Web Posted -
Friday May
26, 2023
Toronto.com
Mas bands, steelpan and calypso performers want more government support
‘We have become a team’: Toronto Caribbean carnival
producers join management board to help festival thrive
Toronto, Canada - ....For
years, there’s been tension between masquerade bands, steelpan
and calypso performers who produce the festival and the Festival
Management Committee [FMC] which runs it.
Adding stakeholders to FMC as directors earlier this year has
taken the tension away, presidents of the stakeholder groups
said recently.
“We have become a team,” Terrence Wilson, president of the Ontario
Steelpan Association said in an interview.
....Wilson, who became the steelpan community group’s president in 2018,
said its foremost need is a home.
“Right now, it’s my house; we don’t have a set address,” and after
summer, most pan bands must pay for storage, he said.
See
more
Web Posted -
Wednesday May
24, 2023
Trinidad Express Newspapers
Arnold did a
fantastic job
Tributes at funeral for former Pan Trinbago president

Patrick Arnold
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
The man, the music, the legend–that is how family, friends and
members of the pan fraternity described former
Pan Trinbago president Louis
Patrick Arnold
at his funeral service held in Tobago yesterday.
Arnold, who died on May 9, had been suffering with dementia for some
years.
He died at age 84.
In a beautiful home-going ceremony held at the St Joseph Roman Catholic
Church in Bacolet, Tobago, yesterday, maxi loads of people from both
Trinidad and Tobago gathered to celebrate the man who they said gave his
life to local culture, especially to the development of the pan.
See
more
Web Posted -
Wednesday May
24, 2023
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
2 major steelpan events dedicated to Patrick Arnold

A portrait of former Pan Trinbago president
Patrick Arnold rests on his coffin during a
procession along Robinson Street before his
funeral at Scarborough RC Church on Tuesday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Two major steelpan events –
Pan in the 21st Century and Pan Down
Memory Lane – are being dedicated to late
Pan Trinbago president
Patrick Arnold.
And bands participating in both events will compete for the Patrick
Arnold challenge trophy, Pan Trinbago president
Beverley Ramsey-Moore
announced on Tuesday while delivering a tribute during Arnold’s funeral at
the St Joseph RC Church, Bacolet, Tobago.
....He was the founder and manager of the small, Scarborough-based
conventional band, Our Boys.
See
more
Web Posted -
Tuesday May
23, 2023
Luton Today
Luton International Carnival: route revealed as town gets ready to party
this weekend
The Carnival will take place on Sunday

Luton Carnival 2022
Luton, England, U.K. - The
Luton International Carnival procession route has been released
as excitement builds for the annual festivities.
The carnival, which will take place on Sunday (May 28), will begin with
pre-parade family entertainment at the Town Hall, Steel Pan Area. The
Cardinal Newman School Steel Band and Urban Fox Orchestra Steel Band will be
performing at intervals from 12noon to 2pm when the parade arrives.
See
more
Web Posted -
Tuesday May
23, 2023
Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser
A decade of Saltire Steel: Clackmannanshire band celebrates
ten years

Saltire Steel
Clackmannanshire, Scotland, U.K. -
Established in 2013, the Saltire Steelband is one of only two
bands in Scotland playing Trinidadian steel pans.
To celebrate a decade of performing, Saltire Steel has signed on to
perform at the Alva Fun Day this Saturday and also Music in the Park in
Menstrie the following Saturday.
Linda Fraser, chair of Saltire Steel, is excited to mark the anniversary
with two gigs in her home of Clackmannanshire.
See
more
Web Posted -
Monday May
22, 2023
Daily Independent
Church hosts steelband, dinner

The Rhythm is Life steelband
Arizona, USA - Lakeview
United Methodist Church, 10298 W. Thunderbird Blvd., is hosting
a concert featuring the steel drum band Rhythm is Life 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 8, in the Worship Center.
There will be a free-will offering and no reservations are needed.
The Rhythm is Life steel band began in Phoenix in 2005 as a learning lab
for music teachers, using steel drums or pans.
See
more
Web Posted -
Monday May
22, 2023
Vancouver Is Awesome
The Polygon celebrates new book as it bids farewell to As We
Rise exhibition
The Trinidad Moonlighters performed

