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Web Posted - Saturday July 31, 2010
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Salah’s Steelpan Academy Wins
Fourth Consecutive Steelband Music Title!
Full Results from Pan Alive 2010
 

Salah's Steelpan AcademyOntario, Canada -  Congratulations are again in order for Salah’s Steelpan Academy which made history and won its forth consecutive title at the annual Pan Alive Competition held last night at the Lamport Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. The Montreal-based steelpan music organization beat Golden Harps International of Brampton by eight points. The record-setting fourth consecutive Pan Alive title was the second ‘top honor’ in 2010 for Salah’s Steelpan Academy which also captured the Montreal 2010 Panorama title in July.
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Web Posted - Saturday July 31, 2010
Trinidad Express

Fashion and jazz on the runway
 

Model on the runway at the House of Starlift Steel OrchestraTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Jazz Alliance of Trinidad and Tobago (JATT) hosted "Jazzup The Runway" at Starlift Steel Orchestra panyard recently and featured artistes such as The Caribbean Academy of Fashion and Design (CAFD) at UTT, Shurnel, The mud tone project, Off The Hook Dzigns, Koko Karibi Designs, Richard Rawlins, JATT Jazz Ensemble featuring: Wayne Guerra—Keyboard, Billy Joe Saunders—Bass, Janelle Montique—Vocals, Sean Thomas—Drums and Starlift Steel Orchestra.

....'Jazzup The Runway', similar to BET's 'Rip The Runway', brought together local fashion designers, models, steel pan players and jazz musicians simultaneously on one stage.

The Starlift Steel Orchestra panyard provided the right atmosphere for patrons to absorb the many styles of each designer and connect with a live jazz ensemble accompanying each clothing line.
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Web Posted - Friday July 30, 2010
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Halcyon Steel Orchestra Wins Antigua & Barbuda 2010 National Panorama Title
Victor “Babu” Samuel is winning arranger!
 

Halcyon Steel OrchestraSt. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, W.I.  -  No one was happier last night when it was announced that Halcyon Steel Orchestra had won the Antigua & Barbuda 2010 National Panorama competition, than the Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda, the Honorable Baldwin Spencer. It is well known throughout the Caribbean that Prime Minister Spencer is an ardent supporter of the steelpan music genre and steelband performing arts. Moreover, Halcyon is the band that will always be dear to him because of his close association with the music organization.

....Five steel orchestras competed for Antigua and Barbuda’s 2010 National Panorama Championship title at Carnival City in the country’s capital of St. John’s.  The featured bands in the competition were Gemonites, Ebonites, Harmonites, defending champions Hell’s Gate and Halcyon.
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Web Posted - Friday July 30, 2010
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Grenada celebrates a “Pantastic Saturday” with Bomb and Tribute Tunes for 2010
 

New Dimensions Steel OrchestraSt. George’s, Grenada, W.I.  -  Grenada's top steel orchestras are gearing up this year for a major competition. Dubbed ‘Pan Explosion 2010,’ each steel orchestra plays their ‘BOMB TUNE’ for a maximum of six minutes, and with forty-five players at most. In addition, each band will perform a special tribute song to Grenada's calypso great Elwyn McQuilkin, known as “The Wizard.” The tribute tune is limited to five minutes.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 29, 2010
Daily Observer Online

It’s pan tonight
 

St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - Once again it’s time for the gathering. The time when panists in Antigua & Barbuda congregate, sticks raised in anger, to crown a champion.

This year, Cool & Smooth Ebonites Steel Orchestra will be band number one. Ebonites are now in the middle of a purple patch that has seen them surge to positions near the top of the standings as recently as 2008 when they did Short Shirt’s J’Ouvert Rhythm.

They are sticking with the arranging talents of Aubrey “Lacu” Samuel and this year their tune of choice is Swallow’s St John’s Tung Mash Dung.

Always considered an underdog, it is felt that if Ebonites can overcome the indiscipline that sometimes characterises the execution of their piece, they can do a lot of damage on Panorama night.

They have been steadily growing their numbers over the years and therefore power should not be a problem.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 29, 2010
The Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

The land of beautiful women...and pan too
Pan returns to Laventille
 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - There are two major parades in August—Sunday’s Emancipation Street Parade in Port-of-Spain, organised by the Emancipation Support Committee, and the August 8, Emancipation Steelband Street Parade in Laventille. Celebrating Emancipation “Laventille Style,” the pan parade will move along the Eastern Main Road, Laventille, from 4pm, to the front of The House of Angostura where a judging and review stand will be located, on the opposite side of the road. This year, the Laventille Steelband Festival Foundation is adding another feature to this most popular Emancipation activity—accepting an offer from the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force to present one of its Special Displays, highlighting the versatility of its popular single pan steelband from 4:30 pm.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 29, 2010
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Steelpan artists join in Caribana competition
 

Members of the Jesse Ketchum Steel Band practice for Caribana Monday afternoon at Rosedale Heights School of the ArtsOntario, Canada - As Caribana returns to Toronto, two groups of downtown Toronto youth will show off their steelpan skills to thousands of revellers.

The St. James Town Youth Centre Steel Orchestra and Jesse Ketchum Pan Vibrations will join the teeming Caribana festivities, taking part in the Pan Alive steel band competition - a celebration of Caribbean music - at Lamport Stadium on Friday, July 30.

