Podcasts about Steelpan

Hop aboard the Culture Train as we journey to the colorful islands of Trinidad & Tobago with special guest and children's author, Farrah Chow Quan! We'll explore the sun-kissed landscapes, crystal-clear waters, and vibrant mix of cultures that define this Caribbean paradise. Learn about Trinidadian Creole, the unique language of the islands, and discover the joyful sounds of Calypso and Soca music, featuring the iconic Steelpan. Get a sneak peek into the world-famous Carnival, the most spectacular celebration of music, dance, and culture. Plus, Ms. Farrah shares fun words from her book, Anansi and Boisie ABC, and teaches us what it means to "lime." Don't miss this exciting episode packed with music, history, and plenty of island fun. Grab your passports and let's go lime! Credits: Producers/Hosts: Kristen and Asher Kim Guest: Farrah Chow Quan Audio Engineer and Post Production: Robin Lai Theme Song: Composed by Kristen Kim, arranged and recorded by Robin Lai All other music and sound FX: Envato Elements Adventures of Anansi & Boisie ABC Purchase Here: https://fchowquan.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farrahwaytravels/ https://www.instagram.com/anansiandboisie/

Apparently the Coat of Arms debate rages on as the Tassa Association wants the real Trini instrument on the emblem instead of the imported steelpan. Brilliant!It's an episode of dualities as we discuss the mourning as the news of the closing of the famed Carrat Shed in Marabella spread against the backdrop of apparent celebration of the woes of Movie Towne.It's a mixed bag when it comes to the reactions to the passing of Lawrence Duprey, once heralded as one of the greatest businessmen in the region. We do a deep dive into his legacy and the unfair tainting of his name and the hostile takeover of his businesses masked as a financial bailout.The music in this episode is a direct response to the divisive statement made by the Tassa Association of Trinidad & Tobago suggesting that Steelpan isn't 100% Trinidadian.Enjoy!!

Die Maus zum Hören - Lach- und Sachgeschichten. Heute: mit der Triangel als Instrument, Steinzeitmenschen und ihren Zähnen, Käpt`n Blaubär und dem Flötenfänger von Hameln, mit Nina und natürlich mit der Maus und dem Elefanten. Matti und die Triangel (05:14) Rate mal (13:39) Käpt´n Blaubär (18:18) Zeynep-Celal und Jiyan-Kani spielen Baglama (26:41) Klanglupe (34:37) Steelpan (39:27) Frage des Tages: Hatten die Steinzeitmenschen Zahnspangen? (47:11) Von Nina Heuser.

All Soca 2hr Non Stop Show full with Brand NEW 2024 Soca and Power Soca songs!!! Donate and Fan Club Wear at www.islandvibes.org

This week, Ryan and Patrick chat with legendary steelpan player, Robert Greenidge. Robert has been a member of the Coral Reefer Band since 1983 and has performed with a wide-range of musicians including: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Grover Washington Jr., Taj Mahal, Harry Nilsson and more.

celebrating the first ever 'world steelpan day' with kaiso, calypso and soca music for and by the ladies

We conclude our short series on the steelpan drum by learning how the instrument is tuned.

The team continues to explore the science behind the steelpan.

We continue our look at the science behind the steelpan drum.

The team starts a new mini-series celebrating the 50th anniversary of NIU's Steelband.

Entrevista di Dia cu Aldrich Croes pa awe 26/1/2023 tabata cu dr. Charissa Granger (Musicologist, Lecturer, Researcher na University of the West Indies) y dr. Gregory Richardson (Cultural Antropologist na IPA) cu conhuntamente ta forma parti di Islanders at the Helm. Awe diahuebs 26 di januari, den cuadro di e “Aruba Calypso Heritage Week”, ta organisa dos charla "Steelpan, Calypso and Soca in the Bacchanal Space: Please as Resistance" y "Notes on the usefulness of performance in Aruba Carnival" na Scol di Arte San Nicolas.