The Trinidad Moonlighters performed at the
exhibition’s closing event May 21.
North Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada - On Sunday afternoon crowds
gathered at The Polygon to bid farewell to a photographic
exhibition that celebrated Black life, with free-flowing wine,
plenty of food and a performance from steelpan band The Trinidad
Moonlighters.
The steelband is at the centre of a new publication to be launched by the
gallery: Parallels 03: The Moonlighters, a vibrant booklet featuring texts
by writer, urban and human geographer Joy Russell that delves into the
origin and history of the group of musicians that thrived on the North Shore
in the 70s and 80s.
....Written like a poetic essay, the booklet traverses the band’s history
with colourful detail. It describes how the Trinidad Moonlighters Steel Band
had started in Vancouver in 1958, comprising students from Trinidad who were
in town to study at the University of British Columbia.
....On Sunday, the band, made up of all of its original members, played
for a crowd together for the first time in over ten years.
See
more
Web Posted -
Sunday May
21, 2023
Morning Star
‘Steelpan had a stigma and was considered an instrument
from the ghetto’
Chris Searle interviews master of the jazz steelpan
LEON FOSTER THOMAS on the release of his album Calasanitus
England, U.K. - Musical
snobbery has often consigned the beauty and melodism of steel
pan as a lower form of musical instrument, and pan jazz virtuoso
Leon Foster Thomas, born in San Fernando, Trinidad, the centre
of the oil workers’ trade union, has faced such racist and class
bigotry all his musical life.
“Steel pan had a stigma and was considered an instrument from the ghetto.
People associated with pan weren’t considered model citizens and women
weren’t allowed to play pan.
“I’ve never really thought about it, but if I had to put it into words, I
consider steel pan a symbol of my roots, my deep, deep African roots.”
See
more
Web Posted -
Saturday May
20, 2023
Trinidad Express Newspapers
Tributes in pan and song for Arnold

Patrick Arnold
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Late former
Patrick Arnold
president Patrick Arnold, 84, was on Thursday night remembered
for revolutionising the steelpan industry. He died at the
Scarborough General Hospital on May 10.
The 2023 edition of
Pan in the 21st Century has also been dedicated to
Arnold.
....Ace panist
Len “Boogsie” Sharpe played the double seconds pan, and
hailed Arnold as “a great man”. Entertainment was provided by Proman
Starlift,
Desperadoes Steel Orchestra and
veteran icon SuperBlue (Austin Lyons’). Point Fortin resident Joseph Lett
played a gospel medley..
See
more
Web Posted -
Saturday May
20, 2023
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Pan Trinbago President: We will complete headquarters on our
own

Playing on for Patrick: Members of Proman
Starlift Steel Orchestra play a song in
tribute to former Pan Trinbago president Patrick
Arnold at the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park
Savannah, Port of Spain on Thursday evening.
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Pan Trinbago head
Beverley Ramsey-Moore said the organisation, along with the
pan fraternity, will be building its headquarters on its own.
She made the statement at a tribute service for former president
Patrick Arnold
at the Queen’s Park Savannah on Thursday.
Ramsey-Moore said land was given to Pan Trinbago for construction of a
headquarters over 20 years ago, but there was no formal agreement between
Udecott and the then Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the
Arts.
See
more
Web Posted -
Thursday May
18, 2023
Soca News
Metronomes Steel Orchestra celebrates 50 years of musical brilliance

Metronomes Steel Orchestra
London, United Kingdom -
Metronomes Steel Orchestra, one of the most renowned steelbands
in the United Kingdom, was formed in 1973 by Irvin Corridan and
Phil Dubique. ‘Metro’ has developed into an integral part of the
Caribbean community in West London; its 50th anniversary is the
ideal time to examine the indelible influence the group has had
on local society, since its conception.
....From its inception, Metronomes has been dedicated to supporting
disadvantaged members of society. Today, they run multiple projects designed
to improve the lives of local people and promote Caribbean heritage.
....On 2 June, Metronomes will be celebrating its golden anniversary of
musical brilliance and community development, with a concert at The
Tabernacle, Powis Square, London W11 2AY.
See
more
Web Posted -
Monday May
15, 2023
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Kangaloo: Relationships with mothers are lifelong
President hosts first public event - organized by
Renegades Steel Orchestra

