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Web Posted -  Friday, March 31, 2006
When Steel Talks

T'n'T are having a blast with man of steel
Pan master puts the beat into the soca boys from Trinidad and Tobago

by Richard Edwards


United Kingdom - virtuoso Dudley Nesbitt is set to be a star player for Trinidad and Tobago at this summer's football World Cup.


But Dudley, of Chapel Allerton, Leeds, won't be turning out on the pitch – he will be playing the steel pans on the record he hopes will propel the Caribbean to glory in Germany.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Thursday, March 30, 2006
Antigua Sun

Digicel donates to Holy Trinity

by Nikisha Smith

Antigua - The Holy Trinity Primary School, and by extension the entire island of Barbuda, will benefit from musical education finally being added to the curriculum due to the generous donation of a steel orchestra from Digicel Antigua.

The company is in the midst of a high profile marketing drive with a mere day to go before its official launch in Antigua.

Darren Derrick, general manager of Digicel Antigua, announced on Wednesday, that Digicel will be funding the musical education programme at the school, donating a full compliment steel orchestra with drum set, along with uniforms for the band members. The orchestra, which will be known as the Digicel Holy Trinity School Steel Orchestra will facilitate children from the ages of five to 15.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Tuesday, March 28, 2006
When Steel Talks

Pan Kultur’s Pan Weekend in Dortmund, Germany

Germany - Pan Kultur, Dortmund’s top steelband hosted their annual Pan Weekend on the  24-25 March 2006. It was a hectic weekend filled with the sweet sounds of steelpan music played by the very young to the well-established pannists in a variety of genres entertaining their audiences in the City of Dortmund and the Solendo – your beach at the port where you will enjoy unforgettable moments.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Tuesday, March 28, 2006
When Steel Talks

Change in Pace and Time
 for Mark Loquan

New York -  Composer Mark Loquan has a change in rhythm and pace after the hectic 2006 panorama season in Trinidad and Tobago.  With his composition 'Colours Again' vocalized by soca star Destra Garcia a popular choice among steel orchestras for panorama, and another - 'Good Times'  - sung by Denyse Plummer also finding favor with other bands, one might be tempted to think there were enough accolades to go around for the time being - at least until next year.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Tuesday, March 28, 2006
The Enquirer

Students, Bootsy help shelter

Ohio - Tyler McCleary doesn't have a lot of free time lately.

The Clark Montessori High School sophomore is balancing press interviews, steel drum practice, meetings with radio station executives and a photo shoot with funk star Bootsy Collins.

The work of McCleary, 15, and his classmates in the school's steel drum band is part of their effort to organize a benefit concert to raise money for industrial-strength dryers and a washer for the Drop Inn Center, a homeless shelter in Over-the-Rhine.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Monday, March 27, 2006
When Steel Talks

Pan in the 21st Century/Pan Down Memory Lane

Single Pan Bands and Conventional Bands participating in Pan in the 21st Century/Pan Down Memory Lane Competitions 2K6 are reminded that registration closes at 4:00 pm on Friday 31st March 2006.

Pan in the 21st Century & Down Memory Lane is produced by Pan Trinbago in conjunction with the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago (TSTT).  The former is open to Conventional Bands while the latter is designed for the Single Pan Bands.

Preliminary round of judging will be held at the various panyards or venues, dates and times will be announced.

Conventional Bands must play tunes selected from theontemporary World Beat repertoire while Single Pan Bands are required to play a non-calypso tune in calypso tempo.

Arrangements should be innovative, creative and in a different manner than is normally done in the typically Panorama music format.  In both competitions, the tune must not be more than six (6) minutes.

From the Preliminary round, twelve (12) bands in each category will be selected to go forward to the Finals.

WITCO Desperadoes and LH Pan Groove will be defending their respective titles.

Entry forms are available at all Pan Trinbago Region Offices.

