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“The Bradley
Years”
The
Bradley Years represent the definitive collection
of steelband music arrangements and performances
for a large steel orchestra. This collection
showcases seven classic arrangements from the
master arranger Clive Bradley. Bradley
is considered to be the best steelband music
arranger ever by many, including his peers.
In addition, the arrangements are performed
by one of the finest steelbands in the world,
New York’s Pantonic Steel Orchestra. Clive Bradley
had a very special relationship with Pantonic.
This orchestra clinched the title of panorama
champions five times in seven years - performing
Bradley’s musical works. The performances
were captured by Basement Recordings days before,
and in one instance, mere moments before they
took the stage for the prestigious annual steelband
music panorama competition.
The recordings
capture, reproduce and present an unrivalled
clarity with sonic realism, of a large steel
orchestra fielding between one hundred and one
hundred twenty musicians - unlike any other
steelband music recordings in its class.
This body
of musical work is a sterling addition for all
fans, educators, players, historians and fine
music collectors.
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Pan in New York CD and DVD
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“CD Samples”
Pan
in New York 2009
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Global
- Experience the
beauty of the steelpan instrument through
the two latest CD releases from Basement
Recordings. Three-minute samples from
the Pan In New York 2009 CDs - of both regular
and slow tempo performances - are being
featured. Content is being added,
so keep checking regularly.
Both “Pan In New York 2009,” and “Pan In
New York 2009 - The Cooldown Versions” are
a continuation of the Pan-4-Life series
from Basement Recordings.
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Simply one
of the greatest steelband recordings to
date!
A collector’s item...
[ PANTONIC + BASEMENT
+ BRADLEY ] x 4 =
MASTERPIECE
- Clive Bradley the Master
at Work -
Very Sweet Pan Music
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Trinidad and Tobago Steelband Panorama and Carnival Schedule 2017
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Complete Trinidad and Tobago 2017 National
Panorama competition schedule. All rounds -
preliminary, semi-finals and finals.
see complete schedule |
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Web Posted -
Friday October 28, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘The Magic’
sung by Joanne
Foster
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Global -
Joanne Foster was the 2013
Calypso Queen of Trinidad and Tobago - a title
won singing ‘More Than An Oil Drum.’ Joanne
first stepped into the entertainment spotlight
in 1988 as a vibrant young teenager, immediately
announcing her potential by being awarded ‘Best
Soloist & Dancer’ at the San Fernando Arts
Festival for Schools. The following year she
placed second in the National Teen Talent Show.
In 2012 she made her debut in
the ‘Pan Tune’ genre with an exciting tribute to
Pan women everywhere called ‘Pan Woman Jammin’’.
Joanne returns for the 2017
Panorama season with this tune, The Magic.
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Web Posted
- Friday October 28, 2016
Trinidad and
Tobago Guardian
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Pan Legend honored
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Although it’s long overdue,
living steelband icon
Anthony Williams was bestowed an Honorary
Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from the University of
the West Indies last Saturday, at the St
Augustine Campus of the UWI.
The
founder of
North Stars Steel Orchestra of St. James,
the band to win the first Panorama championship
back in 1963, and the inventor of the
Spider Web pan, Williams has been revered by
colleagues and the public for more than half
century for his innovations in the national
instrument and his unique arrangements on pan.
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Web Posted -
Friday October 28, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘The Invitation’
sung by Nicole
Greaves
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Global -
In 2013 Nicole Greaves was at
the forefront on Hammer Time and My Sweet Tenor
Man and in 2014 she was heard on Pan Scandal. In
2015 and 2016 she delivered Doh Leh Meh Go and
The Spirits of The Past, respectively.
Nicole is back for the
Panorama 2017 season with the track The
Invitation, featured here.
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Web Posted -
Thursday October 27, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘Hold Dat Panstick’
sung by Sheldon
“Mocha” Martin
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Global -
Kyle “K.Y.L.E.” Noel
(pictured) who hails from the
town of Siparia, Trinidad, has already made his debut in
the entertainment arena. He accompanied the
Central Bank Choir of Barbados at the Barbados
Central Bank Auditorium under the auspices of
the country’s Governor General. He played
alongside panists like the great Len ‘Boogsie’
Sharp, Earl Rodney and Jason Baptiste and
performed with most of the well-known steel
orchestras in Trinidad. He also conducted
workshops on Pan Techniques for primary and
secondary schools.
