Carnival articles
Imagination: Our Nation, granted Inspire Mark, for second year running. Imagination: Our Nation, a national participatory arts project, which celebrates diversity and inclusivity in communities, has been granted the Inspire Mark the badge of the London 2012 Inspire Programme for the second year running The London 2012 Inspire programme recognises innovative and exceptional projects that […]
Notting Hill Carnival 2009 gears up to be a spectacular event Hundreds of thousands of revellers from across the world will come together to celebrate the Notting Hill Carnival this Bank Holiday weekend. Scores of elaborately dressed masquerade artists in larger than life costumes will join steelpan bands to perform along the 3.5 mile route […]
Pan-round-neck References: Buschmann, B (2006) Teaching methods for the steelpan. The First European International Conference on Steelpan; Steelband Music and Education in the 21st Century; Projecting a Vision of the Future through Global Experiences. University of East London. 30-31st August 2006. Copeland, B (1995). Pickup Methods for the Electro-Acoustic Steelpan. West Indian Journal of Engineering, […]
Pan-round-neck cont… The band dates back to 1995 when the professional musicians Jürgen Lesker, Martin Buschmann and tuner Eckhard Schulz founded the Steeldrum Association, Pan-Kultur e.V. in Dortmund, Germany. Prior to this, Schulz had been engaged with steel drum production since 1979 and he provided the instruments for a small orchestra. Using novel teaching methods, […]
Outside London Projects eg: Pan-round-neck and a new Steelpan Academy in the heart of the British Midlands. Diana Hancox, an invited speaker at Nostalgia’s Steelband conference in 2006, addressed the issue of ‘Increasing pan provision and its status in Schools and Communities’ (Hancox, 2006). One of the main outcomes of this conference was the need […]