 

Media/Communications
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Web Posted -  Monday, March 27, 2006
When Steel Talks

Dominica To Host
OECS Junior SteelPan Competition

Dominica -  On Sunday April 30th, 2006 the OECS (Organization of Eastern Caribbean States) Junior Pan Competition will be held on the Caribbean island  of Dominica.    In groups of twenty, the youngsters from their respective countries, aged sixteen years and under, will be in the spotlight in Dominica's Botanical Gardens.  Seven countries are participating - St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Vincent and Grenada.  In addition, Pan Trinbago is sending a delegation of 25 students from Trinidad and Tobago as guest performers.  A five-day run-up program devoted to the steelpan instrument will begin April 26, and is to include forums and workshops on pan making, tuning and related activities.  A special delegation from Trinidad is also expected to discuss pan tuning and the care of the steelpan instrument.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Monday, March 27, 2006
When Steel Talks

The Next Level for Steelpan In The Caribbean

Caribbean Regional Negotiating  Machinery (CRNM)
Takes a hard look at the Caribbean Steelband Music Industry
and other cultural sectors
An Exclusive with Dr. Keith Nurse

New York When Steel Talks conducted an exclusive interview with Dr. Keith Nurse of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating  Machinery (CRNM).   The CRNM is an on-going project whose objective is to make recommendations for addressing regional and external trade and development challenges to creative industries, in order to improve their positioning in the global market.  Steelbands in the region came under the umbrella of cultural industries in this study. 

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Monday, March 27, 2006
Bloomberg.com

Shell Disowns Oil Drums as Panmen Gather for Soccer World Cup

By A. Craig Copetas

 

March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc has one word to offer on the subject of its musical oil barrels.

``What?'' says Shell spokeswoman Alexandra Wright in London.

The World Cup is about to change Shell's tune.

``Oil drum music is infectious,'' says Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, soccer's global governing body and organizer of the 2006 World Cup in Germany in June.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Friday, March 24, 2006
When Steel Talks

Panweekend 2006
Dortmund's 2nd Annual Steelpan Festival

 

Germany - Dortmund, Germany is the place to be this weekend as its annual steelpan festival gets underway.  PanWeekend 2006 will take place for the second consecutive year and the venue is Dortmund's Solendo beach.

The 2005 steelpan festival featured one week of events and performances.  According to WerNer Weidensdorfer whose steelband club, PanKultur organized and hosts the festival, overwhelming response to the first festival led to the decision to try to make it an annual event.  The key difference this time around is the shortened format  - one weekend instead of one week.  Last year, the event coincided with and became a fitting tribute to the 10th anniversary of the existence of PanKultur.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Friday, March 24, 2006
When Steel Talks
Sesame Flyers, Much More Than a Steelband -  An Institution

 
New York - The night belonged to the youth performers, their proud instructors, parents and the Sesame Flyers International Organization who have skillfully engineered and managed a series of very successful educational and cultural programs throughout Brooklyn, New York that have become integral parts of the fabric of the community they serve. The Beacon Programs, as they are known, are the talk of the town. Young people from all over the community participate in these Beacon initiatives to develop their talents and acquire new skills that will assist them in the future.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Friday, March 24, 2006
bbc news

Making music on the steel drums!

United Kingdom - Making music on the steel drums!
It's always good to learn an instrument, but even more fun to learn an unusual one!

Lauren is part of the steel drum band at her school, and in her report she tells us all about it.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Thursday, March 23, 2006
When Steel Talks -Women of Steel 2006 Special
Carriers of The Flag
A Steelband Tradition
 

Deeply rooted in tradition and history is the role of the steelband flag carrier.  It is a special time-honored position that requires confidence, grace and skill.  When Steel Talks takes a look at those who carried the flag at this year's panorama with particular focus on the "flag woman" as we continue our celebration of Women in Pan.

 [video and pictures]


Web Posted -  Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Trinidad Express

$1Million for pan
Arnold's shock request

 

Tiniridad - Pan Trinbago - President Patrick Arnold surprised more than a few officials and guests at Saturday night's Carnival Awards by signaling his organization's intention to ask for a $1 million first prize for the winning large band in the 2007 Panorama competition.

[full story]


Web Posted -  Sunday, March 19, 2006
When Steel Talks

 Pan Symposium--Atlanta,
Georgia, April 20-21

“Pan in the 21st Century:
the Scholarship and Music of Steel Drums.”

Atlanta - When Steel Talks caught up with Dr. Ajamu Nyomba the organizer of the Pan Symposium that will held this April at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia.  The symposium is entitled “Pan in the 21st Century: the Scholarship and Music of Steel Drums.”
 