....His offering for the 2017
Panorama season, ‘Hold Dat Panstick,’ is
vocalized by Sheldon “Mocha” Martin.
listen to tune
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Web Posted
- Wednesday October 26, 2016
Trinidad and
Tobago Newsday
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Siblings win at San Fest
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Siblings Jeremy and Joella
Granado, eight and 11 respectively, yesterday
claimed first place in the Instrumental and
Steelpan solo segments at the San Fernando Arts
Council’s National Junior Arts Festival at the
Creative Arts Centre in San Fernando. The duo
impressed the judges with their outstanding
performances and later said their victories were
evident that “hard work pays off”. Jeremy, a
Standard Two pupil of the San Fernando Boys’ RC
Primary performed a piece titled, ‘Jeremy’s Drum
Piece’ on the drums.
He
outshone ten other competitors in his category.
Big sister
Joella, a Standard Five student of St Gabriel’s
Girls RC Primary School emerged on the top after
she delivered the piece, ‘Hands of Lightning’ on
the steelpan.
The
audience thunderously applauded the performance
at the end. The elated siblings were seen
congratulating each other after the results were
announced.
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Web Posted
- Wednesday October 26, 2016
Trinidad and
Tobago Newsday
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Panman ‘Sacks’ passes
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
The steelband fraternity lost
another one of its stalwarts in Alfred ‘Sacks’
Mayers who passed away on Saturday October 22,
at the age 82. According to a release from Pan
Trinbago it stated that ‘Sacks” was a bamboo to
pan veteran and was the first person to play a
triple second tuned by Lincoln Delgardo Noel. It
was also stated that the panman is credited with
leading the first steelband to Guyana in the
late 40’s.
“Sacks”
was the leader of the Red Army Steelband in the
late forties and together with Rudy “Two Left”
Smith, later gave birth to the Merry Makers
Steel band, one of the pioneer bands to perform
in Switzerland and Sweden in the sixties and
seventies. He eventually started Pandigenous and
remained playing with bands up to the time of
his passing. His pan playing skills saw him
visiting many countries including Argentina, and
locally, his musical talents took him throughout
the length and breadth of the country...
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Web Posted
- Monday October 24, 2016
The Franklin
News Post
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Island sounds to fill the Harvester in
Rocky Mount
Proceeds from concert go
toward scholarships for FCHS students
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Virginia, USA - The
Parrot Pan, Toucan Steel Band and the Knock
Knock Marimba Ensemble, along with jazz
guitarist Bill Hoffman and the Calypso Island
Horns, will have you smiling as you embark on an
audio trip to the Caribbean on Sunday, Nov. 6.
Proceeds
from the concert will support the SML Lions
Scholarship Trust for Franklin County High
School seniors.
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Web Posted
- Monday October 24, 2016
Littlehampton
Gazette
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Steel musicians set for world championship
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Littlehampton, UK -
Five steel musicians from Littlehampton are
preparing for the performance of a lifetime.
Young
players Marlowe McCaffrey, Pablo Barrios, Sam
Chandler and Mica Allen are looking forward to
the Panorama World Steelband Championships in
February.
The will
be going to Trinidad and Tobago to perform with
the best steelbands and steelpan musicians in
the world.
Joining
them on the trip will be Lee Nelson, creative
director at Sussex Steel and their steelpan
tutor.
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Web Posted
- Sunday October 23, 2016
When Steel Talks |
A Brooklyn J'Ouvert pic like no other before
Plotagraph Pro impresses
at PhotoPlus Expo 2016
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New York, USA -
A Brooklyn J'Ouvert
image like no other before.
have a look...
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Web Posted
- Sunday October 23, 2016
The Valley
Vanguard
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Haskett drums in
performance |
Michigan,
USA -
On Saturday, Oct. 22,
assistant professor of music education at SVSU
(Saginaw Valley State University)
Brandon Haskett gave a solo steel drum performance in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall.
The pieces
performed included works from Robert Chapel and
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Haskett,
who has been teaching music at SVSU since the
fall of 2011, performed for a intimate yet
excitable crowd this past weekend, one of many
steel drum performances that Haskett has
provided over his long career.