President Christine Kangaloo ( left)
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
President Christine Kangaloo said relationships formed with our
mothers remain among the strongest and most durable
relationships in our lives. She asked those present at the
Mother’s Day concert in the Garden to build meaningful and
enduring relationships between the wider society and the
Presidency.
....The event was the first public one Kangaloo hosted since her
inauguration. She said it was not accidental that it was held at the
Bandstand on the grounds of President’s House, nor that it was prepared,
arranged, and organized by the BP
Renegades
Steel Orchestra.
See
more
Web Posted -
Monday May
15, 2023
UNF Newsroom
UNF graduate keeping steelpan alive in Florida

Shaun Bennett playing the steelpa
Florida, USA - University
of North Florida graduate Shaun Bennett’s passion for music
started when he was a child. It has served him well throughout
his studies and professional career as a musician and elementary
school music teacher.
Bennett, who received a UNF master’s degree in music education earlier
this month, was also honored in January with the 2023 Florida Music
Education Association’s (FMEA) Exemplary Music Program Award for his work
with the steel band at Otis A. Mason Elementary School in St. Augustine. The
achievement marked a prestigious milestone for Bennett and the steel band
community, as it’s the first time a steel band program was honored by the
FMEA in a major category.
....Bennett expressed that his instrument of choice, the steel pan
(commonly referred to as a steel drum), is often viewed as a novelty in some
academic and professional circles.
See
more
Web Posted --
Monday May
15, 2023
Fox 56
Steel drum pop-up concert in Scranton

The Electric City Steel Drum Project
Pennsylvania, USA - The
Electric City Steel Drum Project taking place at the marketplace
at Steamtown on Friday.
This is a non-profit project established back in 2019 to bring free music
lessons to youth.
The University of Scranton’s Steel Drum band teamed up with the project
to bring a pop-up concert this year.
See
more
Web Posted -
Monday May
15, 2023
Spectrum News 1
Creekside School’s steel drum band to play at Lilac Festival

Creekside School’s steel drum band
New York, USA - The live
music scene at the Lilac Festival is an eclectic mix of national
artists, Rochester area bands and a chance for local students to
take center stage. A special ensemble of students from Creekside
School will be performing the soothing sounds of steel drums.
....Yamir Strong is one of only seven students in the Creekside steel
drum band. They all auditioned for the super popular program. He says he’s a
better student because of it.
“Music is kind of like my therapy,” Strong said. “I go through a lot and
music really calms me down and motivates me. It makes my emotions or makes
me speak my emotions better too. Music is everything to me.”
See
more
Web Posted -
Sunday May
14, 2023
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Patrick Arnold remembered for contribution to steelband
movement

Former Pan Trinbago president Patrick Arnold
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Former Pan Trinbago president
Patrick Arnold is being remembered
as a man who changed the face and fate of pan and its players.
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts as well as the United
National Congress (UNC) extended deepest sympathies to Arnold’s family.
Pan Trinbago’s vice president Keith Simpson told Sunday Newsday players
who are being paid for their talent today, owe it all to Arnold.
...Under Arnold’s leadership, Simpson said, he introduced
Pan in the 21st Century and
Pan Down Memory Lane.
He also sought to separate the bands into small, medium and large
categories, as the smaller and medium bands did not stand a chance competing
against big bands like
Renegades,
All
Stars and
Desperadoes.
See
more
Web Posted - Sunday
May
14, 2023
When Steel Talks
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Steelpan &
Steelband Music Moms
Global - Happy Mother’s Day
to all the Steelpan & Steelband Music Moms, all over the world!
more
Web Posted -
Saturday May
13, 2023
The Voice
Junior Jazz Launches with Unveiling of New Amphitheatre for
Serenity Park
Saint Lucia, W.I. - Saint
Lucia’s Youth and their Creative Arts took front-and-center
stage at Saint Lucia’s three-decades-old Jazz and Arts Festival
on Thursday and Friday, with explosive performances
live-streamed from Castries to the rest of the island and
broadcast from Serenity Park to Saint Lucians at home and
abroad, throughout the Caribbean and the world, through 88 radio
stations.
....Jazzy and spicy local, Caribbean and international renditions were
also tendered through drum solos by Jaleel Vigilant and Anwar, a Steel Band
(pan) performance by a group representing the Patricia James Secondary
School, plus other school-based student performances by Abigail Lesfloris,
St. Mary’s College (SMC) Steel-Pan band, a Spoken Word by Kina, the Leon
Hess Comprehensive Secondary School (LHCSS) Song by Venus and Unplugged by
the St. Joseph Convent (SJC).
See
more
Web Posted -
Saturday May
13, 2023
The Daily Observer
Antigua Grammar School drum their way to success in pan
contest