The first symposium took place in 1995 under the title of "Fifty Years of the Steelpan."  This year's event is designed to promote a more intellectual outlook on the pan,  Nyomba told When Steel Talks.  The idea of the symposium is to bring together various scholars from diverse academic disciplines, and recognized leaders in the steelband culture, who are involved in research on pan, for the purpose of starting an intellectual movement on pan.  Nyomba looks forward to having the proceedings published from the papers submitted and presented.  In addition, he believes that the pan community should have their own forum to express their ideas about pan

[full story]


Web Posted -  Sunday, March 19, 2006
When Steel Talks

RENEGADES ON TOUR DOWN UNDER

Australia - A seventeen man contingent of the world famous Bp Renegades Steel Orchestra led by Captain Andrew 'Soca' Brumant, left Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday March 8th for a three week of Australia..  The band is booked to  appear at the Commonwealth Games and at the Womadealide Festival and are also scheduled to host a couple of steelband workshop and participate in a percussion gala in while down under.

 

Bp Renegades is one of the oldest steelbands in Trinidad and Tobago; it has won the National Panorama Competition on nine occasions and is the only band to have scored a hat-trick of wins between 1995 and 1997. 

 


Web Posted -  Saturday, March 18, 2006
Stabroek News

Colgrain Whyte and the gospel according to pan
 

Guyana - If genius really is 99 per cent hard work and a mere one percent talent, then Colgrain Whyte is in a league of his own, because the commitment and the mastery that he has brought to steel pan in Guyana equates to so much more.

Before he even knew about vowels and constants in the English Language, Whyte was playing notes on make-shift steel pans - a couple of Carnation milk tins. Three decades later, that precocious lad is one of the finest Guyana has seen in a long, long time.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Thursday, March 16, 2006
Antigua Sun
Antigua takes on the region in pan competition

by Tahna Weston


Antigua - Antigua & Barbuda will be among seven countries participating in the inaugural OECS Junior Pan Competition.

The event is being hosted by the Dominica Steel Pan Association and will be held on 30 April, in Dominica, at the island’s picturesque Botanical Gardens.

The other countries expected to participate are host country Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts, St. Lucia and St. Vincent.

 

[full story]


Web Posted -  Wednesday, March 15, 2006
When Steel Talks

Bradley's Arrangements
by
Steve Taylor

It is a fact that the estate of Bradley will now be involved in all types of issues concerning his works of arrangements, compositions and so on including as a mathematician, if he came up with any new mathematical laws. After all, all types of wealth in any form of Mr Bradley, now automatically passes to his estate. It is legally referred to as intestate. The natural heirs however with or without a clear will, can make claims and the courts must entertain such claims.

 

What I am suggesting is that three parties at least must be involved in making a decision for any further use of Mr Bradley’s musical arrangements and other music formats. His estate can go as far back when he played in Esquires combo back in the sixties once the present estate owners were part of him back then.  Despers is partially correct to say that they own the specific arrangements of music which were done to songs which also have their owners, for a specific event called panorama.


Web Posted -  Wednesday, March 15, 2006
When Steel Talks - Exclusive Interview

Murky Waters as COTT Goes On Record about Rights to Bradley's Steelband Music Arrangements
Master Mischief Maker or Major Protector of Rights?

Trinidad -  When Steel Talks followed up on an article in the Trinidad and Tobago media entitled 'Despers versus Bradley family' with Allison Demas, executive officer of the Copyright Organization of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT).  The article is based on the project of scoring arrangements being embarked upon by Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, with whom the late master arranger Clive Bradley had a long-time relationship going back almost forty years.  He first arranged for the legendary steel orchestra in 1968.


Web Posted -  Wednesday, March 15, 2006
When Steel Talks - Spotlight

- Pit Zünd -
President and co-founder of PANCH
(Swiss Steelband Association)

 

Switzerland - When Steel Talks caught up with Pit Zünd, the current president and founder of the Swiss Steelband Association - PANCH for an exclusive interview.   The fifty-seven year old chemist has been playing pan for over fifteen years.  PANCH represents thirty-five steelbands and over five hundred players in Switzerland.


