Web Posted - Saturday
September 28, 2024
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D’Radoes Steel Orchestra - “Inventor” - (‘Tempo’ version -
VIDEO)
Carlton “Zanda” Alexander - Arranger
Musicians of D’Radoes Steel Orchestra after their recording session, August 29, 2024
Brooklyn, New York, USA -
Winning Trinidad & Tobago large band champion arranger Carlton
“Zanda” Alexander brought the popular tune “Inventor” by
Olatunji to the forefront with his 2024 D’Radoes Steel Orchestra
musical collaboration. “Zanda,” a master at orchestration, with
his unique brand of voicing across the family of steelpan
instruments, was riveting.
see video
Web Posted - Monday
September 23, 2024
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Invaders Steel Orchestra J’Ouvert - Republic
Day 2024 - Radicle Tube - Live Stream
September 24 - 4:00 a.m.
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Tuesday September 24, 2024, features a J‘Ouvert celebration of
steelbands ‘On the Road’ for Republic Day in Trinidad & Tobago.
As the organizers—music organization Invaders Steel
Orchestra—celebrate the tenth edition of this event, the theme
is the “Pirate Invasion.”
....In addition to sweet pan, expect ole mas and traditional
characters, just as in the traditional J’Ouvert celebrations at
Carnival time.
Event is organized annually by Invaders Steel Orchestra.
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live stream
Web Posted - Monday
September 23, 2024
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Philadelphia Pan Stars - “Inventor” - (‘Tempo’ version -
VIDEO)
Roger Greenidge - Arranger
Philadelphia Pan Stars Steel Orchestra during
its recording session on ‘The Drag,’ August 31,
2024
Brooklyn, New York, USA -
After four previous entries into the New York Panorama contest,
Philadelphia Pan Stars Steel Orchestra recorded a third-place
finish in the 2024 steelband music showcase. Veteran arranger
Roger Greenidge uses a deliberate and melodious approach to the
popular soca tune “Inventor.”
see video
Web Posted - Friday
September 20, 2024
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Compromise, Growth, Optimism - Veteran Panist & Despers USA Steel Orchestra
Captain Kernel Simon Forges Ahead
Kernel Simon, Captain of Despers USA Steel
Orchestra in New York
Brooklyn, New York, USA -
Ace veteran panist Kernel Simon shares the trials
and tribulations he experienced as captain of top-ranking Despers USA
Steel Orchestra in New York City in 2024. Following an extremely trying
season, Simon takes us through the difficulty of
steering the
steel orchestra in its panyard in yet another transient location, after
more than thirty-five years in a place in Brooklyn (Despers Pan Loft) once called ‘home.’
see
interview
Web Posted - Tuesday
September 17, 2024
Trinidad and
Tobago Newsday
UTT awards 5 honorary degrees
Leon “Smooth” Edwards and Bertram “Birch” Kelman
among recipients
Leon “Smooth” Edwards and Bertram “Birch” Kelman
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Entrepreneur Sieunarine Persad Coosal and politician and educator Orville
London are among the five local luminaries who will be awarded
honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Trinidad and
Tobago (UTT) on October 28 and 29 at the Lord Kitchener Auditorium,
National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Port of Spain.
....Trinidad All Stars arranger
Leon “Smooth” Edwards will
receive an honorary doctorate of fine arts for his contribution
in the fields of steelpan music, composition and arrangement.
....Golden Hands Steel Ensemble pan tuner and patron
Bertram
“Birch” Kelman will receive an honorary doctorate of fine arts
for his contribution in the fields of steelpan tuning and
design.
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Web Posted - Saturday
September 14, 2024
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Despers USA Steel Orchestra - “DNA” - (‘Tempo’ version -
VIDEO)
Odie Franklin - Arranger
Despers USA Steel Orchestra at its panyard
recording session on August 30, 2024
Brooklyn, New York, USA -
Basement Recordings captures Despers USA Steel Orchestra as they
prepare for the 2024 New York steelband Panorama competition,
just one day before the event. Despers USA Steel Orchestra
performed an Odie Franklin-arrangement of “DNA.” This is the
‘Tempo’ VIDEO version.
see video
Web Posted - Saturday
September 7, 2024
When Steel Talks
Meet Rondell Pompey, founder of Philadelphia Pan Stars Steel Orchestra
Rondell Pompey
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA -
Rondell Pompey was born and bred in John John, Port-of-Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago on September 7th 1971. Most of the older
folk in his family were members of Carib Tokyo Steel Orchestra,
so it was no surprise when Pompey (as he is fondly called),
became interested in steelpan. As a matter of fact, Pompey would
cut school to be involved with steelpan music.
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more
Web Posted - Monday
September 2, 2024
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Brooklyn, New York J’Ouvert 2024 - Live Stream
J’Ouvert in Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, New York, USA -
New York J’Ouvert on Labor Day morning, Monday September 2.
Steelbands, rhythm sections, Ole Mas, Jab Jab and much more can
be experienced along Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn, starting at
Flatbush Avenue.
See
live stream
Web Posted - Sunday
September 1, 2024
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New York 2024 Panorama Results - Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra and André White Take Championship
Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra and André White on
stage for New York Panorama 2024
New York, USA - ....Pan
Evolution Steel Orchestra founded by Wayne Bernard finally took
home the championship title, trophy and prize purse. And for the
band’s champion arranger André White, winning is certainly in
his ‘DNA’ (the tune he arranged for Pan Evolution) - having been
a champion arranger multiple times in the years past, including
just one week ago at the 2024 UK Panorama with Mangrove
Steelband.
See
full results
Web Posted - Saturday August
31, 2024
When Steel Talks
New York Panorama 2024 - Live Stream
New York, USA - Eight steel
orchestras compete for the 2024 New York Panorama championship. The
grounds of the Brooklyn Museum on Eastern Parkway is the venue
for this annual competition, where start time is advertised as
7:00 p.m. on Saturday August 31.
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live stream
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2024 Trinidad and Tobago National Steelband Panorama Info - Complete
Global
- PanOnTheNet/ WhenSteelTalks is Panorama
Central! Complete information on the 2024 season of the
Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama, and competitions:
Schedules, Orders of Appearance for preliminary,
semi-final and final phases for large, medium and small
conventional steel orchestras, and single pan bands;
arrangers’ bios, bios of steel orchestras; full results,
panyard addresses, history of previous Panoramas, and
much more!
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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).
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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.
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