Antigua Grammar School (AGS) panists
Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. -
The Antigua Grammar School (AGS) walked away with the top prize
for the 2023 British High Commission’s Commonwealth Day Pan
Playoff.
Government House came alive yesterday with the vibrant sound of steel pan
music as the entries for the competition serenaded the audience to celebrate
Commonwealth Day 2023, as part of a parade and ceremony organised by the
office of the Governor General.
....The students were presented with medals and certificates during
Monday’s commemorative ceremony. AGS, AGHS and PMS will be presented with
school equipment valued at $1,500, $1,000 and $700 respectively, at a later
date.
See
more
Web Posted -
Friday May 12, 2023
Live Music Project
UW Percussion Ensemble & UW Steelband: 2023 Percussion Bash

The UW steelband performs at an Earth Day
celebration in Red Square
Washington, USA - The UW
Percussion Ensemble performs brand new music for percussion
written by UW student composers and ensemble members. The group
presents the world premiere performances of They Named Her
Hurricane by DXARTS PhD student Chari Glogovac-Smith;
Your Turn: A Family Game by UW MM percussion
student/composition student Melissa Wang; and 41 Marimba
by UW BM composition/percussion student Ryan Baker.
....The UW steelband was founded by
Ray Holman,
who served as Visiting Artist at the UW School of Music from 1998 to 2000.
See
more
Web Posted -
Friday May 12, 2023
The Seattle Times
Music education is key contributor to academic achievement
by Gary Gibson

Hundreds of parents and students recently
protested cuts in arts and special education
programs at the Edmonds School District board
meeting. The district has to cut its budget by
almost $12 million.
Washington, USA - As the
Seattle Times recently reported, school districts across our
region are proposing deep cuts to music and other arts
programming. These cuts would be foolhardy, and mountains of
research exists to show why.
Study after study shows that students who participate in school music
outperform their nonmusical counterparts in math, sciences and English. In
one Canadian study conducted by the University of British Columbia involving
100,000 students, this was true even after researchers controlled for such
things as gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status.
....(Gary Gibson is founder and Executive and Artistic Director of
Steel Magic Northwest, a non-profit providing after-school steelband to
youth in Edmonds and Kent, and adult community steelband in Edmonds.)
See
more
Web Posted -
Thursday May 11, 2023
VirginiaBeach.gov
Fall in Love to the Rhythm of a Steel Drum Band at the Oceanfront this Weekend
World-class performers are putting on a spectacular show
of Caribbean music at the 24th Street Stage
Virginia, USA - This
weekend’s Virginia International PANFestival will bring a
celebration of steel drum beats that to the resort area this
weekend. Head to the 24th Street Stage Friday and Saturday for a
mass band/ensemble song workshop and ensemble performances.
The Jesse Chong Band will open Friday at 6 p.m. followed by headliners,
the Hells Gate Steel Orchestra at 8 p.m.
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra will
open at 7 p.m. on Saturday, again followed by headliners the Hells Gate
Steel Orchestra at 8:30 p.m.
See
more
Web Posted - Thursday May 11, 2023
When Steel Talks
Former Pan Trinbago president and panist Patrick Arnold has
passed
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Former
Pan Trinbago president Patrick Arnold passed on Wednesday May 10, 2023. He
was eighty-four years old.
At the time of his death he was at a nursing home
located in Tobago.
See
more
Web Posted -
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wavy.com
The Rhythm Project enriches students lives through steelpan

Junior-Stars - The Rhythm Project
Virginia, USA - ....The
Rhythm Project is a community engagement program with the
Virginia Arts Festival. It began in Portsmouth in 1996. Since
then, it expanded in Hampton Roads, and now runs in Norfolk,
Virginia Beach, and Portsmouth schools where students are taught
Caribbean steel drums.
The program is possible in schools through the Virginia Arts Festival,
grants, and school partnerships. Director Dave Longfellow has been in his
role since 2014. He says the program enriches students’ lives. It helps with
their self-esteem, offers structure, and more.
....(Watch the full Community Chat available via the video player in the
rest of the article.)
See
more
Web Posted - Wednesday May
10, 2023
The Daily Herald
Junior Calypso, Road March and Steelpan winners receive
prizes

