Web Posted - Thursday March 31, 2016
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Meet Leah Wilson - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “*Sigh and smile* Bass is BAE! I must admit when I first was introduced to steel pan, from an optical perspective the bass was the pan I did NOT want to play. It looked so “obzocky” and “cumbersome.” Then I was left no option but to play the 6 bass and I was hesitant, but as soon as I played the first song I learned “Feeling hot hot hot” I knew that the bass and I would have an everlasting bond. This pan is truly my love.”

It’s a serious love affair between her and her bass. You only have to watch her perform once and witness the joy and exuberance she has for the art form. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist Leah Wilson shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Thursday March 31, 2016
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Meet Andrea Edwards - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “The music and the instrument itself, to me it's just different. Its versatility, its dynamics its effects - everything about it. It gives me a different feeling when I listen to it as opposed to listening to the radio. It takes my mind so many places musically.”

She is a scholar and a veteran panist in spite of her young age. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - Andrea Edwards shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Thursday March 31, 2016
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Meet Imari Bactowal - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “I can’t remember when I was ever not aware of the existence of Steel Pan. I remember being about 7 years old, begging my dad to get my own Pan and learn how to play... My dad (Richard Bactowal “Buntin”) played in Pan Am North Stars in Trinidad, and was one of the founders of Brooklynaires here in New York, so Steel Pan has always been a part of my family. Both my family in the States (USA) and Trinidad support my love for the instrument and they are so proud that I play.”

To simply say that Pan is a major part of her life would be an understatement. She is wrapped in the arms of the proverbial Pan-Jumbie - with no escape. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist and performing artist Imari Bactowal shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Wednesday March 30, 2016
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Meet Janet Zahradka Reiner - Virginia, USA

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Virginia, USA - “Whatever you pursue, it is your journey. Take the opportunities as they present themselves. Don't spend too much time in looking backward but look forward to how you can transform yourself. In my journey, I spent most of my life as a full-time band teacher of young people. Now, I am in transition from full time teacher to pan player. It is a glorious adventure!”

She has been smitten with the steelpan music art form and Pan culture. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, performing artist and educator Janet Zahradka Reiner shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Wednesday March 30, 2016
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Meet Jalissa Lynch -
Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “When I was about 6 years of age my grandmother would take me to the panyard where my uncle would practice. That’s when I became aware of steel pan and its culture. I didn’t actually start playing until I was 7 yrs because my grandmother told me that was the age to start playing; so on my 7^th birthday I called her and asked if she was taking me to start that day. This began my journey as a steel pan musician...”

She who feels it knows it. It’s part of her DNA and in her blood. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist and performing artist Jalissa Lynch shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Tuesday March 29, 2016
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Meet Elisabeth Fidele -
Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - Most disappointing? “...The idea that Panorama is everything and all pan has to offer. Bands work so hard during the Panorama season. Sacrifice, time, money, stress - all for those few minutes on that stage. But afterwards; silence. Not much is being done, a few gigs here and there, but pan is so much greater than that.”

She is bright, talented and committed. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, performing artist and budding entrepreneur Elisabeth Fidele shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Tuesday March 29, 2016
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Meet Chelsea Clouden -
Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “I play pan because I absolutely love the unique quality and sound of the instrument. My passion is never-ending, it only grows as I continue to play pan and study music. It helps me to grow as a musician.”

In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - matriculating degree candidate and enthusiastic panist Chelsea Clouden shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form.
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Web Posted - Tuesday March 29, 2016
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian

Earl Rodney’s big wish

More recognition needed for one of the country’s top arrangers

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Winning arranger of four out of eight attempts at Panorama (a 50 per cent winning achievement with second and third places thrown into the mix) is not too bad of a record for a “country-boy come to town” to jam against the likes of Bradley, Holman, Jules and other “big noise” arrangers of the day.

Earl Bostic Rodney intervened in 1968 in the Panorama competition with Kitchener’s The Wrecker.

“It was an opening with drama and excitement that had not been previously experienced in a Panorama,” says Rodney, beating out the opening bars of his arrangement that won Solo Harmonites the Panorama competition. I wish I could reproduce on paper his verbal simulation of the arrangement. Check it on You Tube.

The arrangement was among the first in the evolving trend of taking up the tempo but still weaving in the melody of the piece with extrapolations on the theme—there are those who would argue, Rodney amongst them, that the Panorama arrangements of the present era lack sweetness of melody, demonstrating only pan-playing virtuosity, but that’s another argument for another time.
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Web Posted - Monday March 28, 2016
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Meet Naoko Yabuta -
Tokyo, Japan

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Tokyo, Japan - “After our Panorama performance, I listened to the final result on the radio at the Desperadoes panyard. I didn’t understand English well but when I saw everyone bubbling over with joy, I knew we had won!”