The two bands have long histories within the community. The St. James Town orchestra started 17 years ago while the Jesse Ketchum band has been around for 14 years.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 29, 2010
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette

Winchester Steel Company releases fifth CD
 

Ohio, USA - The Winchester Steel Company, Canal Winchester High School's steel drum band, is excited to announce the release of its new CD, "Viva la Steel."

The band's fifth CD contains nine songs, ranging from traditional island music to covers of "Viva la Vida" and "What I Like About You."

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Web Posted - Thursday July 29, 2010
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18th Cudrefin Steelband Festival showcases CSI and more
 

CSISwitzerland - On Saturday 24th July 2010, the Cudrefin Steel Band Festival was held at Les Pampanas, Cudrefin, a municipality in the district of Avenches in the canton (member state) of Vaud in Switzerland.

....2010 saw this steel band festival celebrating its eighteenth (18) anniversary, which has been well received by the local Cudrefin community as well as those traveling further a field from Bern, Zürich, surrounding municipalities and other European destinations. The event is the largest Steel band festival in Switzerland with over 2,000 people in attendance.
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Web Posted - Wednesday July 28, 2010
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2010 Antigua & Barbuda Steelband Panorama Line-up Set
Bands strive for Glory!
 

Hell's Gate Steel OrchestraSt. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, W.I.  - Five of Antigua & Barbuda’s best known steel orchestras each take their place in the spotlight on Thursday July 29 as they vie for championship honors in the annual steel band music panorama competition. The event unfolds at ‘Carnival City’ at Antigua’s Recreation Grounds in the country’s capital, St. John’s.

The 2009 Panorama champions, Hell’s Gate, return to the competition with their winning arranger of last year, the talented Khan Cordice.

....Hell’s Gate has copped the most Panorama championship titles in Antigua & Barbuda - thirteen in all, including their last four in 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Not far behind is Halcyon Steel Orchestra with ten national steelband panorama championships, their most recent time in winner’s circle being 2008.
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Web Posted - Wednesday July 28, 2010
Toronto Star

Steel pan band more than music
 

Two-year-old Aliyah Ball grooves during a dress rehearsal at Rosedale Heights SchoolOntario, Canada - For Majid Afram, playing steel pan is more than just a pastime.

It’s a lifeline.

And the 19-year-old from Flemingdon Park credits Cecil Clarke (“Cec” as the kids call him) for giving him the chance to experience the sense of accomplishment that comes with making music.

“Before I met Cec, I never thought where my life would be,” said the teen. “All I know is I could be either running around the streets, or worse, I could be in jail.”
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Web Posted - Wednesday July 28, 2010
The Saint Croix Courier

Steel band adds festive touch to celebrations
 

Ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of Charlotte County’s multicultural centreNew Brunswick, Canada - The Calypso Steelband added an extra festive touch to the celebrations for the opening of Charlotte County’s multicultural centre Tuesday.

The band, who are currently touring in the Maritimes, played both before and after the opening ceremonies entertaining those who stayed around to enjoy free hot dogs and cake.

Fisheries Minister Rick Doucet performed the ribbon cutting and among those who attended the event were St. George Mayor Sharon Tucker, St. Stephen Mayor Jed Purcell, Blacks Harbour Mayor Terry James and St. Andrews Deputy Mayor Roger McNabb.
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Web Posted - Wednesday July 28, 2010
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The e-pan takes the steelpan high-tech
 

Salmon CupidOntario, Canada - It's much lighter and easier to move around on stage than the traditional steelpan and it was created using high-tech electronics to advance the invention of the only acoustic instrument in the 20th Century.

Welcome to the e-pan that could, for the first time ever, make waves on the streets of Toronto during Saturday's Caribana parade.

Inventor Salmon Cupid says at least two bands have shown an interest in using the new stand-alone technologically advanced instrument that he spent the past 25 years developing to perfection.
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Web Posted - Monday July 26, 2010
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An ‘Oops Moment’ for Steelband - New York Style!
New York Steelbands left out of their own Panorama Promotion!
 

Picture of Grenada's Republic Harps Steel Orchestra - promoting New York's 2010 Panorama on WIADCA's siteNew York - It has been brought to WST’s attention that the 2010 promo for the upcoming September 4 New York Panorama on the promoter’s site - is not even a picture of a New York steel orchestra - not even that of the reigning New York champions, Pan Sonatas! In fact, it is a picture of Republic Bank Angel Harps Steel Orchestra from Grenada - much to the surprise of Angel Harps’ management - who told WST that Grenada’s Angel Harps will not be in the New York area anytime in the near future.
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Web Posted - Friday July 23, 2010
When Steel Talks

Pan in the 21st Century 2010: the DVD
 

Image for cover of 2010 Pan in the 21st Century DVDTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan in the 21st Century 2010 Finals: the DVD - has been released in time for Pan Month. The event captured ‘live’ at the Jean Pierre Complex, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad in May features the performances of twelve top steel orchestras in 5.1 surround sound and was digitally mastered by Advance Dynamics.

