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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Preliminary results by Zone, Semi-Finals, and Finals - with details on the bands' tunes of choice, points and placing!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A pictorial salute to the 7000 plus steelpan musicians who participated in this year's steelband competitions in Trinidad & Tobago. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some of the brightest and best Steelband Arrangers in the world take center stage. A never-before-put- together visual glimpse of the Men Behind the Music! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meet these first time pan players! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The year 2003 has been designated the Year of the Pan by the government of 'the home of steelpan' - Trinidad & Tobago. In recognition, WHEN STEEL TALKS proudly showcases Panorama 2003! Pictures from the Panorama Finals, the men behind the music - the Pan arrangers, interviews, results, history, and more!
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Leon "Smooth" Edwards, four-time Steelpan Panorama Champion arranger for Panorama 2002 champions and Panorama 2003 second place winners - Trinidad All Stars -shares his insight and vision - gives his overall post-2003 panorama views... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hear the words of Renegades Chairman - and incidentally - co-composer of the Band's 2003 Panorama tune - Mr. Michael Marcano. Share his insight for taking his band far beyond the level of the 'Panorama' and experience his vision for his band to keep on excelling in the artistry of pan playing.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The women of Calypsociation - Steelband in France! Windows Media 9 is required to view videos. Click here to download.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With full support from their male counterparts and in an unprecedented spirit of business cooperation, sisterhood, and "pan fraternity", the New York Pan world came together to feature their women, fully cognizant of their marketing and advertising value in today's business and entertainment scene. Proficient women with proven business aptitude, up and coming young professionals with keen business resolve, and students making their educational mark were part and parcel of the January 19, 2003 promotional Photo shoot in New York's SOHO area.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Email opinions/feedback to WhenSteelTalks@hotmail.com and have them posted and shared with the Pan world at large... Click to view entries.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ G et the news on the latest happenings the New York pan world...
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*2003 Champion Arranger*
Exodus
Steel Orchestra's Arranger
Pelham Goddard direct from Trinidad in an
exclusive telephone interview with WHEN STEEL TALKS...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nine-time Panorama Championship arranger -JIT SAMAROO of Renegades Steel Orchestra - chats with When Steel Talks in a rare interview.
more... D esperadoes Panorama 2003 Pan arranger, CLIVE BRADLEY, arguably the master of his craft, shares his frustrations about the 2003 season.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cl ick your band's link for pictures from their performance on Panorama Finals night!
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Windows Media 9 is required to view videos. Click here to download. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My involvement in Pan When I eventually left these shores to take up a position as Science teacher at the John Gray High School (JGHS) in the Cayman Islands, I was asked to assume directorship of the steelband.
more...
Dim lights hover over plush red leather seats. Black and white photos of island life drape the walls. Simultaneously, the quartet leave their conversations to begin their set. With no introduction, the Garvin Blake Quartet plays on cue.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact Your New York Steelbands http://www.basementrecordings.com/nap/bands.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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B ands on the New York pan scene are already in the midst of their preparations for New York Panorama 2003. Meet the arrangers who will be spurring the bands on their way to much sought after victory! Pictures and info on Basement's exclusive Arrangers' Corner ... Click here!..
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sugarcane is located at: 238 Flatbush Avenue, (at Bergen Street in Park Slope) Brooklyn, New York. Sets are generally at 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM. Pan Jazz will be regularly featured at the Sugarcane. For info on future sessions, and reservations call: 1-718-230-3954.
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A Salute
to the New York Women of Steel The talent, intelligence and beauty of the Pan women from some of New York's top steel orchestras were recently in the spotlight in celebration of Women's Month. Be part of their experience as When Steel Talks takes you there... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tenor player of Sonatas, Lynaa’a McLean says when it comes to pan people think of the men playing pan in the train station or carnival cruises. Tenor bass player, Haley Price says people criticize her, calling it a garbage pan.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All Stars panist Wanda McCrae gives an up close and personal insight into the work, preparation and dedication of a championship musical organization as it prepares for the panorama Finals... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Snapshots through time - yesterday and today, Women of Steel - captured while immersed in their musical moments... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Important New Links
Exceptional quality steelband video performances! Free of charge, it only costs a click! Sorry - not modem or Netscape friendly! Windows Media 9 required for some videos. Enjoy the sights and sounds... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & NY NUTONES!!
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and hear the arrangements of rising young pan Arranger,
Nicholas Mohan, as executed
by Sesame Flyers, and the enduring work of New York Nutones, with resident
arrangers COLLINS JACKMAN and LYNDON SPENCER th their helm. They were recorded by
steelbands' multimedia
recordings specialist, Basement Recordings, while rehearsing for the New
York Panorama. You will need DSL or better. Definitely
not modem friendly.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michael Marcano (above), Chairman of Renegades Steel Orchestra, with a copy of the 170-page book which is a virtual treasure trove. It documents the History of Renegades and that of the steelband movement in words and pictures, and is available in both soft cover and hard cover. A collector's item! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meet the When Steel Talks Steelpan Award Winners for the year 2002 - in the categories of Band of the Year; Arranger of the Year Tuner of the Year; Steelpan Person of the Year; Innovator of the Year; Rookie of the Year; Non-traditional Pan Performance of the year; Pan-photographer of the Year and Writer of the Year. These awardees have all played pivotal roles in propelling pan onto the Global Stage. Congratulations to all the winners!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noteworthy people in the pan world!! WHEN STEEL TALKS presents them in an intimate setting - one-on-one sessions with people like - Mikey Enoch, Glenda Ford-Gamory, Robert Greenidge - and more! Those who impact the pan world and make it a force to be reckoned with on the world music scene! HOT INTERVIEWS! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HIGH END VIDEO PERFORMANCES OF NEW YORK STEEL BANDS... "HIGH END" means that the absolute minimum requirements for this experience are - a Pentium 2 class computer or its equivalent, 128 MB of RAM, and DSL or Cable internet access. Site should be viewed in Explorer - version 5 and above! Please note that earlier versions of Explorer do not support technology used on the When Steel Talks website. Also note that some of the pages are not Netscape friendly.
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