She doesn’t just love Pan - she breathes Pan and lives the experience of Pan. She was born and lives in Tokyo, Japan - but there is absolutely no doubt, that she is 1000% Desperadoes. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist and performing artist Naoko Yabuta shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Sunday March 27, 2016
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Meet Samantha Williams -
Jamaica

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Jamaica, W.I. - “I was socialised to think that to be a successful person meant to be a lawyer, doctor or a businesswoman - but that could not keep me from my passion. I do hold a BSc in Human Resource Management from the University of the West Indies (UWI Mona) and am currently studying music at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, majoring in Steelpan.”

She lives her passion. And will be part of the great future for Pan. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, musical director, performing artist and arranger Samantha Williams shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Saturday March 26, 2016
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Meet Cassie Marie Bradley -
Chicago, Illinois

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Chicago, Illinois, USA - “I would advise other female panists to GO FOR IT!!! The instrument is awesome and my only regret has been at times when I would start and stop playing/arranging because I doubted myself.”

She is currently working on her MBA - and yes, Pan is her passion. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - professional musician, performing artist, composer, arranger and actress Cassie Marie Bradley shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Friday March 25, 2016
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Meet Heidi Paul -
New York, USA

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “What disappoints me the most about the steel pan movement is exactly that, the lack of a movement. There doesn't seem to be a "movement." There seems to be plenty of different entities trying to get ahead by themselves without realizing that it might be easier to move together.”

She is young, multi-talented and professional. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, MBA candidate and scholar Heidi Paul shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Thursday March 24, 2016
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Meet Ashley George -
New Jersey, USA

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New Jersey, USA - “I’m always proud to see the steel pan being used all over the world. For instance, going to ICP and seeing a steel band from Japan was amazing...

“My experience at ICP was definitely unforgettable. From the group of talented players, to the arrangers, the drillers, and the late night practices. It was hard work but it paid off and we became one big family.”

In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist and performing artist Ashley George shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Wednesday March 23, 2016
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Meet Shelly George -
New Jersey, USA

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New Jersey, USA - “Finding a place for steelbands to practice is one of the greatest challenges this current generation is facing. Not only is this a problem in New York but also in New Jersey where my home band practices.”

Oasis Steel Orchestra in New Jersey has been her ‘homebase’ but she is equally at ease performing with New York’s major bands. She’s passionate about her pan of choice - the guitar, as it resonates throughout her being. The steelband art form means much to her, and in an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, performing artist and designer Shelly George shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Wednesday March 23, 2016
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 Pan in De Countryside for 2016

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A tsunami of Steelpan lovers descended on the little village of Tamana on Saturday 19^th March 2016 as Pan Trinbago held the first in its series Pan in De Countryside for 2016.

People came as is the custom, from all over Trinbago, to be a part of this know-your-country community Steelbands concerts put on by Pan Trinbago. The results were the same as usual. Most people never visited this village before, and would have never have found reason or just cause to visit this remote part of Trinidad had it not been for this initiative of the Steelpan fraternity.
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Web Posted - Tuesday March 22, 2016
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Meet Sade Constantine  -
New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “My passion is the music, and the instrument and the art form, so it’s difficult to walk away from an instrument that I’ve grown up with. But I appreciate the versatility of the instrument. Where it can take you, all of the things you can do with it, it’s just all of these things intertwined that are my drive to keep me in this music. That is my passion.”

She is talented beyond words - dynamic, passionate, thoughtful and a successful leader. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, manager, performing artist, educator and arranger Sade Constantine shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Monday March 21, 2016
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Meet Oriana Estrada -
Seattle, Washington

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Seattle, Washington, USA - “What captivated me at first was the uniqueness of the instrument and the beautiful sounds it makes....” says founder of Seattle Women's Steel Pan Project, Oriana Estrada.”

She is keenly focused on the arts - both as a pan player and dancer. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - performing artist and band manager Ms. Estrada shares her thoughts, experiences, views and dreams on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Sunday March  20, 2016
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Esther Batson -
Trinidad & Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “Responsible for the mentoring and development of several of the country’s noted steelpan talents, it was Ms. Batson’s initiative of cultural exchanges which eventually resulted in the steelband program at University of Miami.