The DVD Video is a compilation of tunes from the 21st century world beat repertoire played by some of the best steelband talent in a competitive setting. Bands on this disc are Invaders, Renegades, Katzenjammers, Valley Harps, Fonclaire, Codrington Pan Family, Skiffle Bunch, Sound Specialists of Laventille, Silver Stars, Harmonites, Exodus and Sforzata steel orchestras.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 22, 2010
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Theatre kids Tay Lay Lay with Kitch
 

Children attending Queen’s Hall Theatre Camp 2010 at Tay Lay Lay with KitchTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Grand Master will be remembered and reinterpreted by participants of Queen’s Hall Theatre Camp 2010 at Tay Lay Lay with Kitch, a full-fledged production today, from 5 pm, at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s. For three weeks, since July 5, 80 children between the ages of seven and 13 have been tutored in the disciplines of steelpan, drama, design, dance, voice and, for the first time, yoga—all while being exposed to the works, life and genius of Aldwyn Roberts, The Lord Kitchener.

The theatre camp has been staged without interruption since its inception in 1986 and continues to be the flag-bearer of the Hall’s community outreach programme. Conceived 24 years ago by the Patrons of Queen’s Hall as a tool to develop greater cultural awareness and skill among young people, the camp has evolved into an in-demand, solid arts programme. Its culminating concert has traditionally offered students an opportunity to showcase their artistic discovery. “We saw it as a way to foster love and respect for the performing arts and to groom an audience,” explained Margaret Walcott, the camp’s coordinator.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 22, 2010
Westminister Chronicle

All change at North Paddington arts centre
 

Yaa Centre construction site, which will house UK's Ebony Steel Orchestra rehearsal spaceLondon, England - Although little more than a building site at the moment, a shining new revamped arts and community centre is on the way to a North Paddington back street.

....The artists from Ebony Steel Band, the Association of British Calypsonians and the Yaa Asantewaa carnival groups required more space and better facilities to make costumes, practice steel pan drumming and learn their dance moves in the run-up to the annual Notting Hill Carnival.

Set behind a row of houses, neighbours also began complaining to Westminster Council about the "unbearable" noise made by steel bands playing at the Yaa.

So loud were the drums, the residents said they could not even hear themselves talking in their own homes.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 22, 2010
TheStar.com

 Cupid electrifies steel pan, improves sound quality, expands appeal
Inventor aimed to overcome limitations of basic instrument, give players more options
 

Salmon Childs, inventor of the e-pan, an electronic version of the steel drum, or pan, performs at the launch of CaribanaToronto, Canada - As a young drummer fine tuning his skills in Trinidad, Salmon Cupid always wondered why the steel pan wasn’t electrified as the guitar and piano were.

“I didn’t know how to do it. I just knew I had a dream, and felt somebody should,” says Cupid, a music teacher with the Toronto District School Board.

One of the things Cupid realized growing up was it was difficult for people to differentiate the notes when listening to a steel pan band.
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Web Posted - Wednesday July 21, 2010
Cayman News Service

 Local steel band to appear on international stage
 

Cayman Islands - The UCCI Cayman National Steel Band, “Pandemix”, will be making its second appearance on an international stage later this month at the 2010 Caribana Festival in Toronto, Canada. “Pandemix” has joined forces with local band “Panoramers” and one of Toronto’s leading bands, “Afropan Steel Pan Band: The People Band”, for a competition performance during “Pan Alive” on 30 July and the parade on 31 July, during the largest Caribbean festival in North America “Pandemix” will also participate in the very popular “Blokos” street party with several other bands.
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Web Posted - Wednesday July 21, 2010
Chatham Daily News

 Caribbean comes to C-K
 

The P-K Hummingbird Steel Band, of Thorold, plays during the Chatham-Kent Caribbean Festival on Saturday at Leclair Hidden Hills FarmOntario, Canada - Steel drums were ringing in Grande Pointe on Saturday for the third-annual Chatham- Kent Caribbean Festival.

It was the first time it was held at Leclair Hidden Hills Farm, and visitors who braved the heat and humidity had a chance to listen to music and try new cuisine.

There was dancing, domino and soccer games, children's activities, a petting zoo and a zip line. Organizer Leon Leclair said attendance was down during the day, but expected it would pick up by dinnertime.
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Web Posted - Tuesday July 20, 2010
Ontario Science Centre

 The Science of Steel Pan
July 23-26, 2010
 

Ontario, Canada - Visitors are invited to witness how the innovative steel pan uses science and technology to turn an oil drum into a soul vibe. Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in the science behind this distinctive and popular Caribbean musical invention, while enjoying the rhythmic sounds. Visitors will be challenged to create a prototype of the next evolution of the E-pan and to create a new instrument that does not yet exist!
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Web Posted - July 19, 2010
The Barbados Advocate

Sweet steel on the sand
 

The LH Pangroove band out of Trinidad brought a different vibe with the “pan round de neck” style, as they danced and played all through the crowd for their set at yesterday’s BS&T Pan Pun De Sand event at Brandons Beach.Barbados, W.I. - “The Whole Place Mash Up”, the popular tune by Soca Kartel duo Mikey and Blood, was a fitting one for the 50-piece steel orchestra “Mosaic” who flattened the BS&T Pan Pun De Sand with their thunderous and festive soundyesterday at Brandons Beach. They were one of the seven steel bands who brought joy to the thousands who came out for the event.

Organisers, the National Cultural Foundation, are calling the event a success, noting that their innovations this year – which included a new orientation to fit the crowd comfortably – had paid off.
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Web Posted - July, 2010
Barbados Crop Over Festival

BS&T Pan Pun De Sand
 

Grenada's New Dimension Steel Orchestra perform at Pan Pun De Sand for Crop Over 2010 in BarbadosBarbados, W.I. - This was a Sunday to remember! In spite of the sweltering heat, thousands poured on to Brandon’s Beach for the annual BS&T Pan Pun de Sand. Armed with coolers, picnic baskets, folding chairs and umbrellas they took their positions, some strategically beneath shaded areas, careful to avoid the sun, others donned sun tan lotion and determined to stick it out with the help of the delicious melodies served by the pan Dons and Divas.