Welcome to the latest Courtney Pine Global Podcast Bitesize Edition!  A coffee break's worth of cool jazzy vibes to wet your appetite for the full show.  Commercial free, and hand-picked by Courtney for a vibrant, and soulful listen!  This week 70's funk from Tel Aviv dance floors, Steelpan-Cuban-Argentinian melange, Scandi-style minimalism - Pause for Thought with us this week folks, and rest awhile in the rays of sunshine from Planet Earth's incredible music.  1 Sefi Zisling – Older & WiserWelcome Sunset TRU-THOUGHTS Tr1Sefi Zisling tpt Yair Slutzki tb Shlomi Alon sx fl Idan Kupferberg perc Omri Shani bs Tom Bollig dr Noam Havkin keys Uzi Ramirez gtr Avner Kelmer vln Yogev Glusman vln  Tel Aviv's top trumpeter Sefi Zisling evokes the sound of 70s jazz-funk on new release ‘Welcome Sunset'.  Sonic echoes of legends from the iconic era such as Roy Ayers, Gene Harris, Bobby Humphrey and Idris Muhammed can be heard, woven with the swagger instrumentation of Kool and the Gang.   2 Joy Lapps – Serena Girl in the Yard SELF -RELEASE Tr7Joy Lapps Stpan Colleen Allen cl Courtenay Frazer melodica Jeremy Ledbetter pno Elmer Ferrer gtrAndrew Stewart bs Larnell Lewis dr Rosendo Chendy Léon perc Elizabeth Rodríguez vln Magdelys Savigne perc Multi-modal artist and composer Joy Lapps issues Girl in the Yard, her fifth leader release and first full-length album exclusively featuring original music and arrangements. Informed by a vibrant palette of styles, Girl in the Yard, due out July 8,  pays tribute to the many women who have helped facilitate her mastery of the steelpan and supported her success in the steelband movement. “The process of composing and recording this album became an exploration of how I'm able to show up in the world because of the women, especially in my community, who have supported me,” says the Grammy-nominated instrumentalist. 3 Tomasz & Rouhangeze – Planet 9 10'25Planet 9 SELF-RELEASE Tr1Tomasz Bura pno Rouhangeze Baichoo vc Mark Mondesir dr Laurence Cottle bsBura/BaichooMeditative sounds from London's mystic duo, circles of gorgeousness driven by subtle drum and bass...   

El steelpan es un instrumento musical icónico de Trinidad y Tobago, nacido a finales de los 40 y principios de los 50 como resultado de la prohibición de los tambores, está elaborado con metal y fue parte importante del Carnaval Canboulay, uno de los festivales anuales de cosecha efectuados en tierra trinitaria. El 26 de julio de este año Google dedicó su doodle al steelpan pues ese día pero en 1951, el instrumento fue presentado más allá de sus fronteras natales en el Festival de Gran Bretaña. La banda encargada de hacerlo en esa oportunidad fue la Trinidad All Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra. Hoy, acercándonos a la sonoridad de este instrumento escucharemos de Raf Robertson destacado pianista, panista, vocalista, arreglista de bandas de steel pan, músico de Trinidad y Tobago el tema Panorama Night.

Lord Kitchener's 100th Birthday celebration with kaiso, calypso, soca and steelpan music

As a pillar in the London pan scene for decades, Delphina James has established herself firmly as a pan advocate, music educator and pan innovator keen on helping her community improve its capabilities for the instrument. One of her biggest accomplishments is her book series, "Learn Music On...", created specifically for each major instrument in the steel orchestra, including tenor pan, double seconds, guitar pan and bass pans. Her goal is to help pannists learn to sight read music on their instrument better, which will in turn improve the speed and capabilities of steel bands in London and beyond. Check out her books here: https://delphinajames.com/ Amazon --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strike-up/support