Her daughter Dr. Dawn Batson, was the Visual and Performing Arts Chair at the Florida Memorial University (FMU), and also the Director of FMU’s steel band program.  Dr. Batson is currently an Educational and Cultural Consultant.”
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Web Posted - Sunday March  20, 2016
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Louise McIntosh -
Trinidad & Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “She was a former student of the great music phenom, Winifred Atwell. And as the founder of and an educator at the Pan Pipers Music School, she provided the entree point and stepping stone to the careers of many great Trinidad and Tobago musicians.

In 2005 Ms. Louise McIntosh was awarded the Gold Public Service Medal of Merit for outstanding and meritorious service to Trinidad and Tobago in the sphere of music.”
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Web Posted - Saturday March 19, 2016
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Winifred Atwell -
Trinidad & Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “She was an intellectual, a star, a child prodigy, a music Pioneer, multi-talented, thoughtful, forward-thinking and a steelpan musical collaborator in an era when women were looked down upon for any association with pan. When Steel Talks spotlights musician, performing artist, composer and world renown pianist extraordinaire and one of the biggest main stream artist in British history - the late Winifred Atwell, producer of the most phenomenal steelpan music recordings ever - Ivory and Steel.”
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Web Posted - Thursday March 17, 2016
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Meet Justyne Simon -
Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA -  “....The feeling I get when I’m playing – it’s like I can feel the music running through my body. Playing pan invoked so many positive emotions. I found myself thinking about it 24/7. Singing before I went to sleep and waking up, picking up right where I left off....I just love steel pan so much. I can’t imagine life without it.”

To say that she ‘loves’ Pan would be an understatement. It is in fact, fulfillment; it completes her. With a primary concern for the state of Pan In New York, she is all about the art form. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - passionate panist and performing artist Justyne Simon shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Tuesday March 15, 2016
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Meet Cherelle Greaves -
Trinidad and Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  “My passion for Panorama, Pan and culture starts with my love for my country... I am extremely proud to be an ambassador for the only acoustic instrument invented in the 20^th century.”

With a background in and love for the performing arts, Pan captivated her and is the chosen path of her self-expression. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - proud panist and performing artist Cherelle Greaves shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Monday March 14, 2016
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Meet Inge Schlüer -
Trinidad and Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  “I’ve grown up around Aunty Pat, hearing her thoughts over and over about the treatment of pan and our culture. It has help shaped my own thoughts on the issue at hand, so therefore I continue her cry for our art form. We really don’t deserve the Steel Pan. It’s just used as a ‘quick fix’ for carnival. What comes after panorama for these pan men?”

She is thoughtful, forward thinking and multi-talented. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - musician, performing artist, manager, scholar and educator Inge Schlüer shares her heartfelt reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Sunday March 13, 2016
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Meet Fatima Wilson -
Montréal, Canada

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Montréal, Canada -  “Growing up, most little girls would spend their time playing with dolls, throwing a tea party with their teddy bears etc. I on the other hand was given a pair of pan sticks… thank you Dad!....”

Multitalented, focused, thoughtful and committed. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, manager, performing artist, and educator Fatima Wilson of Montréal shares her reflections, and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Sunday March 13, 2016
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Then & Now - Steelpan Mom and Daughter
Generations in Pan

Global - The steelpan music movement has connected whole generations of players and the community with love, passion and commitment. In fact, it is not uncommon to find grandma or granddad, child and grandchild playing together in one steel orchestra in New York.

When Steel Talks’ Pan Photographers capture the essence of that reality from infant to young lady with mom and daughter who are both now veteran New York Panorama players. By the way, Dad is an ace New York pan player himself, but that's another story for another day...
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Web Posted - Saturday March 12, 2016
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Meet Alanna White - Trinidad & Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “My biggest challenge is people (mostly men) underestimating my ability to “handle it.” To this day before I even sit behind a drum, when they see that I am a female and I am always asked if I can handle the pace....a question like that is more than likely not asked to a male drummer....To me it doesn’t matter that I am a female.

“....I want them to understand is that pan is a world-class instrument that should be featured all year. I have seen situations where people would pay musicians well to come and play other instruments but as soon as you’re a “pan man” they tend to not want to pay you in the same way. In most cases they would just offer complimentary food and drinks.”

....In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - Alanna White drummer for Nadia Batson with SASS, also an award-wining steelpan musician and performing artist - shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Friday March 11, 2016
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Meet Giselle Desir - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “It's just such an amazing instrument to say you know how to play....I feel like the community doesn’t welcome steel pan....The community needs to be more understanding and welcoming to the culture of Steel Pan.”