Web Posted -  Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Taurean Clarke Ensemble

The Taurean Clarke Ensemble

Toronto - The music selection was diverse, encompassing different styles and gave each individual member a chance to showcase what makes them tick. “I think the band is just a mixture of different backgrounds of R&B, Calypso, Reggae, and Jazz to form us,” says Clarke. Special guests included three vocalists, two sax, acoustic bass and electric guitar, and trombone players that were invited to perform added a unique flavour to the band.


Web Posted -  Wednesday, March 15, 2006
When Steel Talks TnT Panorama 2006 Special

Starlift is A Success Story for the ages

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago - Placing third in the 2006 finals of the National Panorama competition, Starlift Steel Orchestra is a testimony to the tenacity and patience mainly of its present arranger Ray Holman, and also his dedication to the orchestra which he called 'home' for many years.  It was his grounding here that contributed in part to his rise to prominence as a musician and performer of international repute.  Last place to third position is almost like the rising of the proverbial Phoenix from the ashes.


Web Posted -  Saturday, March 11, 2006
Trinidad Newsday

Row brews over Bradley’s music

Trinidad - Band manager Fletcher confirmed that management had undertaken to score all Bradley’s music as their main project for this year. And when asked about the job going to Frauker, he told Newsday that Frauker asked to do it, but they had already called on assistant arranger of the band, Chantal Esdelle, to work on the project, and Frauker would help Esdelle. Asked about who the music belongs to he said that it belongs to the band and was paid for by the band. As regards the copyrights of the scores, COTT’s  CEO Allison Demas said that only the original composition is registered with her organization and for Despers to carry out their project they would need permission from Bradley’s heirs and the various songwriters.


Web Posted -  Friday, March 10, 2006
When Steel Talks

Canada's In The House

Toronto, Canada - Move over TnT, NY, UK Grenada, Antigua and others.  Canada steelbands make their debut entry in the world performance arena "The Pan House - Stage 1".  Pan Fantasy and Afro Pan take center court.


Web Posted -  Thursday March 09, 2006
When Steel Talks

New Magazine Issues

In this issue:
  • Metronomes Steel Orchestra
  • Nothing Hill Panorama
  • Gerald Forsyth
  • Roger Greenidge

contact: www.panpodium.com
robbie@panpodium.com

Pan’s journey in the UK is set to Litt to yet another LeveL in 2006 as BAS continues on its mission of bringing steel pan and its music to the wider UK audience. Pan Explosion 2005, in Portsmouth, proved to be a successful event; and now alL attention is honed on hosting Pan ExpLosion 2006 in Aston, Birmingham on the 28/5/2006. The sixth annual Trafatgar Square Pan Jamboree is scheduled to be held on the first Sunday in August 2006 with further concerts in Leicester Square through closer working relationships with the GLA and Westminster Council. BAS has also undertaken a programme of education which would Lead to accreditation and support pan tutors in their current role, Continue visiting our website, www.panpodium.com  for updates and news on all events. Music is the food of Love so join us in sharing that Love through pan music.

Pan4Life
Robbie Joseph Editor


In this issue:
  • Clive Bradley  - A Mural Unsurpassed
  • Island People Mas
  • Trinidad Carnival
  • Grenada The Tumultuous Treasure

contact: info@jouvertmagazine.com

 

In this issue you will discover subjects that are as diverse as The Caribbean Revolutionary Spirit, hustlers in the New York subway system, the joys of J'Ouvert morning in Trinidad’s carnival, the legacy and art of Jean-Michel Basquiat and a carnival fashion spread featuring Island People’s masquerade presentation of The Enchanted Forest.

Now that you have joined the Jouvert, immerse yourself in the living art of the Caribbean culture. Our publication will be as inspired as the dawn and as unpredictable as the coming day.

Sincerely,
Prizgar Gonzales
Publisher


Web Posted -  Sunday March 05, 2006
When Steel Talks TnT Panorama 2006 Special

TnT Carnival 2k6 Steelband/Carnival Events Results

Carnival 2k6 may be officially over but the memories still live on, more so for participants of various steelpan competitions which took place on Carnival Monday and Tuesday.