As director of the NYU Steel Band and a long-time player and educator of the steelpan instrument, Josh Quillen is a seasoned veteran on the Brooklyn pan scene and knowledgeable advocate. Join us as we have a winding discussion that touches on everything from the history of the slave trade and its impact on the world we live in today, to how we as advocates and ambassadors of the instrument (especially those of us not from Trinidad & Tobago) can show our respect and support to the instrument, people and culture without culturally appropriating it or allowing it to become lost due to land disputes and political considerations. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strike-up/support

Amanda Duncan is a professional pannist and educator with an extensive background with steelpan. She is the percussion and steel band director at Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. During this episode, she talks about her path to pan, her experiences with Panorama and how she incorporates that into her teaching at the high school level, and how she's managed to gain the respect for the instrument that it deserves from her students, fellow faculty, parents and administrators. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strike-up/support

Andy Narell is one of the most famous steelpan artists of all time, having made a name for himself with his unique style of caribbean jazz, along with a deep knowledge of the instrument's history that he uses to educate new generations of players through traveling clinics and performances. After five years of work, Narell has finally finished his steelpan sample library, which has sampled a variety of instruments in the steelpan family using Ellie Mannette crafted instruments. Along with the library, he will be releasing an album of music called "Like a Child" that he recorded using these sampled pans. This episode discusses his life and career along with an in-depth explanation about this new library of steelpan samples. Purchase the library at: ilio.com Learn more about Andy Narell and purchase his music, including his new album, Like a Child, at: andynarell.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strike-up/support

Originating in the nineteen century, calypso is a genre of Caribbean music that can be traced since spread across the region and its diaspora through migration. In this episode, we discuss calypso's evolving history, impact, and representation of Caribbean culture and society.  Meagan A. Sylvester - Music Sociologist.Author.Researcher is a published author of over fifteen book chapters and journal articles and is a well know public academic in her native Trinidad and Tobago where she participates in both television and radio discussions on the Calypso and Soca musical artforms. Her research topics of interest are Music and National Identity in Calypso and Soca, Music of Diasporic Carnivals, Narratives of Resistance in Calypso and Ragga Soca music, Steelpan and kaisoJazz musical identities, Gender and Identity in Calypso and Soca music and Music and Human Rights in the Americas. She has presented academic papers and hosted scholarly workshops in several spaces across the globe including Europe, Latin America, South America, the United States and numerous islands in the Caribbean.She has recently completed her a Ph.D. in Sociology of Music at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago and holds memberships in professional organizations include the Society for Ethnomusicology, the International Association of the Study for Popular Music, Caribbean Studies Association and the Association of Black Sociologists. Follow Dr. Sylvester on Facebook and Twitter. Connect with Strictly Facts -  Instagram | Facebook | TwitterLooking to read more about the topics covered in this episode? Visit  www.strictlyfactspod.com. Produced by Breadfruit MediaSupport the show

Hailed by one critic as the "Paganini of the steelpan", Liam Teague has become a household name among pannists and beyond for his ferocious playing style, innovative compositions and ability to inspire through teaching as director of steelpan studies at Northern Illinois University (NIU). On this episode, Teague discusses his upbringing, how he was mentored by the late, great Cliff Alexis and Al O'Connor, and how new compositions for steelpan can help push the instrument to new heights. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strike-up/support

kaiso, calypso and soca music that celebrates the steelpan and its pioneers

Ryan Roberts is a steelpan builder, tuner and pannist, based out of Morgantown, West Virginia. He's most known for being the last apprentice of legendary steelpan pioneer, Dr. Ellie Mannette. Find out about his experience learning under Mannette and what to expect when you place an order for steelpans to be built. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strike-up/support

Michael Medeiros, general manager of the Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about his hotel, surrounded by two state parks and the beach, making it centrally located and yet quiet. Newly renovated in 2019, every one of the 240 guest rooms, 20 junior suites and two master suites face the ocean with floor to ceiling windows, and the restaurant, Steelpan, features entertainment and serves both the pool and walk--in trade with a patio adjoining the sidewalk. For more information, visit  www.sonesta.com/us/florida/fort-lauderdale/sonesta-fort-lauderdale-beach. If interested, the original video of this podcast -- with supplemental pictures and video -- can be found on the Insider Travel Report Youtube channel  or by searching for the podcast's title on Youtube. 

