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Web Posted - Thursday, November 18, 2004 The Trinidad Guardian Photo: Tony Howell Masekela’s obsession to reclaim lost African culture It’s our only legacy By Yvonne Webb Trinidad - If Hugh Masekela has his way, then pretty soon, pan and calypso will take their rightful place on the international charts, right alongside jazz, rhythm and blues, pop and other musical rages. The acclaimed South African musician, who was in Trinidad for the first annual San Fernando Jazz Festival last weekend, said he wanted to record the pan and Kitchener’s The Carnival is Over under his recording label. He also intends to form a band to promote the CD. Coming from a third world country and making a breakthrough on the international circuit, Masekela knows only too well that success does not come overnight. He believes that pan is this country’s greatest treasure and should not be left up to foreigners to promote it internationally. [full story]

Web Posted - Saturday, November 13, 2004
When Steel Talks

SCHOLARSHIPS

2005 PAS/REMO, INC. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The 2005 PAS/Remo, Inc. Fred Hoey Memorial Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to an incoming college freshman during the 2005-06 academic year enrolled in a School of Music at an accredited college or university.
Download an Application (88k pdf file)

2005 PAS/Sabian, Ltd. Larrie Londin Memorial Scholarship
Created in memory of Larrie Londin, the legendary session drummer, this scholarship offers drumset players the opportunity to enrich their drumming education with funds offered on an annual basis by SABIAN in partnership with the Percussive Arts Society.
Download an Application (310k pdf file)

CONTESTS

PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY 2005 MULTIPLE PERCUSSION SOLO WITH TAPE/CD CONTEST
The purpose of the PAS 2005 Multiple Percussion Solo with Tape/CD Competition is to encourage the highest level of artistic expression in the art of multiple percussion soloist with tape. A student competition, the contest is designed to select four finalists to compete at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Columbus, Ohio in November. The contest will include cash awards for the finalists as well as matching grants to their respective percussion programs.
Download an Application (20k pdf file)

32nd ANNUAL PERCUSSION COMPOSITION CONTEST
The Percussive Arts Society sponsors this annual competition to encourage and reward those who create music for percussion instruments and to increase the number of quality compositions written for percussion.
Download an Application (28k pdf file)

PAS 2005 INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE COMPETITION
The purpose of the Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition is to encourage, promote and reward musical excellence among high school and collegiate percussion ensembles by selecting the most qualified groups to appear each year at PASIC.
Download an Application (20k pdf file)

Web Posted - Saturday, November 13, 2004
When Steel Talks

Paid Internship Offers Housing, Real Experience, Industry Connections

Spend a Semester with PAS & Launch Your Career

The Percussive Arts Society is seeking applicants for our six-month internship program beginning in January 2005. Many successful candidates for this position have either used internships at PAS as capstone semesters to complete undergraduate music business degrees or have been recent graduates of such programs.   However, all percussion students who wish to gain industry experience as a way of promoting career goals are encouraged to apply.

Interns live in a furnished apartment provided by PAS (water, electricity, and cable bills are also paid).   In addition, interns receive a $500 stipend each month.

Please encourage students in your studio or music business program to consider the advantages of six months of industry-related experience with the Percussive Arts Society.  Applicants and faculty advisors are encouraged to contact us for additional information.  [more]

Web Posted - Saturday, November 13, 2004
Trinidad Guardian

Masekela catches music ‘sickness’

Tobago -
Yet another Tobagonian has made us proud. Jair Massiah of Mt Grace, emerged winner of the Miss UCF-CSA pageant, which was staged by the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando.

Jair, 22, won the competition held on October 24 at the Pegasus ballroom in the student union at the university, and was hosted by the Caribbean Students Association (CSA).

She is the daughter of Frederic and Arlene Massiah and is a past student of the Scarborough Secondary and Signal Hill Comprehensive schools. Jair who played with Our Boys Steel Orchestra already possesses her associate degree in graphic art and is in the final year of her bachelor's degree in digital media and film. [more]

Pan not exported properly–Masekela

Web Posted - Friday, November 12, 2004
Trinidad Guardian

Jazz on top this weekend

By Yvonne Webb Trinidad - All roads lead to San Fernando this weekend for the first three day Jazz festival. The majestic San Fernando Hill offering a panoramic view of the City and beyond, is the venue chosen for this musical soiree, conceptualised by Dawad Phillip. The festival is part of the San Fernando Alive concept to make the City an alternative vacation venue for visitors and returning nationals. It is also built in the two week package commemorating the 16th Anniversary of San Fernando achieving City status. [read full story]

Web Posted - Thursday, November 11, 2004
When Steel Talks

 - OPINION -

DON'T GALLERY WITH THE STEELPAN

By Khalick J. Hewitt
International Steelpan & Calypso Society
Nov 10, 2004

Recently, the Trinidad and Tobago Legal Affairs Minister Danny Montano announced that he was appointing a committee to protect the steelpan from exploitation by non-nationals. I am always amazed at the amount of gallerying that goes on between the Government and the steelband movement. Minister Danny Montano’s latest gallery attempt to hoodwink the steelband movement is doing it a great a disservice. Mr. Montano is offering State-sponsored protectionism for the steelpan. In this age of globalization any form of protectionism is an anachronism. The steelpan can take its rightful place among the other instruments of the world without this futile attempt of State-sponsored protectionism.
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Youth Pan Festival

Panelists

• Dr. Dawn Batson
• Merle Albino-de Coteau
• Esther K. Batson
• Juliet D'Avilar
• Nyasha Pearl Rhoden
• Colette Baptiste

Article Last Updated: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 - 6:14:43 AM PST '

Oakland -

'Magic' of steel drum sounds to be performed in Hayward

By Catherine Schutz - STAFF WRITER

ED Fernandez is very clear about why he loves playing steel drums.

"It's magical," says Fernandez, a member of The Chabot Panhandlers for almost 15 years. "It's absolutely captivating. Everything about it is happy."

With the plethora of parades, festivals and multicultural music available in the Bay Area, it's hard to imagine anyone hasn't heard the mellow, lilting sound of a steel drum. But if you haven't -- or if you have and want more -- The Chabot Panhandlers, one of the best, and biggest, pan bands around, is having two concerts this week in honor of its newest CD, "Sticks."

Based at Chabot College in Hayward, the 26-member band is headed by Jim Munzenrider, a classically trained percussionist from San Mateo who "just kind of got the steel drum fever" and founded the Panhandlers in 1987. {more}
 

- Tennessee -

Rhythm of Steel de Boro Resonates
Drummers to join MYO in Tuesday night concert

By Colleen Johnson
DNJ Staff Writer

In its efforts to protect the steelpan from exploitation by non-nationals, Government is moving to challenge three patents of the steelpan which were filed in the United States, Legal Affairs Minister Danny Montano revealed yesterday. Speaking at a post-Cabinet news conference, Montano announced that Government had appointed a committee whose mandate is : ...
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Cool Steel Gets An "A" Grade..

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