Three such events were Pan Trinbago Pan on The Road – Bomb and Best Carnival Tune 2006, Northern Region Pan Trinbago/NLCB J’Ouvert Morning Bomb Competition and the 5th Annual J’Ouvert “Heroes” Bomb Competition. These competitions were open to all financial members of Pan Trinbago in both the Conventional and Single Pan Band categories. 

Entrants in Pan Trinbago Pan on the Road “Bomb” competition held at Victoria Square were required to perform any Non-Calypso Piece in Calypso Tempo. The officials results are as follows:-

Angela A. Fox

Media/Communications
Pan Trinbago

[click here for full results]


Web Posted -  Sunday March 05, 2006
When Steel Talks TnT Panorama 2006 Special

A Peculiar Relationship!
SteelPan and The North Stands

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago - Ask any steelband-related person in Trinidad about the North Stand, especially for the semi-finals in 2006, and you will get anything from a rolling of  the eyes to outright profanity.  'Dem doh like pan!" or "dem doh know nuttin' about pan!" are guaranteed phrases you will hear in between profanity-laced blood pressure-raising tirades from the passionate pan players and managers as they address the presence of the over- capacity crowd, seated, standing and rolling in aisles of the North Stands of the Queen's Park Savannah during the semi finals panorama music competitions.


Web Posted -  Friday March 03, 2006
The Taipei Times
Local band steels itself
By Joey Chung


Taiwan - Ju Percussion Group is back with a new performance featuring steel drums, which are to be played, for the first time, by a Taiwanese band.

"
Foreign groups that play steel drums have performed in Taiwan before, but after a few years of planning and practicing, this is the first [time] by a Taiwanese group," said spokesperson Pear Shu (徐佩瑩). "We hope that with this performance, we are not only introducing steel drumming but the rich culture and lifestyle behind it as well."


Web Posted -  Breaking News
When Steel Talks TnT Panorama 2006 Special

Trinidad and Tobago Panorama Results

Phase II, Sforzata and Merrytones Victorious!!

[click here]


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Web Posted -  Sunday  March 19, 2006
When Steel Talks - Steelband History Series Special

Dustbin Cover

It is believed that the earliest recording of the steelpan took place at "Christopher's Recording Studio" on Nelson Street. It is here that many steelbands would gather to place their music on Record. It was probably the most popular recording studio at that time.

[full story and picture]


Web Posted -  Tuesday, March 21, 2006
When Steel Talks -Women of Steel 2006 Special

Jamettes …
    Steelband Essentials
   
By
Barbara Sealy Rhoden

Jamettes took care of business.  They were the hostesses and protector of the panyard. They knew all the band members and the surrounding community.  A well-known tuner from Invaders recalls as a boy of eight, “jamettes waving flag for the band.” Flag waving requires many special skills.  Jamettes were skillful flag wavers.

 [full story]


Web Posted -  Tuesday, March 21, 2006
When Steel Talks -Women of Steel 2006 Special

Memories and Current Thoughts Related to Women in the Steelpan World

Clive Bradley, Arranger
 

Bradley reminisces about the early days of women in pan:

"The first time that I remember seeing women play Steelpan was around 1968, somewhere around there - when three women joined Desperadoes; one of them was Ursula, on the tenor pan, and she still plays with the band today.  The other, Carol, played tenor pan too, and the third, whose name I can't recall right now, played the Bass.  It was a sort of status symbol for those guys because there were not too many bands with women playing.  They were good players.  As a matter of fact, I believe that  Scrunter (Owen Reyes Johnson) wrote Woman On the Bass for particularly that girl.

[full story]



Web Posted -  Saturday, March 18, 2006
When Steel Talks - Women of Steel 2006 Special

Valley Harps Musical Arranger

 Michelle Huggins-Watts
    By Robbie Joseph

     

Michelle toured London and New York with Casablanca and was impressed with the combination of symphony and pan. She became a member of Phase II Pan Groove in 1988 and has played continuously until 2003. At Phase II she held different positions in the band achieving the captaincy in 1998. When asked about her musical preferences she replied, ‘I just love Boogsie’s music, his music is so rhythmic and he allows all the pan instruments to talk to each other through counter melodies, Awesome!’ Michelle has also arranged for the T&EC Power Stars Steel Orchestra, working with the stage side as well as the Panorama band in 1994 and 1995 and stated that her time with them was a valuable experience. She is musically aware and mature in her music and appreciates musical pieces that highlight the ‘conversations’ between the pans. 


