Changing of the Guard New York Steelpan In Transition

Changing of the Guard New York Steelpan In Transition

New York - Indeed, there are many who claim to be able to arrange music for the steelpan family of music instruments. And from a clinical standpoint, they probably can. However, the master steelband music arranger is one that tells the story of the panman, explicitly through his musical creations which are anchored in tradition, culture and rhythms that go back thousands of years and connect implicitly with the soul and spirit of the original drummers and their descendants. Master arranger Clive Bradley was indeed one of these individuals who walked with the gods.

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Summer and Steel in full swing at Pathmark's Annual Multicultural Arts Festival

Pathmark Multicultural Arts Festival in Pictures

New York - It has been some four years since three of New York's well-known steelbands have been participating in the annual Pathmark Multicultural Arts Festival celebrations at Kings Plaza Shopping Center in Brooklyn. A mere two weeks before summer - every year without fail - mall shoppers, families from surrounding environs, and others who come specifically to get their fill of steelband music and other cultural entertainment, are in attendance.

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