As one of the Yamaha Top 40 Under 40, Tyler Swick has attained a name for himself as a music educator after only 8 years of work. Learn how he earned his Master's degree, fell in love with pan and incorporated pan into his teaching in a unique and effective way with elementary school kids.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strike-up/support

Strike Up host, Ted Goslin, speaks candidly about his journey with steelpan and how it helped him find his life and career path. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strike-up/support

Kristin Murrell is the founder and owner of Mecca Management, an artist development company aimed at helping emerging steelpan artists connect with the resources they need to develop their skills and build their business. This week we talk to Kristin about her experiences with pan, business, why she started Mecca and how musicians can find success with steelpan. https://www.instagram.com/mecca_management/ PAN Magazine: www.pan-mag.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strike-up/support

Tracy Thornton is a world-renowned steelpan artist, composer, arranger and clinician, most known for his electrifying Pan Rocks projects, including two recording sessions with famous rock stars and pan players from multiple countries. In this episode, he'll discuss his life and career along with tips for how to make it as a solo steelpan artist in the music business. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strike-up/support

In this first episode of Strike Up, we introduce the hosts, Ted Goslin and Sachelle Thomas, discuss the state of steelpan and some of the key players and events involved in shaping the world of steelpan as we currently know it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strike-up/support

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Special Caribbean Christmas Show featuring some Reggae Hits then a little Steelpan from PANAZZ and ending with Kaiso Classics.. Donate at www.islandvibes.org

Die Sendung mit der Maus - Lach- und Sachgeschichten zum Hören. Heute: mit einem ungewöhnlichen Instrument aus der Karibik, einem Besuch im Amphitheater, mit André und natürlich mit der Maus und dem Elefanten.

"Let's walk with empathy. We're all born with something; we all have to face some struggle...understanding that. We have to journey down something and it's not always going to be peachy. I am very grateful for my upbringing...instead of getting caught up with labels and identifications, just keep with who you are." - Zaynab Wilson   Zaynab Wilson is a Canadian-Trinidadian globe-trotting multi-instrumentalist, who openly embraces her creative and personal expansion through her dynamic style and passionate expression. She transmutes the raw material of her experiences and voice into songs that “quietens your spirit”.  With a diverse musical input ranging from Bob Marley to Norah Jones, Esperanza Spalding and Billie Holiday, Zaynab's output flows with elements of improvisation influenced by Jazz, Soul, R&B and Afro-Caribbean. Born into a steel pan playing family band based in Montréal, music and sound flowed with diversity throughout the family home giving Zaynab rich cultural and musical roots to explore. In 2014, she earned a Bachelor of Music on drums from Humber College then continued with her musical dynamism through debuting her own project, MoZayic, and in supportive percussive roles with Jason Wilson, Alysha Brilla and other local and international projects. In 2018, Zaynab welcomed a new level of deepening with music when she released as a singer-songwriter and has since performed her original project across Canada, in the USA and Australia, receiving radio airplay on Canada's CBC and Australia's ABC.  Zaynab discusses plans of starting her own podcast, The Music Cabinet, which will explore music, art, & storytelling as a therapy, medicine and a healing tool. Cover Art Design By Tania Willems https://www.zaynabwilsonmusic.com/

Zaynab is a Canadian-Trinidadian globe-trotting multi-instrumentalist, who openly embraces her creative and personal expansion through her dynamic style and passionate expression.  She transmutes the raw material of her experiences and voice into songs that “quietens your spirit”.  With a diverse musical input ranging from Bob Marley to Norah Jones, Esperanza Spalding and Billie Holiday, Zaynab's output flows with elements of improvisation influenced by Jazz, Soul, R&B and Afro-Caribbean. Born into a steelpan playing family band based in Montréal, music and sound flowed with diversity throughout the family home giving Zaynab rich cultural and musical roots to explore. In 2014, she earned a Bachelor of Music on drums from Humber College then continued with her musical dynamism through debuting her own project, MoZayic, and in supportive percussive roles with Jason Wilson, Alysha Brilla and other local and international projects. In 2018, Zaynab welcomed a new level of deepening with music when she released as a singer-songwriter and has since performed her original project across Canada, in the USA and Australia, receiving radio airplay on Canada's CBC and Australia's ABC.  Zaynab is planning to start her own podcast, The Music Cabinet, which will explore music/art/storytelling as a therapy, medicine and healing tool. Cover Art Design by Tania Willems https://www.zaynabwilsonmusic.com/