And the menu was flavourfully varied; Rock and Roll, Folk, Ballads, Reggae and of course Calypso. The crowd swayed gently like palm trees limbs in the gentle breeze of the trade winds, as first Eastland All Stars, then Pan Batuque and Olakunde played their repertoire which was politely received. But it was with the announcement of LH Pan Groove that the cloaks of politeness were thrown off. The pan around the neck group from T&T navigated through the thick crowd creating a stir that suddenly saw the passive transformed into hypnotised subjects, dancing in a congaline.
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Web Posted - Sunday July 18, 2010
When Steel Talks

Steelpan Great Francis “Patsy” Haynes Remembered
 

Steelpan ace musician, the late Francis "Patsy" HaynesGlobal - October 29 (editor’s note this article was originally published in 1987) will mark two years since we bade farewell to Francis “Patsy” Haynes — a name of which a lot more of us should have been more keenly aware. A lot more of us should have known of his exploits. That Patsy Haynes continued to ply his musical trade right up, practically, to the time of his death in 1985, frequently in a manner not at all commensurate with his creative potency is, if anything, a study in indignity.  Patsy Haynes was a hero.  Patsy Haynes was a genius.  But he was these things because of being, first of all, of the steel band milieu.  And there’s the rub.
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Web Posted - Sunday July 18, 2010
When Steel Talks

Gold Mine for Future Steelpan Musicians and Others
The City Angels Music Programme
 

Students enjoy a steelpan class in the workshopTrinidad & Tobago, W. I. - In July 2010 the Music Literacy Trust has undertaken another bold initiative in community development by launching a music workshop with 7 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the heart of downtown Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. The City Angels Music Programme workshop not only exposes children to steelpan, but also various additional instruments which some wish to learn.

The City Angels Music Programme workshop not only exposes children to steelpan, but also various additional instruments which some wish to learn: the guitar, for example.

The teachers for the pan classes come from the scholar pool of the Music Literacy Trust, where Mark Loquan is Founding Honorary Director. The trust has invested in several students over the years.
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Web Posted - Sunday July 18, 2010
NationNews.com

Pan ‘needs more respect’ 
 

Davd "Ziggy" WalcottBarbados, W.I. - Liking the steel pan is not the same as respecting it, says leader of the Mosaic Steel Orchestra David Ziggy Walcott.

Even as today’s event, Pan Pun De Sand, staged by the National Cultural Foundation at Brandons Beach, is expected to attract thousands of spectators, Walcott does not believe it is enough to pay homage to the instrument and its culture.

“Respecting pan means getting involved in its development, appreciating what is happening with it. A lot of people in Barbados would come down to Pan Pun De Sand and after that, that’s it; nothing more until the next year,” he complained.
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Web Posted - Friday July 16, 2010
NationNews.com

In the pan groove
 

Hitting the right note: Cara Cumberbatch concentrating on creating sweet musicBarbados, W.I. - The annual Pan In The Plaza Steelpan Camp is gearing up for tomorrow’s Youth Pan Extravaganza at the Cathedral Plaza, Spry Street, The City, at 4 p.m.

When the WEEKEND NATION visited the Queen’s Park Steel Shed, young bubbly “pan lovers” were diligently practising Bon Jovi’s hit I’ll Be There For You, under the guidance of the Association of Steelpan Teachers and former “campers”.

Camp director and veteran steelpan player Kently Gill said the three-week camp which ends today was hosted by the National Cultural Foundation and the Central Bank Of Barbados “to support a cultural initiative as part of their outreach programme”.
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Web Posted - Friday July 16, 2010
Toronto Pearson Today

Scotiabank Caribana Comes to Toronto Pearson
 

The St. Jamestown Youth Centre Steel OrchestraOntario, Canada - Toronto Pearson is proud to partner with Scotiabank Caribana once again. The energy of the festival comes to the airport with three live performances to welcome visitors to Toronto. Today, Duvone Stewart from Trinidad brings a modern update to the traditional sound of the Caribbean as he performs on the e-pan – an electronic steelpan drum invented by Toronto’s Salmon Cupid. He appears live on July 16 at International Arrivals, Terminal 3 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

On Thursday July 22, the St. Jamestown Youth Centre Steel Orchestra performs from 3:30 to 4:30 at International Arrivals, Terminal 1.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 15, 2010
The Barbados Advocate

 Gill shares a love of pan
 

Barbados, W.I. - Passing on a love and knowledge of steelpan music to the next generation.

This is the goal of Kentley Gill, Director of Pan in the Plaza, which is an annual three-week programme held at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed.

Speaking with the Barbados Advocate yesterday, he said that he would like steel pan music to be taken to the highest levels and he wants to pass on this art form to the younger generation so that they can help him do this.

