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September 5, 2003
('til 20 Sept. 2003) |
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September 14, 2003
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- Despers USA
Annual
Curry-cue from approx. 7 PM. Guests include
Marsicans Steel Orchestra, Utopia Pan Soul: The
Next Generation. At the Despers Pan
Loft - 621 Classon Ave. (between Atlantic Ave. & Pacific St.) -
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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September 13, 2003 |
- CITY SOUTH STEELBAND will be playing
from
2 pm through 4 pm
at the Annual International Culture Street Fair
on Saturday - (9 am - 6 pm); Food delicacies, arts,
crafts, etc. -
Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.A.
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September 7, 2003 |
- Pan In A Rage -- featuring:
DESPERS USA, CASYM, PAN PEOPLE, SONATAS, DEM STARS, PANTONIC,
RADOES, PAN IVORY, WOMEN IN STEEL, PAN AMBASSADORS, CARIBBEAN
YOUTH PANORAMICS, and various other
entertainers - Brooklyn, New York, USA -
EVENT CANCELLED
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Leicester Square - Pan Necktar
- ENGLAND
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September 6, 2003 |
- Steelband at Long Island Carnival,
Long Island, New York, USA
- Leicester Square - Stick Fingers Steelband - ENGLAND
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August 31, 2003 |
- Leicester Square - London All
Stars Steel Orchestra - ENGLAND
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August 30, 2003 |
- WIADCA/USSA New York Panorama,
Brooklyn Museum Grounds. Showtime 8:00 PM
Tickets: 1-718-467-1797; 1-718-493-3282, or
http://www.wiadca.com
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Leicester Square - Croydon
Steel Orchestra -
ENGLAND
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('til 29 August 2003) |
- Started July 29. Running until 29 August,
5-week
Renegades Steel Orchestra - Steel Pan Workshop at their
Charlotte St. pan yard in Trinidad, W.I. History of pan, Pan tuning, pan
blending, music theory & practical, pan playing. Contact: S.
Blood: (868) 793-8178; R. Thomas (868) 624-2067; A. Brumant (868) 770-0414 for
more details, including cost.
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August 29, 2003 |
- New York Daily News Pan Festival/CASYM
Steel Orchestra Tour. 12 Noon to
2 PM.
Columbia University,
NY USA
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August 28, 2003 |
- New York Daily News Pan Festival/CASYM
Steel Orchestra Tour. 5 - 7 PM.
Asser Levy Park, West 4th & Surf Ave, Brooklyn
NY USA
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August 27, 2003 |
- New York Daily News Pan Festival/CASYM
Steel Orchestra Tour. 7 - 9 PM.
Cunningham Park, Queens, USA
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August 26, 2003 |
- New York Daily News Pan Festival/CASYM
Steel Orchestra Tour, South Street
Seaport.
6:30 - 8:30 PM. 12 Noon - 2 PM. New York,
USA
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August 25, 2003 |
- Also August 26.
Notting Hill Carnival.
Fifteen participating steelbands. Details
to follow.
- New York Daily News Pan Festival/CASYM
Steel Orchestra Tour, City Hall.
12 Noon - 2 PM. New York, USA
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August 24, 2003 |
- Dem Stars Steel Orchestras invites
all to a Free Panorama Preview and a Junior Jamboree at their
Panyard. Appearing are: Pan Sonatas,
CASYM, New York All Stars,
Harlem All Stars, Women In
Steel - 4:00 PM until 11:00 PM. Dem
Stars pan yard is at: Chef Choice Parking Lot, 1051 Utica
Avenue, (corner Tilden Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY USA
- Despers USA
Labor Day Count Down - 4:00 PM - 12 AM. Showtime is 7:00 PM.
Featuring Despers USA, guest
appearances by New York's Top Steel Bands.
For info call 1-718-399-8481 & any Despers members. At the
Despers Pan Loft - 621 Classon Ave. (between Atlantic Ave. &
Pacific St.) - Brooklyn, NY USA - CANCELLED
- Marsicans Steel Orchestra 4th
Anniversary celebration. Featuring Popular
Steelbands.
At the Marsicans Panyard - 1488
Schenectady Ave., (between Farragut Rd. and the Dead End)
Brooklyn, New York, USA
- British Association of Steelbands
(BAS/LNHC) PANORAMA CHAMPIONSHIPS - Ten participating
bands. Details to follow.
