Tony “Pan Jumbie” Williams’ story is ne of passion and dedication to the steelpan art form. But in this chapter, he is faced with some serious challenges to his legacy and indeed his life, as he battles the complexities of diabetes and its debi...

When you follow your bliss, the synchronicities are ecstatically validating with rewards beyond your dreams, not necessarily making a living but living a love. The unassuming St. Lucian pannist, composer, arranger Allison Marquis truly exemplif...

The new business model for the Steelpan industry is an ecosystem based on collaboration rather than competition. Akua Leith explains the pillars and principles that guide this system in the founding of MITTCO (Musical Instruments of Trinidad an...

"Be like water" was Bruce Lee's famous admonition. For Victor Provost, Pan was the instrument he played growing up on St. John in the Virgin Islands. Jazz was the music he loved. The melding of the two was no conscious exploration, it was an or...

One of the steelpan art form's prodigious talents talks about the challenges of building an identity outside of conditioned perceptions in the music industry and the indigenous culture from which it emerged. 

“In the US, every instrument…guitar, trumpet, piano, has its own society where people who are interested…or are practitioners and teachers in that discipline, get together at conferences, via professional journals, websites; and they share best...

Sons don't always follow in their Dad's footsteps, especially when Dad has already created some pretty big shoes to fill. But when a son matches his Dad's passion and potential for a particular preoccupation, the promise is priceless. Listen as...

"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." Jonathan Scales never set out to be different in the steelpan fraternity. He was just being himself, playing the music he loved and found himself taking Pa...

Four-time Panorama Large Band Champion arranger and director, Duvone Stewart of the BP Renegades Steel Orchestra breaks down the process of composing a winning arrangement within the constraints of a four-element criteria.Links to the D...