Carnival articles
Gerald Forsyth OBE ’40 years of steel bands in British Schools; 1969-2009′ Steel band music was brought to these shores over 50 years ago and is now part of the British musical culture. Acceptance and promotion of this art form has come about largely because of individuals such as Gerald Forsyth, an educator of extraordinary […]
The demise of the pan-around-neck tradition: A number of factors mitigate against the pan-around- neck tradition. (1) The first is the belief that the steel pan sounds better on stands than they do around the torso of the individual. If sound is the determining factor, then this is probably a very understanding reaction against the […]
History of the Steel Band in Europe The Genesis The history of the steel pan is the story of ‘man’s ingenuity in trying to get beauty out of something that is absolutely waste product’ (Noel 1998, pp. 25). The waste product being referred to here is the oil drum which was available in abundant quantities […]
We Stand By Our Tradition We Stand By Our Tradition: An examination of the Pan-Around-Neck steel band tradition, The London Notting Hill Carnival, and the concept of Community Cohesion in the UK. Lionel McCalman For over four decades, the pan-around-neck traditional steelbands have placed themselves as the cornerstone in the Notting Hill Carnival. Bands like […]
National Discourse On Carnival Arts Roots & Routes: Recalling, Reviewing, Reshaping Under the distinguished patronage of Her Excellency, Miss Gail P Guy, Acting High Commissioner for the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago 2nd – 4th OCTOBER 2009 Carnival Village, in partnership with ELIMU Paddington Arts Carnival Band and the Victoria and Albert Museum, is hosting, […]