Web Posted -  Sunday  March 19, 2006
When Steel Talks - Steelband History Series Special

Pan on Record

It is believed that the earliest recording of the steelpan took place at "Christopher's Recording Studio" on Nelson Street. It is here that many steelbands would gather to place their music on Record. It was probably the most popular recording studio at that time.

[full story and picture]


Web Posted -  Friday, March 17, 2006
When Steel Talks - Women of Steel 2006 Special

A Woman of Gold
Mrs Franka Hills-Headley
     By Dr Jeannine 'J9' Remy, lecturer in music, CCFA, UWI.
     

There are many educators in Trinidad who incorporate pan into their music schools. Some of these schools may teach many different musical instruments, and voice, while others solely concentrate on the pan. Furthermore, the amount of women running music schools in Trinidad is commendable . There is however, one lady in particular, who was very successful this past year [2005] with her San Fernando based pan school Golden Hands. A power-house of gentle determination is Mrs Franka Hills-Headley; known fondly by most, and called respectfully by her students, as simply 'Miss Franka'. Home is 134 Independence Avenue, on the seaward side of San Fernando, and within hearing distance of Hatters panyard.


Web Posted -  Sunday  March 11, 2006
When Steel Talks - Steelband History Series Special

Pan round de Neck

The steelpans were now transported around the necks of the players for ease of movement while playing. This method allowed for the use of two hands to beat the pan instead of one hand holding the pan and one hand beating it.

[full story and picture]


Web Posted -  Thursday  March 9, 2006
When Steel Talks - Steelband History Series Special

Pan Tribulation

This painting illustrates the first use of the steelpan and the continued use of force to prevent the music makers from reveling in the streets, presumably out of fear of an uprising. In the background of this painting is a representation of the old Barrack Houses that were built for the laborers. The hills of Laventille form the landscape and the statue of “Our Lady” can be seen. The steelpan was now taking shape and its struggle for survival was at hand.

[full story and picture]


Web Posted -  Saturday  March 4, 2006
When Steel Talks - Steelband History Series Special

Pan Panorama

By the 70’s, fighting competitions were replaced by musical competitions and it was the band from Laventille that stole the hearts of many in the earlier years.  They were known then as WITCO Gay Desperados. After an overseas trip the word gay was omitted as it was mistakenly assumed that the band members were homosexual.  The competition is called “Panorama”.  It is in this competition that the National Steelband Champions are recognized and crowned each year during carnival celebrations.  The Panorama Competition is considered by many to be the highlight of the various activities during the carnival season.  In 1970 Despers won the championship with a song named “Margie”.   Their leader, the famous Rudolph Charles, was remembered for his talent as the “man with the hammer” and for his trade mark towel draped on his shoulder.  In this painting a cross section of our society is portrayed, as well as the way we dance and make merry, especially in the “North Stand”, a temporary structure at the Queen’s Park Savannah created and used during various competitions each year.  The “Rocket Pan” shown in the middle was a new pan invention at that time.

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Web Posted -  Tuesday February 6, 2006
When Steel Talks - Steelband History Series Special

Two Bands Clash

It was not uncommon for two bands to engage themselves in serious battle whenever they crossed paths. One such infamous battle was in the 50’s where two bands, “Destination Tokyo” and “Invaders” clashed at a “battle ground” in Port of Spain known as “Green Corner”.  Panmen at that time wore costumes imitating the American G.I.s (who at that period were occupying Chaguaramas, Trinidad)  as well as the Aztec Indians and the Sailors. Many lives were lost in those battles that were epitomized in songs, the most well known being  “Steel Band Clash” (1954 Road March) by Lord Blakie.

[full story and picture]


Web Posted -  Monday February 6, 2006
When Steel Talks - Steelband History Series Special

Pan On Wheels

With the passage of time steelbands men saw the need for innovation in transporting of steelpans, especially where bass sections were being developed. Carts were subsequently manufactured and placed on wheels in order to transport the steelpans from street to street while masqueraders feted to the music. The “Lucky Jordan” was an establishment synonymous with the development of the steelpan by way of promoting competitions and being used as a judging point for these competitions.

[full story and picture]


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