Pan brings much joy into her life, and she wishes it would do the same for others. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, performing artist and dancer Giselle Desir shares her passion for Pan and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Friday March 11, 2016
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian

Pan goes to the market

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago Inc will continue its community outreach initiative by staging its first Pan in De Countryside event for the year in Tamana on March 19.

Embellishing this annual series of open-air concerts, Pan Trinbago has added new attractions to the programme including a farmers’ market and visit to the bat caves in Tamana.
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Web Posted - Thursday March 10, 2016
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Meet Ellie Andy - Blue Hill, Maine, USA

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Maine, USA - “...Pan and its music (and what we do with it) is at times my salvation, my sanity, and my feeling of worth. It is my joy (AND my frustrations while learning new songs). Nothing else (other than my family) compares to that....”

In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, musician, grandma and retired educator Ellie Andy shares her reflections, joy, views and love for the steelpan art form.
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Web Posted - Wednesday March 9, 2016
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Meet Danielle Gamory - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “....It's not noise, it's music. Bring a chair, sit down and listen; trust and believe you're gonna enjoy it. You might even jump up out of your chair and start dancing - or come back the next night and try to learn music.”

She is enthusiastic about pan, and an optimist... In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist and future educator Danielle Gamory shares her experiences, views on and love for, Pan and the steelpan art form.
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Web Posted - Wednesday March 9, 2016
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Address by PS Sinaswee-Gervais at the Pan in the Schools Coordinating Council cheque presentation

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - This is the feature address delivered by the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Education, Angela Sinaswee-Gervais at the Pan in Schools Coordinating Council Cheque Distribution Ceremony at the Mucurapo West Secondary School in Trinidad & Tobago on March 8, 2016.
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Web Posted - Wednesday March 9, 2016
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Symposium to examine Sparrow’s career

Global - The storied career of the artist who has been the most renowned name ever in the field of calypso, Mighty Sparrow, will be examined in a symposium presented by the Trinidad & Tobago Folk Arts Institute, in collaboration with the Medgar Evers College School of Professional & Community Development, on Friday evening, April 8. Titled “Just Like That, Sparrow Turned 80,” the symposium will be held in the Mary Pinkett Lecture Hall on the Medgar Evers College campus in Brooklyn, NY.

The symposium’s title hints at the unlikely reality for veteran watchers of the inimitable “Birdie,” regarded by many as calypso’s enduring evergreen, that he has indeed joined the octogenarian class as of last July. It’s not difficult to imagine that some who recall Sparrow when he was fresh out of the blocks in the 1950s -- and followed his remarkable career, through those frequent portrayals in song of himself as the embodiment of male prowess -- would probably not be adjusting readily to his becoming an 80-year-old.
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Web Posted - Tuesday March 8, 2016
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Meet Amanda Duncan -  California, USA

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

California, USA - ““...I am, and must be, an advocate for the pan every time I pick up my mallets, direct a rehearsal at school, or talk to someone about pan... I'm still just as captivated by the pan today as I was when I first started playing it. There is something indescribable about the instrument that has me hooked. I can't explain it. Part of it is the tone - pan has such a magical sound....”

“....the steel pan is incredibly misunderstood by the general population in the United States. Stereotypes keep the instrument from gaining the respect it deserves, and I see this on gigs. Any time someone comes up to talk to me, I always find an opportunity in our conversation to tell them: 1) the pan is from Trinidad (most Americans still think it's from Jamaica)....”

In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, musician, performing artist and educator Amanda Duncan shares her reflections, joy, views and love for the steelpan art form.
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Web Posted - Monday March 7, 2016
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Meet Elizabeth McPherson - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “I see Pan on the same level as all of the other traditional instruments in the world, like the piano and the guitar. I would love to have a conversation about Pan with a complete stranger without having to explain what it is.” She has an unwavering commitment to a better future by investing totally in our youth.

In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, educator and performing artist Elizabeth McPherson shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form.
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Web Posted - Monday March 7, 2016
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Hazel Henley of Girl Pat Steel Orchestra - Trinidad & Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “Hazel was always very “avant garde,” and not only an academic but a talented musician, as well, who had always been fascinated by the pan....Some of us were schoolgirls and people would ask Hazel’s mother ‘How she could allow that in her house.’ “But,” said Pat, “she straightened them out replying ‘it’s my house and these children come from good families”.”