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Web Posted
- Friday October 21, 2016
When Steel Talks |
Carnival & Steelband Images, and Plotagraph
Pro: A Perfect Match
Plotagraph Pro impresses
at PhotoPlus Expo 2016
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New York, USA - There
are few events that are as vibrant, colorful,
culturally transcending and historically
relevant on a global scale, like the elements of
Carnival (Costumes, Live Performances, Steelband
& Music). Capturing these essential elements
through still images has always been a critical
and crucial aspect in preserving the showcasing
of the storytelling and human components of
those practicing these art forms.
And - our
WST (When Steel Talks) pick of the ‘must-have’
on the technology list this year at the
PhotoPlus Expo 2016 is the software Plotagraph
Pro, without a doubt.
....The
folks at Plotagraph have found a way to
efficiently and successfully, bring animation to
still images in a big way.
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Web Posted
- Tuesday October 18, 2016
Green Bay Press-Gazzette
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Steel pan, harp duo Pangelic plays Birch
Creek benefit
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Wisconsin, USA - The
Pangelic Duo — steel pan drummer
Liam Teague and harpist Faye Seeman — takes
the stage for Birch Creek Music Performance
Center's annual Fall Benefit gala concert Oct.
22. The concert includes heavy hors d’oeuvres,
light desserts and a cash bar.
Teague and
Seeman are longtime Birch Creek faculty members
who together offer audiences a fresh blend of
sounds rarely heard in the world of music. This
unique duo steps outside conventional boundaries
by playing original compositions, jazz standards
and classics with improvisation arranged to
complement each instrument.
Steel pan
virtuoso Teague, a native of Trinidad and
Tobago, is head of steel pan studies at Northern
Illinois University as well as steel band
director at Birch Creek. Called "the Paganini of
the steel pan," he has played with symphony
orchestras, percussion ensembles and other
varied music groups around the world."
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Web Posted -
Tuesday October 18, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘Mystery Writer’
sung by “The
Original DeFosto Himself”
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Global
- Winston Scarborough
aka “The Original DeFosto Himself” usually
writes and records a few tracks each Panorama
season, and 2017 is no different. He has
already released ‘Champions’ and is back here with
another offering, called “Mystery Writer.”
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Web Posted -
Monday October 17, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘55 On 100’
sung by “LucratiV”
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Global -
Having played the steelpan at
a much earlier age, Joel “LucratiV” Joseph is
determined to represent his culture while
incorporating, integrating and maintaining his
own style while assisting in nourishing ‘the
party atmosphere’ throughout each year including
the carnival season. While ‘Keeping it 100’ with
his creative and futuristic ideas, “LucratiV”
hopes to create his own world through music in
which his audience can inhabit, escaping the
negative elements hindering their deserved
happiness and enjoyment. His track for the 2017
Panorama and Carnival season “55 On 100”
featured here, exemplifies into his vision.
listen to tune
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Web Posted -
Saturday October 15, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘Pan Up There’
sung by “Crazy”
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Global -
Edwin Ayoung or “Calypso
Crazy” is one of the hardest working vocalists
when Trinidad & Tobago’s annual Panorama and
Carnival season rolls around. This is his
third feature, which he also co-wrote with Steve
“GospelPan” Reid.
Making sweet pan music with the
angels on high is the concept in this track,
Pan Up There, which also showcases
Earl
Brooks, Sr. on pan.
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Web Posted -
Friday October 14, 2015
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘Pan Kingdom’
sung by Anslem Douglas
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Global
- Top vocalist Anslem
Douglas is on course for another busy season for
Panorama. He's been in studio already for We Are
Conquerors. Right on its heels, fans
of Douglas can take in more of his talent during
the 2017 Panorama on the track featured here,
Pan Kingdom.
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Web Posted
- Thursday October 13, 2016
Chicago Tribune
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Oak Park steel drum students show
support for Cubs with music video
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Chicago, USA - During
what could be a magical season for the Chicago
Cubs, the students of one Oak Park school are
sending their support to the team through a
music video.
Hatch
Elementary School's steel drum band, which is
made up of 80 fourth- and fifth-grade students,
created their own "Go, Cubs, Go" music video to
cheer the team on during the postseason.
....While
not common amongst schools in Illinois, Jacobson
founded the school's Conga Club five years ago.
One year later, the group acquired some steel
drums and was renamed the Steel Drum Band.
