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Karneval der Kulturen, Berlin (Germany)
May 11th & 12th 2008

6th of April, 2008 by rob

Hello!
I'm part of a costume band taking part at Karnival der Kulturen festival in Berlin, Germany, May 11th & 12th 2008, representing Trinidad & Tobago, the native country of steelbands. Therefore we would like to invite all members of steelbands to join our mas band. We would be please for your help. Take care!

Tina Blaeser-Nichols
Kirchgasse 8
D-3347 Alfter / Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 2222 939 811
Fax: +49 (0) 2222 939 812
e-mail: tina@cross-culture-marketing.com

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Funeral Announcement ALFRED E WALCOTT

6th of March, 2008 by Rob Booden

Funeral Announcement

ALFRED E WALCOTT

Band Leader and Costume Designer, Arte Nueville Carnival Band

Honorary Member of the Notting Hill Mas Bands Association

11.00am, Thursday 6 March 2008

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Final Results of Panorama Steelband Competition
Trinidad & Tobago 2008

5th of February, 2008 by rob

Final results of Large, Medium, Small and Single Pan Bands

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Mark Loquan: 10 years of composing and writing steelbandmusic.

7th of December, 2007 by Rob Booden

Mark Loquan, honorary member of Steelpan European, celebrated his 10year anniversary of composing and writing steelbandmusic in his own special way.

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Now availabe:
Trinidad Carnival 2007 on DVD

8th of September, 2007 by Matthias G. Kauer

PANORAMA FINALS 2007
Large & Medium Steelbands
recorded live February 17th at Skinner Park, San Fernando (2 DVD's)

THE ART OF PAN
Pan in the 21st Century
12 steelbands performing their tune of choice, recorded live April 20th at Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain

PAN JAZZ IN THE YARD 2007
A Tobago Experience
12 solo players and steelbands (Len 'Boogsie' Sharp, Ken 'Professor' Philmore, Tony 'Pan Jumbie' Williams a.o.) recorded live at Redemption Sound Setters Pan Theatre, Montgomery, Tobago

INSIDE TRINIDAD & TOBAGO CARNIVAL
The Spirit of Carnival
Kings & Queens, Soca Monarch, Kiddies Carnival, Dimanche Gras, J'ouvert, Parade of D'Bands a.o. (2 DVD's)

Please contact:
PANORAMA STEELDRUMS
phone: +41 44 363 60 30
e-mail:ps@steelband.ch

RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL UK
PANORAMA STEELBAND COMPETITION
NOTTINGHILL CARNIVAL LONDON 2007

1st of September, 2007 by Matthias G. Kauer

Held at Hyde Park on August 25th from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Place/Points/STEELBAND/Song/Composer/Arranger/Players

1st / 264 / EBONY / Sharing Licks
Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe / Samuel Dubois / 45.

2nd / 263 / STARDUST / Sharing Licks
Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe / Brent Holder / 70.

3rd / 257 / MANGROVE / Sharing Licks
Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe / Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe / 75.

4th / 255 / METRONOMES / Sharing Licks
Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe / Ken 'Professor' Philmore / 70.

5th / 252 / PANTASIA / Band from Space
Amrit Samaroo / Chris Storey / 70.

6th / 246 / REAL STEEL / Band from Space
Amrit Samaroo / Leroy Clarke / 50.

7th / 245 / CROYDEN / Band from Space
Amrit Samaroo / Paul Dowie / 60.

8th / 228 / GLISSANDO / Band from Space
Amrit Samaroo / Rudy 'Two Leff' Smith / 40.

9th / ? / SOUTHSIDE HARMONICS / Sharing Licks
Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe / Eustace Benjamin / 60.

New Bach Recordings

14th of July, 2007 by Rob Booden

Our well known member Sune Borregard has just uploaded another recording of J.S. Bach's music.

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From Beyond

28th of May, 2007 by Rob Booden

Croydon Steel Orchestra

CSO have just released their third CD entitled “From Beyond”. They also have limited copies for their recordings “Another Night with …” and “Music in We Blood”.

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NEW STEELBAND GUIDE

10th of February, 2007 by Matthias G. Kauer

The Executive Committee of STEELPAN EUROPEAN has decided to publish a new stelband guide.

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Old photographs of Trinidad from the 1930s

9th of February, 2007 by Matthias G. Kauer

Greetings from Trinidad and Tobago.
I am a former journalist (although I now work in a computer company) and am seeking to gather old photographs of Trinidad from the 1930s onwards.

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New Compact Disc
PAN IN EDUCATION

23rd of December, 2005 by Matthias G. Kauer

SANCH Electronix Ltd. recently launched in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, the first in its new Pan in Education series of compact discs that are designed for use by music teachers in primary, secondary and music schools locally and internationally.

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