She was an intellectual, a Pan Pioneer, and multi-talented, thoughtful, forward-thinking and a steelband leader in an era when women were looked down upon for any association with pan. When Steel Talks spotlights panist, musician, arranger and performing artist the late Hazel Henley, founder of one of reportedly only two all-women steel orchestras in the 1950s in Trinidad and Tobago, “Girl Pat Steel Orchestra.”
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Web Posted - Sunday March 6, 2016
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Meet Patricia Munroe - United Kingdom

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

United Kingdom - “I eat, drink and sleep Pan and have now set up my own company (Panetiquette) to further promote the art form.” She lives it, dreams it - she is it...

In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - administrator, panist, musician, educator and performing artist Patricia Munroe shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form.
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Web Posted - Sunday March 6, 2016
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Meet Gerelle Forbes - Trinidad & Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago. W.I. - “Women still cannot get the same RESPECT as their male peers...

“....So when I create and want to fall in love with the music and industry again…. I just go to the younger players. I create with them in mind. You don’t have to tell them a word. Just go and observe them work.” She is a self-described free spirit, an intellectual - gifted, accomplished and a straight-talker...

In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, musician, composer broadcaster and performing artist Gerelle Forbes shares her thoughts, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form.
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Web Posted - Saturday March 5, 2016
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Meet Natasha Rebeiro - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “As a woman in pan I’ve always felt as though I had to prove that I could play just as well as the men around me. Especially when I started to move on to different sections such as the quadrophonic. There are not too many females that dominate those pans. I was very happy to see the Female Quadro section in Redemption Sound Setters as well as the girl playing the “Rocket pan” in Desperadoes....”

She lives, dreams and feels PAN. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - standout panist and performing artist Natasha Rebeiro shares her reflections, experiences, views and dreams on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Friday March 4, 2016
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Meet Khyah Judah - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “Music has always been a major part of my life and I see playing Steelpan as a way of getting deeper into that form of self-expression....I feel like when I’m behind a Pan, nothing matters but me and the music.” She is multi-talented, reflective and experienced... In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, musician, dancer, performing artist Khyah Judah shares her experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form.
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Web Posted - Thursday March 3, 2016
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Liam Teague on Panorama 2016
- Up-Close!

Global - “I simply want to create music that will touch the heart, soul and intellect of the masses. If that brings Panorama victory one day, then that would be the icing on the cake.”

In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist extraordinaire, arranger, performing artist and educator Liam Teague shares on Panorama 2016, and more, UpClose!
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Web Posted - Thursday March 3, 2016
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Meet Krystal Nestor - St. Lucia

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

St. Lucia, W.I. - “I remember standing on the road side watching and listening to a steel band and I got lost in the music. It was then I promised myself that I had to learn to play the steel pan. When I play my pan there’s not a worry in the world.” Pan is simply her life. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, manager, performing artist, educator and arranger Krystal Nestor shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form overall.
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Web Posted - Wednesday March 2, 2016
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Meet Liynaa’a McLean - Brooklyn, New York

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

New York, USA - “The steel pan has come a long way and I can’t wait to see where it is headed in the future.” She is a mixture of intellect, beauty, and ‘madd’ pan skills in one package. In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, musician, future Speech-Language Pathologist Liynaa’a McLean shares her concerns, experiences and outlook on Pan, and the steelpan art form.
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Web Posted - Tuesday March 1, 2016
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Global- Producer, author and noted on air broadcaster Von Martin, shares another important documentary on the pan from his archives. It was produced several years ago and was aired on NPR (National Public Radio).
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Web Posted - Tuesday March 1, 2016
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Meet Cherylee Goddard-Legair - Trinidad & Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago W.I. - “For me, to play something that came about from a simple oil drum, but fascinates people around the world, is amazing.” - She is an intellectual, multi-talented, thoughtful, forward-thinking beyond her years... In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - panist, musician, budding photographer, future lawyer and performing artist Cherylee Goddard-Legair shares her reflections, experiences and views on Pan, and the steelpan art form.
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - All rounds - All categories at a glance... Large, Medium, Small, Junior and Single Pan Band.

Complete info and results for Trinidad and Tobago's Steelband Panorama 2016.  Check out the background story on some of your favorite steel orchestras and their arrangers, what selections they played, and more.
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Listen to a playlist of Trinidad and Tobago 2016 Soca tunes for Carnival.
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Upcoming

Global  - Upcoming Steelpan music events from all over the world
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Champion Panorama Tunes of Trinidad and Tobago

Global - A critical component to winning any panorama competition is the song the orchestras choose to use as the basis of their panorama arrangements. Over the years these songs have inspired classic panorama arrangements. When Steel Talks invites you to take a look at and listen to, these famed tunes which have played more than just a cursory part in the history of Pan, and the lives of the players and fans.
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