Best Steelpan Podcasts (2024)

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 exemplifies this sentiment with eight Panorama Championships and already eyeing next year for number nine. Support…

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Episode 21: Island Jazz Chat with Anthony Pierre 1:31:45

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Anthony Pierre represents a pioneering effort of a Caribbean musician to establish a sustained island jazz presence in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. That multi-decade journey has resulted, by the 1990s, in the formation of the Caribbean jazz sextet Kalabash, which focused on "using the steel drum as a lead voice in a jazz ensemble, while ex…

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Episode 168: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Olympic Games 49:46

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run, jump and dive into this episode with music from invader, ajamu, kitchener and gillo.

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Episode 167: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Love Inflation 56:12

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this episode we explore the relationship between love and money and short remembrance of -july 27th- in trinidad and tobago. music from the mighty sparrow, bother valentino, black stalin and shadow

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Episode 21: Island Jazz Chat with Vaughnette Bigford 59:20

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Vaughnette Bigford is the Creole Chanteuse, the island songbird who "has made the local [Trinidad and Tobago, and the Caribbean] songbook the new jazz standard in the Caribbean...the premier jazz song stylist in these islands whose palette knows no boundaries. Tone, beauty, presence: the definition of the New World African." An apt description from…

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Episode 166: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Sparrow News Network 27:26

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major local and international news stories by the lead tent reporter, slinger francisco, the calypso king of the world. happy 89th birthday to the birdie!

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Episode 165: TGiM the Calypso Tent - We Together 48:59

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the kaiso community together in the tent with music from shadow, ella andall, stalin, bunji and david rudder

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Episode 164: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Missing It 1:01:06

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in case you missed the tent here are some tracks that missed as well. with music from duke, nelson, sparrow and voice

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Episode 163: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Culture Memorial 1:14:15

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celebrating memorial, mother's and arrival day with music from ajala, aloes, nappy mayers, relator and drupatee

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Episode 162: TGiM the Calypso Tent - May Something 1:16:51

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in this episode we have a little fun with a special soca segment and a tribute to the moms

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Episode 161: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The May 49:07

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may flowers and showers with music from duke, kitch, sparrow and calypso rose

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Episode 160: TGiM the Calypso Tent - A Party for Rose 43:25

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celebrating the birthday of calypso rose with kaiso, calypso and soca from the calypso queen of the world

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MITTCO: The Eight Pillars of a Steelpan Ecosystem | Akua Leith 46:34

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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 and Tobago Company LTD). Support the showBy Akua Leith

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Episode 159: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Kitch at One O'Two 42:48

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celebrating the 102nd birthday of the lord kitchener with one or two double entendre kaiso, calypso and soca from the grand master

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Episode 158: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Kaiso Eclipse 1:21:53

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it is a total eclipse in the tent with blocking tunes from the mighty shadow, brother resistance, baron, merchant and crazy

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The 'Pan Bopper': Melding the dual love of Steelpan and Bebop Jazz | Victor Provost 1:07:06

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"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 organic evolution. Performing and sharing this gift was what he was used to, until Covid struck. Then he piv…

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DFX: Surmounting the 'Pigeonholes' of the Steelpan Art Form |Andre White 56:08

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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. Support the showBy Andre White

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Episode 157: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Fools Day 1:02:53

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the tent marks all fools day with classics in kaiso, calypso and soca music from the likes of kitchener, singing sandra, zoelah, david rudder and brigo.

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Episode 20: Island Jazz Chat with Garvin Blake 1:15:47

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Garvin Blake, pan jazz musician based in New York has re-discovered his intention to preserve and promote the idea of steelpan and jazz as global music. After a pair of significant albums in 1999, Belle Eau Road Blues, and 2015, Parallel Overtones, Blake is now in a place in his life to continue to record and let the music of the steelpan be the 'n…

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Episode 156: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Holier Than 55:44

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this episode takes a look at those holier than thou...and maybe why they should be. with music from trinidad rio, mighty spoiler, shadow, benjai and the lord kitchener.

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Episode 155: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Calypso Lady 42:10

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celebrating women's history month in the tent with some boss ladies and a couple classic tributes. with music from singing sandra, ella andell, denyse plummer and the baron

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The NSSBE: Advancing Steelpan Education in the US | Chris Tanner 1:05:00

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“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 practices, ideas,…what has worked, what hasn’t worked, what are their challenges, so that we’re not reinv…

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Episode 154: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Calypso Wins 41:42

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this episode takes a look at the topic of calypso with songs from the mighty duke, david rudder, luta and lord shorty

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TNTeague: The dynamic father and son Steelpan Duo | Liam Teague/Jaden Teague-Nunez 27:37

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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 TNTeague share their passion for Pan. Support the showBy TNTeague

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An Unassuming Maverick: Carving out a new tributary in the Steelpan movement | Jonathan Scales 46:16