When you discover a sound that entices you to share it with the world, what  would you do?It's story time with Mokhtar.  He paints a picture of his past personal discovery and how through perseverence influenced many lives since then.  Here is steelpan or steeldrum!  Enjoy!

From Lurkin’ in the parking lot outside Flecktones concerts, to recording and performing with Victor Wooten and Bela Fleck, composer and steel pannist, Jonathan Scales, has surpassed his biggest dreams, yet found them to be a beginning, rather than an end.   Discover the mindstate of Fake Buddha’s Inner Child, take a stroll down the Hallway of Possibilities, take a trip to Mauritania, and learn the emotional meaning behind Jonathan’s instrumental music in this heady episode.

Steelpan Artist, Educator, and Artistic Director for the Cultural Academy for Excellence Josanne Francis stops by to talk CAFE, Steel on Wheels, and Parallel Intersections (03:00), the impact of the pandemic on her life and career (29:45), growing up in Trinidad (36:00), her undergrad years at Southern Miss and studying under John Wooton (53:30), her master’s degree years at Northern Illinois University and studying under Liam Teague (01:17:00), and hangs in there for the Random Ass Questions (01:36:00).Finishing with a Rave on the 1982 film Ashes and Embers (01:50:40).Links:Josanne Francis’s homepageCultural Academy for ExcellenceThe Strathmore Artist-in-Residence Class of 2018Steel on WheelsParallel IntersectionsCliff AlexisJohn WootonRay Holman“A Night in Tunisia”“Raga No. 1” - Bill Cahn“Xylophonia” - Joe Green“Flight of the Bumblebee” - Rimsky-Korsakov“Impressions” - Liam Teague“Charlotte Street” - Ray Holman“Open Window” - Robert Chappell“From Within” - Michel CamiloConcerto for Steelpan and Orchestra - Jan Bach“Triplets” - G.H. Green“Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Franz LisztRush Hour trailerQueen & Slim trailerThe Platform trailer“Chant” - Liam Teague“Heal The World” - Michael Jackson“We Are the World” - Michael JacksonRaves:Ashes and Embers - Haile Gerima discusses

When people could not play the music they wanted, they invented a new kind of music. Adam Navis and Katy Blake look at the history of Steel Pan music.

My guest today is drummer, percussionist Alan Lightner. I’ve known Alan for many years as we both learned music together in our early years. Today his work as a percussionist has taken him all over the world and is centered around various Afro-centric styles. He’s worked with such greats as Will Smith, Mos Def, Ashanti, Roy Ayres, and Lenny Williams just to name a few. He’s also worked as a master faculty member at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts. Today we’ll be talking about that, his various drums, and more…His website link is - http://www.alanlightner.comPan Ramajay Production’s link is - http://ramajay.comListen & Subscribe at Spreaker.com, Apple Podcasts (iTunes), Google Play, Soundcloud, YouTube, Spotify, Castbox, iHeartRadio, TuneIn.com, and Listen Notes (Podcast Search Engine).If you’re looking for Live Audio/Video Services in the L.A. or O.C. areas for a 4-5 piece band or business meeting, reach out to us at Kim-Z Entertainment, LLC.Email your questions/comments to info@kim-zentertainment.com“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius

Songwriters Guild Live is a weekly radioshow in Amsterdam, focussed on artists who write their own songs. This week your host was Ro Halfhide. A Montréal-born Trinidadian-Canadian, Zaynab comes to the music scene with a wealth of cultural and musical diversity. Her recent Live EP (2018), is the debut to her career as a fronting singer-songwriter where she draws musical and rhythmic inspiration from her Caribbean roots and merges with folk, her heart and soul. Her voice is sweet, unaffected and naturally blended, and carries a strong sense of rhythm. Zaynab grew up in a large family of musicians, specializing on Steelpan, and got an early start to the life of an artist. Being the youngest of the lot of six children, the formula was already set by the time she was six. Zaynab was performing throughout Eastern Canada with her family, the "Von-Trapps of Steelpan", and gaining invaluable life lessons. Now, in addition to steelpan, Zaynab has grown into a sensitive, dynamic and well-rounded musician and is an equally talented percussionist, vocalist, songwriter and drummer, holding a drum-major degree from Humber College. Over the years, Zaynab has had the opportunity to perform with a variety of local and international artists including Alysha Brilla, Jason Wilson, Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick and Pee Wee Ellis, and performing at notable festivals including Woodford Folk Festival (Australia), Hillside Festival (Canada) and Celtic Connections (Scotland). On her own front, Zaynab took her Live EP tour on the road to Western Canada in September 2018 and over to Eastern Canada with Arlene Paculan in November 2018, performing in both house concerts and local live music venues. As for 2019, Zaynab is working towards releasing a series of singles, a new EP and tour dates, so far, in both Canada and USA. When she isn’t performing, Zaynab runs music workshops at various schools within the multiple school boards in Ontario. Her workshops are delivered using steelpan, percussion or band instruments with the goal being more than learning repertoire. Her workshops run in schools with higher numbers of newcomers to Canada, for groups with special learning abilities, as part of health and wellness conferences and for overall team building and strengthening of non-verbal and nonviolent communication. She recently attended a Musicians Without Borders Training of Workshop Leaders program, in Ede, to help enhance her workshop leading abilities. In a realistic world, Zaynab would be able to integrate touring as a performer and running music-based workshops along the way.

Mike Schwebke is an Illinois-based recording and performing artist on steelpan and percussion. He studied steelpan and percussion at Northern Illinois University under Liam Teague, Cliff Alexis, Robert Chappell, Mike Mixtacki and Dr. Greg Byer. While at NIU Mike played in the NIU Latin Jazz Ensemble, NIU Bata trio, several classical ensembles, and the internationally renowned NIU World Steelband. Mike is also an active educator and clinician working internationally on different projects. In Illinois, he has students of steelpan, drumset and percussion. He has taught drum set classes at the Triple Threat Mentoring Organization and currently directs Oswego High School's Marching Percussion with Aaron Spevak. As a part of Paa Kow Band, Mike has been able to perform at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music on two occassions, taking the opportunity to share living African music with a Chicago crowd! He has taken part in a variety of clinics ranging from the history of the steelpan to its future, other clinic topics have included African and Afro-Cuban drumming traditions. Enabling the creation of new music for steelpan is a huge part of his artistic drive. In 2011 he completed his first collaboration with composer Kyle Krause. The result was a 3 piece suite of short works for steelpan solo and duet. In fall of 2013, Mike gave a a recital of almost entirely new music for steelpan. It featured works by Todd Jelinek, Kyle Krause and Kevin Bobo (a piece commissioned and premiered a few months earlier by Liam Teague). In 2016, Mike was able to premier a duet for Double Second Steelpan and Clarinet by Krause as well as exhibit some of his previously commissioned works as a guest in a composition lecture at the Peabody Conservatory. 