One of the ways that he hopes to accomplish this mission is through the Pan summer programme, which he has been working with since 2002. The programme, which is an initiative between the Central Bank of Barbados, who provides the financing so that the children can attend and learn steelpan free of charge and the National Cultural Foundation (NCF), has garnered interest and popularity among the youth that it caters to.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 15, 2010
SmallTownPapers News Service

Students explore music at camp
 

Washington, USA - Dean Celli isn’t one of those kids who dumps their instrument into a closet come summer, only to pick it up again when school starts. That’s why, ever since the summer before third grade, he’s signed up for the Edmonds School District’s Summer Music School.

....Jane Sahabu, a freshman at Edmonds-Woodway, is taking the Steel Drums, Harp and Instrumental Ensemble courses at camp. She’s been going to the camp since the summer before seventh grade.

Sahabu, who plays the flute and piano, said she likes her Steel Drums and Harp labs because the instruments are different and fun to play.

“It was really fun learning how to play the steel drums, because you need to learn where the notes are on the drum,” she said. “It’s fun because it’s a different kind of instrument for me, because I don’t play any other percussion.”

Celli, a seventh grader at Meadowdale Middle School, started going to the camp when he was just learning to play the trumpet. He’s now taking Steel Drums, Jazz I and Piano at camp.

He said he likes knowing that he can play the steel drums and piano in addition to his trumpet, but that playing the trumpet in Jazz I is his favorite.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 15, 2010
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Ambassador Yang Youming meets members of Pan Trinbago
 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - H.E. Mr. Yang Youming, Chinese Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, met with Mr. Keith Diaz, president of Pan Trinbago and other senior officials of the organization at the Embassy on Jul. 8, 2010.

Ambassador Yang warmly welcomed their visit to the Embassy. He said that the Steel Pan, originated and developed in Trinidad and Tobago, has made important contribution to the development of world music. He himself loves Steel Pan music, and has watched several shows and visited the Chinese Bicentennial Steel Ensemble since he came to Trinidad and Tobago.

President Diaz and his colleagues made a brief introduction to Ambassador Yang about the history, development and present state of the Steel Pan music in Trinidad and Tobago, the structure and functions of Pan Trinbago and their future plans. He said that Pan Trinbago is organizing a series of events in the country and the highlight will be the awarding ceremony on Aug. 14.
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Web Posted - Wednesday July 14, 2010
Barbados Crop Over Festival

Pan Pun De Sand –Oh What A Feeling!
 

BS&T Chief Executive Officer Mr. Anthony King presents NCF, Chief Executive Officer-Dr. Donna Hunte-Cox with the cheque for the BS&T Pan Pun de SandBarbados, W.I. - Mr. Anthony King, Chief Executive Officer of Barbados Shipping and Trading, says that his company is heartened by the response of the public over the years, to the popular Pan Pun de Sand. Noting that it is not simply an adult event, the CEO pointed to the huge number of family members who came to Brandon’s Beach for the atmosphere and entertainment.

‘BS&T is a member of the Neal and Massy Group which sponsors the world acclaimed Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars and our involvement in Pan Pun de Sand shows that the commitment to steel pan music extends across the region. This event will host bands from Trinidad, Antigua and Grenada. I am pleased and consider it an accomplishment that the largest group of players will represent Mosaic, which is the group from Barbados led by David ‘Ziggy’ Walcott.’
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Web Posted - Wednesday July 14, 2010
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Steelband children make joyful music in South
 

Pupils of Grant Memorial Presbyterian School (Little Bunch) in actionTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  Pan is the instrument that will take children around the globe, to places some only dream of. That was the message delivered by Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz as he addressed scores of young people participating in a Pan Extravaganza at Skiffle Bunch Panyard, San Fernando, on July 3.

Billed Junior Champions in Steel, the event, now in its fourth year, was hosted by the St Margaret’s Boys’ Steel Orchestra. Lending support to this award-winning band were Grant Memorial Presbyterian Little Bunch, Golden Hand Steel Orchestra and the Skiffle Bunch Youth band, all winners of various pan events.
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Web Posted - Tuesday July 13, 2010
When Steel Talks

Bravo! “The Pan Man” is the real deal
 

Lypo 'The Pan Man' Tom, mom Josephine & father RufusNew York, USA - Yes, yes, yes... The musical “The Pan Man” is the real deal. Entertaining, educational, moving and provocative, this thought-provoking musical drama takes the audience on an enthralling, fantastic, authentic historical journey about the life of the ‘pan man,’ in a time and place when the steelpan instrument and its players of this magnificent instrument were looked down upon and severely castigated by society.

Long before the phrase ‘from the outhouse to the Whitehouse’ became fashionable - the Pan Man successfully made that arduous excursion.
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Web Posted - Tuesday July 13, 2010
CommunityPub.com

Steeling a glance at Caribbean culture
Summer camp uses steel drums to teach students much more than music
 

Instructor Atiba Fields demonstrates how a steel drum is playedDelaware, USA - ...Come August, the Wilmington Montessori School’s summer steel drum workshop will begin and a classroom full of kids age 7 and up will be learning the finer points of Caribbean clamoring.

But the shiny drums can be used to teach more than simply the principles of noisemaking, said instructor Atiba Fields, and one of the first lessons students will hear is an environmental one.

“I like to consider steel drums examples of recycling,” said Fields.

The instruments, first born on the Caribbean island of Trinidad in the late 1940s, were made from discarded oil drums left by an American naval base set up at the end of World War II, Fields explained.
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Web Posted - July, 2010
Barbados Crop Over Festival

It’s a Pan Summit!
 