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"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 Pan where it had never been. Listen to Jonathan's story, an unlikely saga that grows with every note he play…

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TT Panorama 2024: 'A win is a win'; Demystifying a winning arrangement| Duvone Stewart 54:42

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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 Duvone Stewart documentary, The Man Behind the Music: https://youtu.be/dBx9uMMfKKM?si=msjpj... https://youtu.be/Eo…

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Episode 153: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Around the Ben 42:28

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the episode loosens you up at the hips just in time for trinidad and tobago carnival. featuring music from carl and carol jacobs, kerwin, sparrow and invader

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Episode 152: TGiM the Calypso Tent - All Fours 50:05

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50 yrs celebrating the hits on the 4s. 1964, 74, 84, 94, 04 and 2014. with music from king swallow, penguin, chalkdust and the soca king super blue

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Episode 151: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Rights 52:01

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all is equal in the tent with music from the mighty shadow, 3canal, ella andell and the mighty duke

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Episode 150: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Culture Jam 51:39

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we jammin' in the tent again with toe jam, jammers, jamboree. featuring music by swallow, mighty sparrow, terror and ricardo drue.

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Episode 149: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Birthday Tent 54:17

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celebrating haiti's independence day and entering a 4th year of the tent with music from tony barclay, michel martelly, krosfyah and david rudder

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Episode 148: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Gift 1:08:42

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celebrate a caribbean Christmas in the tent. with parang, soca parang and chutney parang. with music from lord kitchener, marcia miranda, singing francine and red plastic bag

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Episode 147: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Christmas Spirit 38:10

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the spirit of the season in in the tent. with music from sprangalang, scrunter, lord kitchener and lord relator.

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Episode 146: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Naughty or Nice 1:00:17

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the tent is making a list and checking it for culture defenders and lots more this episode. with music from calypso rose, lord melody, mighty shadow and nap hepburn.

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Episode 145: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Tobago Day 1:05:28

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tobago day or nelson island for this episode of the tent celebrates with the music of lord nelson, a proud son of tobago

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Episode 144: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Cold in the Ice 35:05

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kaiso, calypso and soca for the change in season for the northern hemisphere. with msuic, from lord melody, destra, fab 5 and lord relator.

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Episode 143: TGiM the Calypso Tent - It's Giving 36:40

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the tent kicks off the season of giving musically with tracks from calypso rose, shadow, arrow and crazy.

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Episode 142: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Horn First 1:10:33

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part one of the horn series - with plenty brass and bacchanal. featuring music from mighty shadow, sparrow, brigo and etienne charles.

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Episode 19: Creole Christmas Chat with Etienne Charles 41:09

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Island Jazz Chat host, Nigel Campbell chats with globe-trotting Trinidadian musician and Guggenheim Fellow Etienne Charles about his upcoming performance in Trinidad and Tobago, A Creole Christmas Gift: Concert and Cocktails presented by HADCO Experiences. This event will showcase the extraordinary talents of Caribbean music legend and 7-time Gramm…

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Episode 141: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Kaiso Old Man 1:04:41

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music for as young as you feel some days with tunes from carl and carol jacob, michael baker, arrow, shadow and the mighty bomber.

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Episode 140: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Calypso Defence 1:06:01

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celebrating october as calypso history month with tracks defending the music. featuring songs from the mighty terror, kenny j, david rudder and lord shorty.

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Episode 139: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Family Business 1:14:12

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this episode is for family, framaly, famalay and all the culture defenders; this kaiso community. with music from chalkdust, lord melody, merchant and ella andell

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Episode 138: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Sell Out 1:08:13

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for this episode we salute the vendor - the entrepreneurial spirit with tunes from mighty terror, small island pride, sparrow and melody

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Episode 137: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Anansipation Day 54:12

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music to mark first peoples day or columbus day. tunes fro brother reistence, shadow, stalin and calypso rose

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Episode 136: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Bass 1:12:29

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this has the be the lowest show ever! the episode celebrates "the bass man" - the mighty shadow with his bass line along with other calypsos with heavy baseline.

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Episode 18: Island Jazz Chat with Etienne Charles 59:53

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Etienne Charles is a creole soul. A Caribbean intellectual and sublime musician who positions the "native gaze" to reflect a new perspective on the wider Americas beyond a boundary. From Trinidad, with a trumpet in his hand and a rhythm in his veins, he has, over an 18-year recording career, observed and composed music that "re-charts the ruins," e…

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Episode 135: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Winners Circle 40:37

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celebrating champions this week on the heels of guyana warriors cpl victory - featuring music from bally, merchant, maestro and lord kitchener.

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Episode 134: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Tools for Life 1:10:19

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with the help of few masters of calypso the tent provides some necessary tools for survival. listen to singing sandra, lord funny, black stalin and a young machel montano.

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