Mike Schwebke is an Illinois-based recording and performing artist on steelpan and percussion. He studied steelpan and percussion at Northern Illinois University under Liam Teague, Cliff Alexis, Robert Chappell, Mike Mixtacki and Dr. Greg Byer. While at NIU Mike played in the NIU Latin Jazz Ensemble, NIU Bata trio, several classical ensembles, and the internationally renowned NIU World Steelband. Mike is also an active educator and clinician working internationally on different projects. In Illinois, he has students of steelpan, drumset and percussion. He has taught drum set classes at the Triple Threat Mentoring Organization and currently directs Oswego High School's Marching Percussion with Aaron Spevak. As a part of Paa Kow Band, Mike has been able to perform at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music on two occassions, taking the opportunity to share living African music with a Chicago crowd! He has taken part in a variety of clinics ranging from the history of the steelpan to its future, other clinic topics have included African and Afro-Cuban drumming traditions. Enabling the creation of new music for steelpan is a huge part of his artistic drive. In 2011 he completed his first collaboration with composer Kyle Krause. The result was a 3 piece suite of short works for steelpan solo and duet. In fall of 2013, Mike gave a a recital of almost entirely new music for steelpan. It featured works by Todd Jelinek, Kyle Krause and Kevin Bobo (a piece commissioned and premiered a few months earlier by Liam Teague). In 2016, Mike was able to premier a duet for Double Second Steelpan and Clarinet by Krause as well as exhibit some of his previously commissioned works as a guest in a composition lecture at the Peabody Conservatory. 

Pioneering steelpan jazz musician, Rudy "Two Left" Smith chats with Jazz in the Islands editor, Nigel A. Campbell, about his career. His beginnings in Trinidad, his sojourn into Europe to perform and ultimately record are discussed. Landmark albums like his Otinku with the Modern Sound Quintet are put into context as a steelpan jazz first. Now resident in Denmark, Smith's career spans more than 50 years playing and recording music on the steelpan, being among the few still alive who made recordings on the Cook Records label here in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. A bebop musician who uses the steelpan as his instrumental voice in the jazz conversation on the band stand, Smith continues making albums that still garner rave reviews from jazz critics and stand as benchmarks for a new generation to strive towards. A major influence on a number of new steelpan jazz musicians, Smith is modest in his recognition of the deserved accolades. Mon, 19 Feb 2018

Vom 05. März bis zum 16. März 2018 war der Profimusiker Jürgen Lesker zu Gast in der Widey-Grundschule. In dieser Zeit probte er mit den Schülerinnen und Schülern mit einem ungewöhnlichen Instrument, der Steelpan. Hört mal rein.

A few weeks ago I attended our local radio station WMNF 88.5's benefit - Karbbyan Kruze Music Festival hosted by Angela B. at Skippers Smokehouse and saw some amazing, talented and fun performers throughout the day. When Bickley Rivera and Island Chill band came out to play, I was immediately enthralled with her playing on the steel drums and the percussion and groove of the band they were so much fun to listen to.  I couldn't stop moving to the music.  I had a great chance to meet her and see if she would be a guest on the sow and she agreed.  So, today's episode you will meet Bickley Rivera, the high priestess of steel drums.  About Bickley: Bickley Rivera began her recording career in 1985 and branched into the Latin and Caribbean genre when she and her husband, Nelson, formed the group "Cuba Libre" in 1992, where she was keyboardist and lead singer. They originated and produced "Caribbean Madness", the only Caribbean Riverboat Cruise series on the Connecticut River, which sold out for 5 seasons. She transitioned to Steelpan in 2005, training under many seasoned island artists. She has opened for national groups, such as "America" and performed with many other international artists, Tony "Kitch" Paine (son of legendary Lord Kitchner), Jazz singer Joan Cartwright, Eugene Grey (touring guitarist for reggae-star Burning Spear), performed in Trinidad's International Panorama 2015 semi-final competition under the leadership of Andy Narell. So come take a listen mon' and enjoy the show. Pick up a copy of Bickley's music here: Bickley's Music Stay in touch with Bickley: Bickley on Facebook Bickley's Twitter   And, please, if you like this episode, share the love mon!   Rock On & Rock Out!!   Dawn-Marie (D.M.) XO Stay in touch with the Lil' Drummer Girl: Instagram Twitter Facebook   Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Sound Cloud and iHeart Radio      