- Brighton Jubilee - 11:00 AM.
New York Daily News Pan Festival/CASYM Steel Orchestra
Tour. Brooklyn, NY USA
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August 18, 2003 |
- Pan Ambassadors - Buffalo, New York,
USA
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August 17, 2003 |
- Danbury Connecticut Festival -- Sonatas
Steel Orchestra -- Connecticut, USA
- USSA presents: Pan on the
Beach - at Fort Tilden, highlighting the talented young pannists
from New York's best steelbands - New York, USA -
Cancelled due to inclement weather.
Rescheduled to Junior Jamboree - AUGUST 24, at Dem Stars Pan
Yard.
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Pan in the Park (Greenwich)
Pantonic (UK) Steel Orchestra
- ENGLAND
- Leicester Square - Pantasia
Steel Band - ENGLAND
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August 16, 2003 |
- 41st Anniversary of Independent Ball, New
York, USA. Music by Sesame
Flyers Steel Orchestra
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Pan in the Park (Hyde Park)
Mangrove Steelband
- ENGLAND
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August 10, 2003
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- Pan Ambassadors - An Afternoon of
Steel - annual fund-raiser. 874 East
38th Street, between Glenwood & Ave. H, Brooklyn New York, USA.
From 2:00 PM - featuring: Sonatas, Pantonic, CASYM,
Marsicans & Pan Ambassadors.
Call 718-451-1887; 917-853-7186. Donation at door.
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Pan in the Park (Greenwich)
Forest Gate Steel Orchestra - ENGLAND
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August 9, 2003 |
- Radoes Steel Orchestra &
Flatbush Pan Connection - Connecticut
Carnival, Stanford,
Connecticut, USA
- Pantonic Steel Orchestra @ the
Panamanian Day Parade - beginning 10 AM along Empire Blvd., then
up Washington Ave. Brooklyn, NY - USA.
- Pantonic, CASYM, & Dem
Stars Steel Orchestras
@ the Vanderveer All-Day Street Fair, Foster Avenue between
Brooklyn & New York Avenues, Brooklyn, NY - USA.
- Grenada's
Carnival --
8 Steel Orchestras
take part in the Panorama this year at the National Stadium.
- Pantonic and Dem Stars Steel
Orchestras -- East 38th & 39th
Street Block Associations host a Fun Day at the Park on Albany
Ave., between Foster Ave. and Farragut Road. -- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Golden Hands Youth Steelband Orchestra
(Ages 8 - 17: Elementary and High School youth) Two Weeks
Cultural Tour in Washington DC. Cultural Concert at Howard
University Cramton Auditorium - Saturday 9th, August 2003.
Time 8 - 11 PM. Contribution/Donation $25. To promote the
culture of Steelband music, a project of the T&T Assoc. of
Washington DC.
- Pan in the Park (Hyde Park)
Ebony Steel Band - ENGLAND
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August 3, 2003 |
- Marsicans Steel Orchestra - Welcome Party for
Pelham Goddard & Band Launching - featuring Dem Stars, Moods Pan
Groove, Marsicans & other popular steelbands.
From 4 PM: Free Admission: at Tropical Gardens Backyard, 1488 Schenectady
Avenue & the Dead End - Brooklyn, NY USA
- Pan in the Park (Greenwich) Metronomes
Steel Orchestra - ENGLAND
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August
2, 2003 |
- Trafalgar Square Blockorama featuring:
Southside Harmonics, Stardust Steel Orchestra, Mangrove Steelband,
Metronomes Steel Orchestra, Ebony Steel Band, Nostalgia Steel Band, Pantasia
Steel Band - ENGLAND
- Pan in the Park (Hyde Park) Croydon Steel
Orchestra - ENGLAND
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July 31, 2003 |
- Antigua's Panorama
Finals - at 8:00 PM
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July 28, 2003 |
- Pan yard concert: PAMBERI PANYARD, San
Juan, Trinidad, W.I. on Monday @ 8:00 PM. Featuring: Pamberi, Pan
Jammers, San Juan East Side
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July 27, 2003 |
- Pan yard concert: DESPERADOES
PANYARD, Laventille Road, Trinidad, W.I. on Sunday @ 6:00 PM.
Featuring:
WITCO Desperadoes & Laventille Serenaders
Radoes Steel Orchestra - 2nd Annual Band Launching at the Pan Villa -
981 Pacific St. (bet. Classon & Grand Aves.) Brooklyn, NY
USA - featuring Utopia Pan Soul: the Next
Generation; Despers USA, Radoes. From
5:00 PM until...