Annette Edgill, Shireen Flann, Dr. Donna Hunte-Cox, Cally Boyea and Folayan TaittBarbados, W.I. - When representatives of the associate sponsors for this Sunday’s BS&T Pan Pun De Sand met at the NCF Headquarters for a press briefing, Coordinator Karen Pestaina described the upcoming event as a Pan Summit, bringing together some of the best bands and players from across the region.

Gems of Barbados, LIME, ESSO and LIAT have joined with the title sponsor and the NCF, to present the BS&T Pan Pun De Sand at Brandon’s Beach, Sunday 18 July from 3:00 p.m.

Country Manager for ESSO, Cally Boyea, describing ESSO as a multinational company with operations in each of the territories from which the bands originate, expressed how ideal it is for his company to be a sponsor.
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Web Posted - Monday July 12, 2010
Gateshead Council

Kingsmeadow Steel Band in running for the Royal Albert Hall
 

England, UK - The Royal Albert Hall could be the next venue that Gateshead’s Kingsmeadow Steel Band perform after winning the right to compete as part of the National Festival in Birmingham on July 6th.

Kingsmeadow Community School’s official steel band beat off hundreds of hopefuls across the country and now the glittering opportunity to compete for the prize of playing in arguably the nation’s most prestigious music venue has arrived.

Under the charge of Kingsmeadow music teacher Julie Robinson the steel band comprised of 18 pupils between the ages of 10 to 13 has previously played at the Sunderland Empire, Newcastle’s Theatre Royal, Disneyland Paris and has even launched its own music CD.

....The music is no longer limited to the usual standards but all genres are considered including Lady Ga Ga, Guns and Roses and Abba.
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Web Posted - Monday July 12, 2010
Stabroek News

Steel pan lessons at youth camps this year
 

Guyana, S.A. - Elementary lessons in playing steel pan will be introduced into the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport annual youth camps this year and will also be used as a means of spotting talented pan players to maintain youth interest in the art form.

According to a release from the ministry, this new component seeks to attract youths between the ages of 10-18, especially secondary school participants.

They will be exposed to the theoretical basics of playing pan as well as practical sessions of actually playing pan.
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Web Posted - Sunday July 11, 2010
When Steel Talks

Top Steelband Leader Mack Scott honored in New York
 

Top Steelband Leader Mack Scott honored for Caribbean–American Heritage Month in New YorkNew York, USA - ....Recently, Pan Sonatas’ (formerly Sonatas) success and unwavering commitment to excellence were recognized when leader and president Mack Scott was one of four distinguished honorees recognized for Caribbean-American Heritage Month in New York, by the office of the New York Comptroller, John C. Liu.  A large part of the organization’s success and consistency is due to the steadfastness of Mr. Scott.  His vision, personal sacrifices and leadership have guided the multicultural organization to national and global recognition as one of the best music organizations in the world. His quiet leadership style beguiles the passion, intensity and intellect his problem-solving skills bring to the executive management branch of Pan Sonatas...
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Web Posted - Friday July 9, 2010
When Steel Talks

August designated Steelband Month
“Total Local” - says Pan Trinbago
 

Trinidad All Stars Steel OrchestraTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. - August 2010 will be a busy month for the steelpan and Pan Trinbago as the governing body observes Steelband Month “Total Local.” The celebration, in commemoration of the 18th Anniversary of the declaration of the Steelpan as the National Musical Instrument of Trinidad & Tobago, will be observed with a number of planned activities throughout the twin islands.

The “month” will commence with an Interfaith Service at the Trinity Cathedral on Sunday July 25th at 11:00 a.m. with the blessing of the steelbands’ flags.
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Web Posted - Tuesday July 6, 2010
AB.Gov.ag

Antigua Commercial Bank Sponsors 2010 Antigua Carnival Panorama Competition
 

Vaughn Walter and Patrick Johnson answering media questionsSt. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - In spite of the global economic situation, the Antigua Commercial Bank (ACB) has stuck to its promise of sponsoring the Panorama competition. ACB, for the next three years, has also committed themselves to furthering the development of pan and carnival in Antigua and Barbuda.

....Mr. Vaughn Walter, Chairman of the CDC, expressed his gratitude on behalf of the CDC, for the enormous support that ACB has given to Panorama, and other carnival shows in the past.

Ms. Shawn Nicholas, Marketing and Public Relations Manager at ACB, stated that the bank would be the lead sponsor for the Panorama competition for the third consecutive year, and that they have and will continue to give carnival ‘100% and more’. She wished the CDC a successful and enjoyable carnival season.
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Web Posted - Tuesday July 7, 2010
SVG Today

Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra claims steel band title
 

St. Vincent & the Grenadines, W.I. - The Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra regained the title of Senior Panorama champions after beating out four other steel bands at the Senior Panorama competition which was held on Thursday July 1st.

The event which was dubbed, Steel and Glitter saw the Potential Steel Orchestra coming in second while the Digicel Rhythmix Steel Orchestra was third.
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Web Posted - Tuesday July 7, 2010
The Union-Recorder

Island vibe
Farmers’ Market gets sounds of the Caribbean
 

Central Steel EnsembleGeorgia, USA - Four of six steel band ensemble members shared their passion of Caribbean culture with the local community Tuesday through a public performance at the Milledgeville Marketplace Downtown Farmers’ Market.

Since 1999, Central Steel Ensemble has been performing and teaching the art of steel drum music within the Central Georgia area.