Participants in the competition pose for a photo
during the ceremony on Friday
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, W.I. -
The 2023 Calypso Barbara Junior Calypso and Road March
Competition and the Dow Musical Foundation Interscholastic
Steelpan Competition closed off with a prize-giving ceremony on
Friday, May 5.
....The first-ever St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation Calypso
Barbara Junior Calypso and Road March Competition was held on April 9 at the
St. Maarten Harbour along with the Dow Musical Foundation Interscholastic
Steelpan Competition. Both events were organised by steelpan legend and
renowned king of calypso,
Isidore “the Mighty Dow” York.
....Winners of the Dow Musical Foundation Interscholastic Steelpan Competition,
the Leonald Conner School B’s, along with runners-up St. Dominic School
Melodies and the Sister Borgia School Group eight Pan Vibes received their
respective gold, silver and bronze medals. Their stellar performances also
guaranteed a monetary gift for their school. This gift will be provided to
their school manager during this week.
See
more
Web Posted - Wednesday May
10, 2023
NBC Right Now
Building Blocks of the Future: Tri-Cities Steel Band
Association
“Music is a universal language”

Tri-Cities Steel Band Association
Tri-Cities, Washington, USA -
The Tri-Cities Steel Band Association is a non-profit
organization promoting world music through education and music
performance. Kyle Caldwell is a director from TCSBA and says
music can be spoken across all cultures, no matter what language
you speak.
....TCSBA has two steel drum bands and two marimba bands that perform
music from Trinidadian culture and African cultures as well as rock and
classical.
See
video
Web Posted -
Tuesday May 9, 2023
Waynesville R-VI School District
Waynesville Steel Bands

Steel Magic Northwest
Missouri, USA -
During the Festival of Nations, Waynesville Steel Bands had
their premiere performance. After only about two weeks of having
the new instruments, purchased through the AYPYN (Army Youth
Programs In Your Neighborhood) grant, the Wind Ensemble Steel
Band and the After School Steel Band each performed one tune:
Clearing by CJ Menge and Kiwi by CJ Menge.
The Wind Ensemble
Steel Band is comprised of the percussion section from the top
auditioned concert band at WHS, while the after school steel
band is open to any high school instrumentalists, as well as any
middle schooler in the Advanced Percussion Ensemble.
See
original post
Web Posted -
Monday May 8, 2023
Music Connection
Layering Magic! Andy Narell & Steel Pans
Global - Every once in a
while, a new virtual instrument comes along that captures its subject so
well, it becomes the new benchmark. Such is the case with Andy Narell Steel
Pans — The Ellie Mannette Collection. Watch steel pan master
Andy Narell as
he layers the Andy Narell Steel Pans - The Ellie Mannette Collection with Spectrasonics Omnisphere and Keyscape to create a unique and captivating
musical experience.
See
more
Web Posted -
Sunday May 7, 2023
Edmonds Center for the Arts
“Here Comes the Sun” Steelband Concert - June 11

Steel Magic Northwest
Washington, USA - The
Steel Magic Northwest presents their annual “Here Comes the Sun”
steelband concert, featuring the nationally renown “Pan Wizards
Steel Orchestra” among their youth groups. The program is
diverse, including classical, calypso, pop, samba, ska, and
other music styles that appeal to every generation!
See
more
Web Posted - Saturday May 6, 2023
NY Daily News
‘Caldera’ made a path for steelpan music in America