"I caught
wind that there were some instruments that the
school hadn't used in a while, and I kind of
made it my business to start work on the steel
band," Jacobson said. "We started out with six
kids. We started using the steel drums in the
music program, and the band started to grow."
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Web Posted -
Wednesday October 12, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘National Panthem’
sung by Tellison “Tello” Forde
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Global
- He is well-known within the steelband community for compositions such as
I Is On Rock of Laventi, Prophet of Pan and Coye: Pan Religion, among others.
For the 2017 Panorama season “Tello” is back with
National Panthem featured here.
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Web Posted -
Tuesday October 11, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘We Are
Conquerors’
sung by Anslem Douglas
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Global
- Top vocalist Anslem
Douglas lends his vocal talents to We Are
Conquerors the track featured here, for the
2017 Panorama season. Last year music lovers
were able to enjoy his work on Soca Have Dem So,
Sweet Lime Energy and Nostalgia.
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Web Posted -
Monday October 10, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘I Come Out To
Fete’
sung by Sharlan Bailey aka “Dreadwizard”
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Global -
Sharlan Bailey, also known as
the “Dreadwizard” has a 2017 offering for the
Panorama and Carnival season titled ‘I
Come Out To Fete.’ His first experience in music
was learning the pan instrument as a child from
his deceased brother Rudolph Dyer who was a
committed pan man. He has never looked back
since.
listen to tune
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Web Posted -
Saturday October 8, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘Gee Gee Ree’
sung by “Crazy”
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Global -
Edwin Ayoung or “Calypso
Crazy” as he is known to many is a prolific
performer and composer, and can usually be heard
on several tracks for any given Panorama and
Carnival season. 2017 is turning out to be
no different.
Here, Ayoung lends his unique
vocals to - Gee Gee Ree.
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Web Posted -
Saturday October 8, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Song for Panorama 2017
‘Champions’
sung by “The
Original DeFosto Himself”
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Global
- Winston Scarborough
is considered by many to be one of the all-time
great composers of steelband ‘Panorama tunes.’
A performer artist himself,
2017 will mark the 39th year that
Trinidad & Tobago’s Winston Scarborough (The
Original DeFosto Himself - as he loves to be
called) has been singing calypsos.
For the 2017 steelband
Panorama season “DeFosto” is back with the track
‘Champions.’
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Web Posted
- Thursday October 6, 2016
When Steel Talks
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Meet Matthew Cox - Desperadoes
Elder, Panist, Mas Designer & Percussionist - UpClose!
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Global -
In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks,
Desperadoes Steel Orchestra elder statesman,
Matthew Cox, speaks on this legendary and
world-renowned music organization from
Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago.
In
addition, Cox gives insight into the deep impact
of the Desperadoes franchise on New York Pan and
the world. Now, his mission is to bring Mas
back, and as a result, the Carnival presentation
component of the Desperadoes Steel Orchestra
music organization, through Mas ‘on the road.’
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see interview |
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Web Posted
- Sunday October 2, 2016
Trinidad and
Tobago Newsday
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Cordettes’ pan music legacy
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Cordettes Steel Orchestra may be an
unsponsored outfit, but it remains an
institution in the eastern district of Sangre
Grande.
Established around 1962, the band has held its
own as an ensemble, having made it to the finals
of the medium conventional band category of the
National Panorama competition on 15 occasions,
its last appearance being in 2012 with the
Philmore/ Loquan/Destra composition, “Vibes”, a
piece arranged by Anders Kappel Ovre.
....Four
years ago, the band joined forces with what was
then known as the Ministry of the Arts and
Multiculturalism (now the Ministry of Community
Development, Culture and the Arts) to launch a
“Music Schools In the Panyard” project.
The hugely
successful initiative provided music literacy to
young people in varying age groups and has
produced over 200 graduates thus far.
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When Steel Talks
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Steelband Music Panorama
Info & Results of Trinidad and Tobago - 2016 |
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.
check results
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Trinidad and Tobago Soca
Tunes for
2016 Carnival
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Listen to a
playlist of Trinidad and Tobago 2016 Soca tunes
for Carnival.
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Upcoming
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Global
- Upcoming Steelpan music
events from all over the world
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Champion Panorama Tunes
of Trinidad and Tobago
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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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