“This is something new for us because this is our first time in Milledgeville with the group,” said Sam Jones, who plays lead-pan and percussion. “We’re glad to have this opportunity.”

....The incorporation of music and arts events into the weekly market is a new element this year, which aims to not only provide entertainment but also draw a larger audience out to the event. Robbie Hattaway of Hattaway Screen Printing endured the heat Tuesday afternoon as he displayed his famous fudge and locally grown blueberries at the market.
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Web Posted - Tuesday July 7, 2010
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Show respect for national instrument
 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - President of Pan Trinbago Keith Diaz is hopping mad that the steelpan, the national instrument of T&T, is still classified as a noisy instrument on our law books.

He is calling for the removal of this classification. “We have to take this off,” Diaz said. He was commenting on last week’s High Court decision, which placed restrictions on the hours NLCB Fonclaire could now practise. The judgment followed complaints by of one of its neighbours, Rookman Mahadeo, about the noise emanating from its Fonrose and Claire Street panyard, San Fernando. In December 2008, Mahadeo, who lives adjacent to the panyard, brought action against Milton Wire Austin, Fonclaire’s leader, Kenneth Jackson and Joseph Reid, for its extended hours of play and unruly behaviour of its players.
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Web Posted - Tuesday July 6, 2010
Trinidad Guardian

This business of Carnival symposia
 

The panel discussion on “Managing the Music, the Money, the Marketing” was moderated by Wendell Manwarren and included (left to right) Dionne McNicol of TTENT, Fareid Emamali of Traffik and entertainment lawyer Keron JamesTrinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  ....In the panel discussion on Tuesday, Dr Brian Copeland noted that steelband’s “top-notch tutors are in the departure lounge with their intellectual property packed in their carryons.” But as startling and resonant as the issues regarding the steelband were when scholars and practitioners pounded them home, the entire room was silenced by a remarkable story told by advertising practitioner Peta Bain from the floor about a lost opportunity in 2000 during the rebranding exercise of a major foreign oil company operating in Trinidad.

According to Bain, a project to carry steelbands to 100 countries to perform with the native folk groups of each country in a series of concerts worth US$70 million was vetoed by local executives of the company for reasons that remained unclear.
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Web Posted - Monday July 5, 2010
Jamaica Gleaner

Proceeds to benefit Chest Hospital
UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra’s 2010 Panfest - the Magic Drum, with Liam Teague
 

UWI (University of the West Indies) Panoridim Steel Orchestra plays during 'Panfest 2010, the Magic Drum', held at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts on FridayKingston, Jamaica, W.I. -  The University of the West Indies Panoridim Steel Orchestra hosted its 2010 Panfest gala performance at the Philip Sherlock Centre, titled 'The Magic Drum'. Scheduled to run from July 2-4, the theatre was not packed to capacity at the beginning of the performance, which promptly started at 8 p.m. The audience members who showed up on time were welcomed by Tanny Shirley, chairman of the South east Regional Health Authority, who applauded the efforts of the Chest Hospital to treat diseases like pneumonia, asthma and other respiratory illnesses.

....The first piece of the night was a soothing, mellow number - just right for an unsettled audience. The second performance, Mas Que Nada, was very different. A Latin mix, the band members were a lot more engaged with the performance as they danced with genuine smiles on their faces.
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Web Posted - Monday July 5, 2010
Trinidad Guardian

TDC promotes T&T culture at New York Pan Jazz
 

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  The Tourism Development Company (TDC) continues to give enthusiastic support to Pan Jazz, New York’s premier steelpan and jazz event which was held on June 19, at the Lincoln Centre, New York. This is part of TDC’s continuing thrust to gain further international recognition for the vibrant and dynamic local cultural entertainment industry, while utilising culture as a valuable tool for positioning Trinidad and Tobago as a destination of choice. “The TDC has provided encouragement and support for this event over the last two years and this year, more than ever, we saw an event that has blossomed and come into its own,” said Ernest Littles, TDC’s President and Director of Tourism.
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Web Posted - Sunday July 4, 2010
When Steel Talks

The Show Must Go On! - Power of the Steelpan
2010 Montreal International Steelpan Festival in Full Review
 

F.I.S.M. - Festival International de Steelpan de MontréalMontreal, Quebec, Canada -   The words “the show must go on” have never rung with more truth and urgency than with this year's Montreal International Steelpan Festival.  Faced with a series of challenges and a short runway that threatened to curtail this year's show, event organizer Salah Wilson pulled out all stops to ensure continuity and that there would be a quality production at this year's 10th edition.

....“What brings you to Canada today?” asked the customs officer at Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport. When Steel Talks’ response was simply - “the steelpan music festival.” The officer nodded in acknowledgement and said smilingly “enjoy your stay.” And so began the When Steel Talks ‘festival log’ for the Montreal International Steelpan Festival 2010.
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Web Posted - Sunday July 4, 2010
When Steel Talks

Pan & Dance inspire Princes Town 2010 Graduating Class
 

Princes Town Methodist School SteelbandPrinces Town, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -   For the second year in a row, the SEA graduating class of Princes Town Methodist School in south Trinidad gave inspiring performances at their graduating ceremony, under the guidance of pan tutor Noel Skair.  As in 2009, where the theme was ‘Keep the Dream Alive’ - that of 2010 was just as uplifting, portrayed on pan in the form of Yolanda Adams’ ‘Never Give Up’ and presented by the steel ensemble.

