America

Steel drum program for teens a hit but needs permanent funding

In Alloy Studios on Penn Avenue in Friendship, the ringing tones of the lead pans mix with the steady beat of the drum set and
America

Catonsville High music teacher retiring after 40 years

The steel drum sounds that filled the room at Catonsville High School were so infectious that students playing the instruments couldn’t help but dance. Music
Caribbean

Sundar Popo, Earl Rodney: musical maestros

In April last year I wrote an article entitled “the wealth above the ground” in which I argued that the true riches in the deep
Europe

3rd Dutch International Steelband Festival

Saturday the 22nd of June will see the 3rd Dutch International Steelband Festival hosted in the City of Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The venue for his iconic
Caribbean

The school where pan is king

Just last month, 11-year-old Ishmael Williams of St Margaret’s Boys’ Anglican School emerged as the most outstanding student in a pan construction and tuning course
Caribbean

St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown (SJCK) Pan Starz Orchestra get new instruments!

The student body of the SJCK celebrated the arrival of new pans for the St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown Pan Starz Orchestra, to the tunes of
UK

Rachel Hayward directs Gibraltar steel band debut

Gibraltar’s first steel band made its debut in April under the direction of City PhD student Rachel Hayward. Royal Gibraltar Regimental Band Leader, Craig Philbin,
America

Austin Community Steelband: Giving kids the power of exotic music

In a city like Austin where so many children are exposed to music at an early age at school, at home or in the community,