With live pan playing in his Brooklyn backyard,
“Caldera” Caraballo (center) hosted friends and
family members on Labor Day Monday in 2015
New York, USA -
During last month’s funeral service for Trinidad and Tobago-born
steelpan musician
Reynold Juan “Caldera” Caraballo at Brooklyn’s St. Francis
of Assisi-St. Blaise Parish, longtime
West Indian American Day Carnival Association member Angela
Sealy expressed her gratitude to Caldera’s widow, Louise, for
her support through Caldera’s decades-long crusade for steel
pan.
....A devoted family man, Caldera was also recalled as a staunch devotee
of the steelpan (or steel drum) — which was once associated with hooligans
but rose to the revered status of Trinidad and Tobago’s national instrument.
See
more
Web Posted - Saturday May 6, 2023
Soca News
The day the King revealed his love of Carnival and Caribbean
culture
London, England - Notting
Hill Carnival organisers, masqueraders and steelpan players were
able to get a preview of the new king’s style when Charles, then
Prince of Wales,
visited
The Tabernacle in Powis Square on 13 July 2022, eight days
before the official launch of Notting Hill Carnival and less
than two months before he became king.
His Majesty the King has long been a staunch supporter of Carnival since
the mid-70s, even writing the foreword to the official NHC magazine in the
1980s. He has had extensive contact with Caribbean culture and music on
numerous royal visits and at other events in the UK and abroad, so his visit
to Carnival Village was entirely in character.
See
more
Web Posted -
Wednesday May 3, 2023
Wavy.com
Virginia International PANFest coming to Virginia Beach
Virginia, USA - The
Virginia Beach International PANFest is coming to Virginia
Beach.
All ensembles have the opportunity to perform in our Virginia
International PANFest competition which is free and open to the public.
There will be live performances that will feature 10-20 minutes of steel
bands across the U.S.
See
more
Web Posted - Sunday
April 30, 2023
When Steel Talks
“Echophone” steelpan made by Herman “Rock” Johnston

Herman Johnston, who developed the Echophone
steelpan
Florida, USA - On Monday
(April 30, 2001) Mr. Johnston, who moved his family to Spring
Hill from New York 12 years ago, died at home after a four-year
battle with prostate cancer.
....The former body builder-turned-steel-drum-band-leader gained
international acclaim in the early 1960s after coming up with an
innovation that stretched the instrument’s musical range from 24
to 36 notes - the Echophone steelpan.
See more
Web Posted - Friday
April 28, 2023
When Steel Talks
Legendary panist Robert Greenidge speaks on the Rudolph
Charles version and origin of the Triple-Second steelpan

Robert Greenidge with his Triple-second
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The
triple-second was never featured in Desperadoes Steel Orchestra.
Nevertheless, it is one of the signature voices and achievements
of the late, great Rudolph Charles. The instrument was a
personal favorite of the late, great Grammy award-winner Ralph
MacDonald. It was featured often with Robert Greenidge playing
it on MacDonald’s albums..
See more
Web Posted
When Steel Talks
Complete Summary of Results of all Conventional Steel
Orchestras - 2023 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
At a glance and on a single page, access the comprehensive
summary of results for the Small, Medium and Large conventional
steel orchestras that participated in their respective
categories in the 2023 Panorama.
Follow the musical journey of respective bands through all three phases -
compare side-by-side preliminaries, semi-finals and finals through data on
band info, scores, tunes of choice and arrangers - on one page.
access full summary
When Steel Talks
Facebook got it wrong - Meta World and WST & SteelPan Are
Friends Again
Facebook “Likes” sends PanOnTheNet Apology - “We got it
wrong”
Metaverse - Facebook got it
wrong. About three years ago without warning or reason all WST
(When Steel Talks) steelpan-related accounts fell out of favor
with the social media giant Facebook now known as Meta and its
aligned consortiums (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp). Because
WST has all of our material hosted on our own shared servers,
this ‘tag’ was not incurable or as problematic as it could have
been. However, it was annoying to have people seeking critical
steelpan music info diverted by Facebook AI (artificial
intelligence).
see more
Web Posted
When Steel Talks
Technology Giant “Google” Celebrates the steelpan instrument via Google
Doodle
Celebrating Steelpan - Illustration by artist Nicholas Huggins

Doodle of steelpan instrument ‘live’ on Google’s web site
Global - On Tuesday July 26, 2022 the
steelpan instrument of Trinidad and Tobago is featured and celebrated on the
site of technology giant “Google” via the famed Google ‘Doodle.’ The ‘Doodle’
is essentially an illustrative change made to the Google corporate logo “to
celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers,
and scientists” - and more. The doodle is then seen by users all around the
world who access Google’s homepage on that day, and is available thereafter
in the doodle archives.
....Trinidad and Tobago-based artist Nicholas Huggins is the creator of the
illustrative artwork featured in the doodle, while Etienne Charles is the composer
of the accompanying music performed by the legendary steelpan icon Len “Boogsie”
Sharpe.
see more