PAN-JUMBIE

T&T - Song: "Lion Oh" by Lion (R. de Leon)
First recording of Steel Pan/drums in 1940
Acc: Big Head Hamil/Eric Stowe/Jules
These were players from Hell Yard the genesis of All Stars

CA - Toronto Panorama Results.

T&T - In 1951, an era when young middle-class women were kept far away from the steelband movement, “Ellie” Robertson joined the Girl Pat Steel Orchestra, the first all women steelband formed in Trinidad and Tobago by the late Hazel Henley, a teacher at St Crispin’s Anglican School.

A 32 min. educational video on the social history of the development of steel pan music in Trinidad and Tobago. Interviews with steel band pioneers. Photos from T&T. Narrated by Professor Emeritus of Sociology William R. Aho, Ph.D., Rhode Island College, Providence, Ri USA.

BE - Recently a soprano steel pan was given to the mim (musical instruments museum) by the government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. To celebrate this donation of their national instrument to the Belgian state, the Our Boys Steel Orchestra performed in the concert hall at mim.

By Frauke Lühning

Recently I read about plans of the Trinidadian government to end the pan-in-the-classroom program and replace it with classes with various other instruments of different cultural background, paying dues to the eclectic musical heritage of Trinidad and Tobago. There was mention of cuatro, harmonium and sitar, to name a few. I have some thoughts about this matter that I would like to share.

Regularly playing music in groups may improve children's ability to empathise with others, suggests a study.

USA - Every year the Hardwick community in Vermont holds its annual street festival. One of its many spectacles for the last five years has been Emily Lanxner's Jeudevine Music School Steelband. This pan group is made up of mostly kids and a few adults.

T&T - Robert Greenidge received a standing ovation at the end of his presentation at the just concluded Inaugural International Conference on Steelpan held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) in Port of Spain.

USA - The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has nominated “Hammer on Steel,” a two-program documentary created by The University of Akron, for eight Emmy awards for the 2011 broadcast year.