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Antigua and Barbuda mourns loss of steelpan icon Leroy 'Jughead' Gordon, who passed away recently of a heart attack brought on as a complication to cancer. (panonthenet.com)

Today's fast-moving, high-tech pace, they say, demands that, as a category of instruments, steel pans should be no less conventional that other vehicles of musical sound. (panonthenet.com)

Composed by Amrit Samaroo and Mark Loquan 'Brazilian Flagwoman' also features lyrics by Samaroo, and vocals by veteran artist Anselm Douglas - resulting in one more musical option for the 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Panorama season. (panonthenet.com)

Musical prodigy-turned-pro and Berklee instructor Esperanza Spalding, collaborated with the Thwaites brothers and Pan United for a uniquely intimate musical experience. (panonthenet.com)

This cultural ambassador has come a long way since playing African drums with the Arawak Dance Company, and capturing the first prize on Auntie Kay's Twelve and Under TV show. Dereck Ayum in the spotlight. (panonthenet.com)

New York, USA - CASYM is now celebrating its 25th year of existence and is at a serious crossroad. With mounting issues and obstacles to their continued existence and future, CASYM decided to become proactive in meeting these challenges and surmounting hurdles. (panonthenet.com)

New York, USA - The pan community was hit again with bad news about one of our own. Junior "Man" Samuel, Captain and Leader of D'Radoes Steel Orchestra was struck down by a massive heart attack last Friday. After being rushed to Downstate Hospital in Brooklyn, New York for emergency surgery, "Man," remarkably and thankfully has pulled through. (panonthenet.com)

Trinidad, W.I. - Mr. Rudolph "Crabby" Edwards passed away at his Laventille home, in Trinidad, W.I., on Wednesday September 3rd 2008, after a lengthy illness. "Crabby", as he was called in the pan world, was 79 years of age. He was the oldest of the men who are still alive, that started with the prenames of Desperadoes back in the mid 1940's. (panonthenet.com)

New York - When a male has hate and disrespect for women you begin to wonder if he has or had ever known the love of a mother, grandmother, maybe an aunt? I often wonder about men who abuse women, if they are test tube babies? This may cause that lack of feeling and caring for people, not just women. Roy Pierre, why do you have such hate and disrespect for women? (panonthenet.com)

New York - When Steel Talks has traveled all over the world visiting panyards and pan folks. Our experiences have generally been outstanding. However the worst experience for any personnel of When Steel Talks took place this summer in the panyard of New York’s Harmony Steel Orchestra. (panonthenet.com)

United Kingdom - The Champions of Steel competition took place in London’s famed Hyde Park this past Saturday, August 23. Ebony Steel Orchestra, the 2007 panorama champions, retained their title for 2008. (panonthenet.com)

United Kingdom - Notting Hill Carnival is Europe's biggest street festival and has been one of the highlights of London's cultural calendar for more than four decades. For the second time, anyone unable to attend the weekend’s festivities will be able to watch the action from the comfort of their PC through ITV’s broadband service ITV Local. (panonthenet.com)

Canada - Yuh see how ah does get in ting? When Steel Talks come an akse me to write meh Pan review. I here quiet, reading psalms an knittin an WST look to come straight so to chook Jack Spaniar nes. All yuh like de ro-ro eh? Gorme! (panonthenet.com)

United Kingdom - Kensington Memorial Park, St Marks Road, London W10 was transformed into a Carnival Village on Monday the 11th August 2008 to accommodate the annual CAPCA/BAS Carnival and Junior Panorama competition. (panonthenet.com)

Taiwan - Mat Britain, Director of the Vanderbilt University Steel Band Program in Nashville Tennessee, recently returned from teaching steel pan at the Taipei International Percussion Summer Camp (TIPSC) held at the Taipei National University School of the Arts in Taiwan. The ten day percussion intensive camp has grown over the past nine years to include 200+ students ranging from 10 to 21 years of age. Multiculturalism and diversity are the themes of TIPSC with classes in marimba, vibraphone improvisation, marching percussion, drum set, three forms of traditional Chinese percussion, and steel band. (panonthenet.com)

Trinidad and Tobago - Recently on “Pan Diaspora” on the one-hour segment inside “Pan in Yuh Puefen” on WACK radio 90.1 FM, the guest of honour was the intriguing Atiba Chike Williams (panonthenet.com)

Canada - More than 7,000 fans at Lamport Stadium last night witness the defending champions Selah Steel Academy successfully defend their Pan Alive panorama title. The event is part of the annual Caribana festivities. (panonthenet.com)

