A steel pan competition took place in the parking lot of Brooklyn Museum Saturday, celebrating an instrument that originated in Trinidad and Tobago and has become a staple of Caribbean culture.
On a recent morning at Klahowya Secondary School, the seventh and eighth graders in John Lee's third-period steel pan class launched into the bossa nova strains of "Quando quando quando." Students ...
At a free Saturday morning music class in Brooklyn, Caribbean immigrants are coming together to find joy and drum up good ...
One of the best collegiate steel pan ensemble in America, the NIU Steelband returns to the Norris Cultural Arts Center for a concert on Friday, March 28. Led by steel pan superstar Liam Teague, the ...
ST. JOHN — The Love City Pan Dragons ended the year with its annual Caribbean Christmas Concert on Sunday at the School of the Arts to the delight of those in attendance. The steel pan ensemble ...
EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (PIX11) — In just days, steel pan bands in the city will face off in the annual New York Panorama competition — a cherished tradition leading up to the annual West Indian ...
Kids of all ages got the chance to show off their Caribbean pride in Crown Heights at the 12th annual Youth Pan Festival on Saturday. The event featured traditional Caribbean and West Indian dancing, ...
Pablo, 12, also attends, having played the cello steel pan, which has three barrels, since he was eight years old. He said he had made friends after being in the orchestra and that it was "just so fun ...
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Many Brooklyn residents say they're starting to hear Soca and Dancehall music blasting from cars or see Caribbean flags proudly hung. In Canarsie, the Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra is preparing to ...