It was simply the tune of choice played on the country’s national instrument (steelpan) by the Graduating Class of 2010, where only a few weeks prior, panists had gone through the rigors of SEA (Secondary Examination Assessment).
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Web Posted - Saturday July 3, 2010
Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday

BpTT and Renegades ‘renew vows’
 

Trinidad & Tobago - It was billed as a “Renewal of Vows” and marked the 40th Anniversary of the bpTT/Renegades Steel Orchestra partnership. Chairman and CEO of bpTT, Robert Riley signed a certificate of commitment to the steelband at a ceremony at the Trinidad Hilton and Conference Centre on Wednesday evening.

He told the gathering: “It is an honour for me personally to be participating as Chief Executive Officer of BP Trinidad and Tobago at this significant event in the history of the relationship between our company and the eminent and renowned Renegades Steel Orchestra. And it is with great pride that I will soon put pen to paper to sign a document symbolising our continued commitment to the Renegades as its principal sponsor on this, the 40th anniversary of our enduring relationship.”
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Web Posted - Friday July 2, 2010
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Pop meets Steel ends with Sunday Showcase
 

Silver Star Steel Orchestra at NAPA FestTrinidad & Tobago - Pan lovers enjoyed the second and final installment of NAPA Fest’s Pop meets Steel last Sunday evening. A total of 13 bands played at the two-night event held at the National Academy of the Performing Arts (NAPA) auditorium in Port-of-Spain.

These pan enthusiasts enjoyed the final six bands: La Horquetta Pan Groove, Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove, Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille, BP Renegades, TCL Group Skiffle Bunch, and PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars. The bands delivered even more than what was promised: They played a skillful mixture of calypso, classical, popular international music, and even chutney and other forms of East Indian music. La Horquetta Pan Grove opened the show with Pan in A Minor, Brazil, La Bamba, Raghin, and Baghi Bi. Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove followed with Moon River, Besame Mucho, Theme from Exodus, Lovers After All, and Pan Army.
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Web Posted - Friday July 2, 2010
Pan Podium

Steelpans a hit with the Mascots for the London 2012 Games
 

The Mascots for the London 2012 Games try out steelpansEngland - On Saturday 26th June Wycombe Steel Orchestra hit the right notes with the London 2012 Mascots at the Bucks Youth Games in Stoke Mandeville Stadium. Over 1000 young people attended the Bucks Youth Games to compete in a range of sports. Teams from each of the 5 local authorities in the county cheered on Wycombe Steel Orchestra entertaining them and their families in the stadium.

The Mascots for the London 2012 Games have been unveiled and have a very special connection with Buckinghamshire. On May 19th the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) unveiled its Olympic Mascot, Wenlock and Paralympic Mascot, Mandeville - named after Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, the birthplace of the Paralympic movement.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 1, 2010
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Pan by storm at NAPA
 

Invaders Steel Orchestra at NAPA FestTrinidad & Tobago - On Saturday night, beside enjoying a spectacular production featuring our national instrument, I got to meet some pretty important people, like German Ambassador Dr Ernst Klaus Konrad Martens; Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism permanent secretary Esme Rawlins-Charles; Ministry of Sports permanent secretary Jennifer Jones; Director of Culture Ingrid Ruben-Ryan; and, Prime Minister Best Village Trophy Competition director Norvan Fullerton.

....Each band was at the top of its game but I was particularly touched by the execution of In a Monastry Garden (Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars); Ganges Meets the Nile (Sagicor Exodus); Excerpt from Zampa Overture (Witco Desperadoes); Bassman (Katzenjammers); Dance with my father (Caribbean Airlines Invaders); Human Nature (NLCB Fonclaire, featuring Ken “Professor” Philmore and Jerome Bissessar); and the show’s opening, a medley of retro vintage kaiso by St. James Tripolians.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 1, 2010
The State Journal

FSHS Steel Drum Band to Perform in Philadelphia
 

FSHS SteelbandWest Virginia, USA - A YouTube video was all it took for the steel drum band at Fairmont Senior High to get noticed.
The band is getting ready to perform at the Fourth of July parade in Philadelphia on Monday.

Shawn Dunn is the director of bands at FSHS and said the teens are excited to perform in front of the expected 100,000 people.
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Web Posted - Thursday July 1, 2010
Cincinnati.com

Steel band tuning up for Greenhills concert
 

Ohio, USA - Their instruments may qualify as heavy metal, but their sounds are mellow: the Miami University Steel Band performs at Greenhills’ Concert on the Commons June 14. The ensemble, a well known musical ambassador for the university, boasts an extensive repertoire that includes Caribbean and African selections, as well as music by contemporary composers.

Founded in 1994 by music faculty member Chris Tanner, the band has grown from its original 10 players and six instruments to two separate ensembles with a combined enrollment of more than 70 players and 25 university-owned instruments.
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Some of the most important, controversial, thought-provoking and enlightening discussions on the steelpan instrument, music and culture worldwide, have taken place over the years on the When Steel Talks “Message board.”  Considered by many to be a lightening-rod for change in the steelpan music community, the WST message board  has provided a means unlike any for steelpan enthusiasts to share information and communicate ideas.

Windows MSN Groups has informed us that they are shutting down their groups service as of February 21, 2009.  You can now find the When Steel Talks Group at whensteeltalks.ning.com/forum 
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