Antigua andBarbuda - Six bands competed for Antigua’s 2008 National Panorama Championship. The featured bands in the competition were Mahico Stars, Gemonites, Harmonites International, Ebonites, Halcyon and Hells Gate, the defending champion. (panonthenet.com)

New York, USA - "DOUGLA," that's the name of one of the tracks on his upcoming eight-track compact disc which would be in honour of his son, Jaden who was born on January 22nd, 2008 - surely he looks like a "true Trini." So said the musical virtuoso who was in Trinidad recently "to kill two birds with one stone" – that of showcasing his first born to his mother and sisters, as well as to do a concert entitled "Strings, Song and Steel." (panonthenet.com)

New York, USA - This past Sunday Pantonic Steel Orchestra held their 2008 launch at their Brooklyn summer practice facilities. Pantonic's panyard was filled with steelpan music fans as they traveled from throughout the New York tri-state area to get their heavy dose of Sunday evening pan music. It was labeled the 11th Anniversary Family Day Celebration and featured performances by Crossfire, CASYM, D'Radoes, Harmony and Pantonic Steel Orchestras, In addition to the many steelpan music enthusiasts, (and more importantly) - members of every steel orchestra in New York had some type of representation. The spirit of support and camaraderie among the young steelpan is very encouraging. (panonthenet.com)

Lagos, Nigeria - In a celebration that lasted four hours at the palace of the Alagbara of Agbara, Agbara town in Ogun State, south west Nigeria, two chieftaincy titles were conferred upon panman Bowie Sonnie Bowei, and one upon his wife, Ndudi Bowei. The couple was honored in tradition fashion and in recognition for their ongoing and integral roles in the development of the steelband artform in Nigeria overall, especially within the community where Panland, the parent organization is set up. (panonthenet.com)

New York - J’Ouvert City International, Inc. under the leadership of Mr. Danville Williamson, President and Founder is proud to announce its 1st J’Ouvert’s Launching of our Carnival celebration 2008 and its 15 years of Presentation of Awards and Trophies for the winning bands at the Brooklyn Borough Hall. (panonthenet.com)

Trinidad and Tobago - Twenty-seven steelbands (conventional and single pan) will entertain patrons attending this year’s staging of the ninth annual Laventille Steelband Festival (LSF) Parade. (panonthenet.com)

I'm mulling over events that spanned 24 years since an opportune visit to the Los Angeles home of Rudolph Charles – The Hammer himself, the headstrong leader of Desperadoes on Laventille hill. He migrated there to be with family, but the development of pan had always been his fire. The Carnival over, he’d be in chilly LA engaging himself in various aspects of the art – tuning, inventing, metallurgy (the technique of working with metals) and forming relationships with drum factories. (panonthenet.com)

After a year's absence from Dimanche Gras competition, Sea Operations Starlift Steel Orchestra is once again the national Panorama Champions. (panonthenet.com)

At the end of a long and exhausting day for the young pannists, defending champions Sea Operations Starlift Steel Orchestra made it three in a row. (panonthenet.com)

Here we go again. The embarrassing annual dance between Pan Trinbago (the governing body of all things related to the steelpan instrument in Trinidad and Tobago - at least in theory) and the Trinidad and Tobago Government, has again begun. (panonthenet.com)

Tabled as major concerns to the governing body on behalf of the country's pan community, were outstanding appearance fees due to bands for the long-concluded 2008 Panorama season, and no apparent plans in motion for the upcoming year 2009. (panonthenet.com)

New York - Once again the Pathmark Multicultural Arts Festival facilitated the opportunity for thousands of people to experience a significant part of Caribbean culture. Patrons at the Kings Plaza Shopping Center in Brooklyn, New York, were greeted with the sights and sounds of drums, dance and song from the performing artists this past Sunday. (panonthenet.com)

United Kingdom - CSI and it does not relate to the well known Crime Scene Investigators television series. It however refers to the Caribbean Steel International steel band originally formed in 2004 with three members, Brent Holder, Michael 'Chato' Toussaint and Jason Constantine. After obtaining invaluable experience from working with some of the top steel bands in the UK, Trinidad and Japan, they made a conscientious decision to form a gigging band to fulfill the growing demand for 3 or 4 piece steel bands. (panonthenet.com)

New York - One of the stalwart music organizations in New York City - Sesame Flyers Steel Orchestra - presented the third in it’s bi-annual concert series “Sesame Flyers Pan Extravaganza” this past Memorial weekend on Friday May 24. Unlike the rain that heralded 2006’s show, the weather cooperated superbly, but then that is what is most welcome on any holiday weekend. (panonthenet.com)

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