Hudson River
Museum "Summer Sounds Goes Global" concerts,
Pantonic Steel, 511 Warburton Avenue Yonkers, NY, USA
All AH Wee Band
Launch -- Sonatas - East 34th Street,
(between
Beverly & Cortelyou Rds.) Brooklyn, NY, USA
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July 26, 2003 |
- Pan yard concert: TRINIDAD ALL STARS
PANYARD, Duke Street, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, W.I. on Saturday @
8:00 PM - featuring: Trinidad All Stars, Blue
Diamonds, Free Lancers
- Steel Sensation's Wild Meat B.B.Q.
Jam - featuring: Dem Stars, Sesame Flyers
and Steel Sensation.
From 2pm to 12am at 97-24 222 St., Queens Village, Queens, New
York, USA.
- New Jersey Carnival in Jersey City,
USA
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July 25, 2003 |
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Renegades
Steel Orchestra will hold their Panyard Sensations on
8:00 PM at:
138 Charlotte Street, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, W.I. Guest
Artistes include 2003 Joint Junior Panorama Champs -
Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra &
Success Stars Steel Orchestra, and
singers
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July 24, 2003 |
- Pan yard concert: HARMONITES PANYARD,
Morvant Junction, Morvant, Trinidad, W.I. on Thursday @ 8:00 PM.
Featuring: Harmonites, Pashphonics, Laventille Rhythm
Section
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July 23, 2003 |
- Pan yard concert: POTENTIAL PANYARD,
Malick, Trinidad, W.I. on Wednesday @ 8:00 PM. Featuring:
Potential Symphony, Solo Pan Knights, San Juan All Stars,
Marsicans
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July 21, 2003 |
- The Mann Center for the Performing
Arts Cross Roads to Culture present The Young People's Concert
Series 2003 International Drum Summit,
Caribbean Youth Steel Drum Orchestra, Philadelphia, USA
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July 20, 2003 |
Dem Stars plays for the first
time for the 2003 pan season, in their
Utica Ave.
panyard home of 4 years (Chef Choice parking lot) -
11 AM-1 PM during an
NYPD/FDNY
Boxing
Tournament.
Pan Jumble 2003 - Steel Pan Concert
in Ito City
6:00 PM-9:00 PM
ITO MARINE TOWN
18:00-19:00
SONICS, TOKYO
19:20-20:20 ITO SPA-RKS
20:30-20:40 TRINITY PANGROOVE
Sonatas Steel
Orch Street Fair featuring performances by:
Sonatas, Pantonic, Pan Ambassadors, Caribbean Youth Panoramics,
Dem Stars, Utopia Pan Soul - the Next Generation, Sweet Sensation,
Pan Ambassadors - 1254
Sterling Place (Bet. Troy & Albany Aves.) Brooklyn, New York, USA
Harmony Steel
--
Flatbush Avenue
street fair at Chester Court,
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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July 19, 2003 |
- Utopia Pan Soul - the Next Generation
- 5 PM. Block event on 29th Street, between Beverly and Tilden
Aves. Brooklyn, NY
- Pantonic Steel Orch - Band
Launch featuring performances by: Radoes,
CASYM and Pantonic--Brooklyn, New York, USA
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July 18, 2003 |
- St. Lucia's Panorama is at the Vigie
Multi Purpose Sports Complex on Friday, St. Lucia W.I.
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July 17, 2003 |
- Steel Praisin'
New Friendship Baptist Church – Midway, NC, USA
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July 13, 2003
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- Roy Wilkins Park --
Sonatas, Pantonic, Pan Ambassadors. From 12 Noon. Queens, NY, USA
- Rhythms of the World festival.
Hitchin. Herts. The BT Melodians Steel
Orchestra - ENGLAND
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July 12, 2003 |
- Crossfire
Fundraiser/Pan Launch - also slated to perform,
Radoes, Despers, Sonatas, Utopia, CASYM &
Pan Phonics -- at
4411-23 Avenue D, Cor. East 45th St, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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July 12, 2003 |
- Dem Stars Steel Orchestra at the 9th
Annual Syracuse Carnival Celebration, New York, USA
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July 6-12, 2003
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- Mannette Steel Drums hosts its annual
week-long workshop, West Virginia, USA
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