In einer Werkstatt hängt einiges herum, das Lärm oder Musik macht. Wie es in einer Werkstatt klingt und was sich zum Klingen bringen lässt, vom alten Ölfass bis zum Flügel, der von alleine spielen kann: Zum Beispiel die SteelPan - ein edles und klangvolles Recycling-Produkt! Ihr blecherner Sound wird oft mit der Karibik in Verbindung gebracht, sie ist aber weit über diesen Teil der Erde hinaus bekannt. SteelPans können, in Kombination verschiedener "Trommeln", einen Tonumfang von 6 Oktaven zum Klingen bringen. Oder: ein Klavier, das von alleine klimpert. Soweit ist das ja noch nicht ganz neu, aber man kann sogar den Anschlag verschiedener Pianisten mit dem iPad einstellen und sich den Geist vom längst verstorbenen Klaviersuperstar Vladimir Horowitz in die gute Stube holen!

Update: Applications of Research in Music Education editor Debbie Rohwer interviews author Brandon Haskett about some of the main issues surrounding steel band directors' attitudes- including methodology, the balance of genres programmed, the inclusion of contextual information, and directors’ steelpan performance backgrounds. The abstract for the article, "A Survey Study of U.S. Collegiate and K–12 Steel Band Directors’ Attitudes Relating to Steel Band Curriculum and Pedagogy" can be found here: http://upd.sagepub.com/content/34/2/5.abstract.  

Salmon Cupid, born in the Caribbean Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T also affectionately referred to as  Trinbago), fell in love with and learned to play the steelpan there. He began formally playing with St. Augustine Senior Comprehensive School where he led the band in several music festivals and competitions. Under his captaincy, St. Augustine won the Panorama competition and walked away with first place at the Steelpan Music Festival. He also made several international tours with the school to Europe. His experience on these tours confirmed that his idea of the electronic steelpan was crucial to the progress of steelpan. In 1994, Salmon was selected by Pan Trinbago to be the Steelpan Cultural Ambassador as part of the demand by schools internationally to teach and expose the steelpan in Canada. He accepted that opportunity to expand his horizons. It led to his decision to relocate to Canada where he currently resides. In 2000, he boldly entered a steelband in the Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto. For the next 6 years the band consistently won the competition. Also in 2000, with the support of the students, parents, teachers, and community at large, he founded an alumni band, the Toronto All Stars Steel Orchestra (TASSO). The steelpan is an acoustic musical instrument indigenous to T&T. In honor to the pioneers who originated and developed the instrument and art form, he strived to remain mindful and respectful of the pioneers. To get a better sense of the instrument, click on this link.  To view a video of the debut of Salmon's invention, the e-pan, in concert, click here.

In case you missed it last Saturday, you can catch it this week. Come down to Forever Flowers in Frenchtown tomorrow, April 19, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon for the encore double-booksigning with native Virgin Islanders, Mrs. Ann Marie Danet and Mrs. Theresa Q. Bernier. They are looking forward to sharing their exciting books and chatting with you. Come, stay awhile to chat with them, join in the fun of the live remote, and enjoy light refreshments. See you there! Steelpan music, courtesy of Robert Symons, may be purchased from his store at CDBaby.com. If you live off-island, not to worry. Just call-in at 646-721-9611 during the show to share your comments. The live remote will be recorded and made available online for listening at your convenience.

Come and share in the fun of meeting two of the Virgin Islands' authors, Mrs. Anne Marie Danet, author of The Adventures of Jean-Pierre Mongoose, and Mrs. Theresa Bernier, author Blood and Parcels, at Forever Flowers. Stay and share your comments with them during the live interview. Steelpan music, courtesy of Robert Symons, may be purchased from his store at CDBaby.com. If you live off-island, not to worry. Just call-in at 646-721-9611 during the show to share your comments. The entire live remote will be recorded and made available online for listening at your convenience.  Visit www.CDBaby.com/artist/RobertSymons to purchase Robert's music. Tell him Etienne sent you.