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Today, the rest of the planet will join Trinidad and Tobago in celebrating World Steelpan Day.The stage is set across the nation’s capital for a full day of history, art

Pan in all its glory will be on show at the “University of Woodford Square”, Port of Spain, during World Steelpan Day celebrations tomorrow, from 5 p.m.

Patrick Arnold, the former Pan Trinbago CEO and president who passed away, age 84, on May 10 is one of our latest cultural icons whose contribution to our nation we must pause and contemplate. Arnold, who lived his last days at Peace of Mind Nursing Home at Signal Hill, Tobago, was a tireless advocate for

“Hybrid Fruit” leads Souvenir, a five-track record of steel drum recordings created after 10 years interrogating the instrument’s colonial history

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Leo Sidran talks with steel drum virtuoso Andy Narell about his own personal story and also the story of the steel pan itself and its roots in Trinidad.

The steel pan (it’s really a bit of a faux pas to call it a steel drum!) is one of Trinidad’s proudest exports. It distinguishes itself by being the only acoustic, non-electric instrument invented in the 20th century, and one incubated in Laventille, Port of Spain, during the Second World War

TERRENCE W FARRELL TT is renowned for its harmonious diversity. We are a people of multiple heritages, religions, ethnicities, united by our shared spaces, shared histories and shared values. If one wished to experience a particular aspect or element of our mosaic – Hosay or Ramleela or Shango – you could go to a particular

NAMM has announced the finalists of the 38th Annual TEC Awards.

A new Google Doodle celebrates the steelpan with an illustration by Trinidad and Tobago-based artist Nicholas Huggins and music by fellow countryman Etienne Charles.