Calypso and Steel Pan Links
Some of the places I've found on the web advancing Steel Pan and Calypso.
CalypsoFor my money, today's greatest living Calypsonian. Site has great links to Caribbean music and culture. Live streaming radio from many Caribbean stations. A lot of the links don't work, but when you find one that does it's a real treat.
Steel PanApprenticed to Ellie Mannette, Alan Coyle is doing some amazing things in building and tuning pans. Tom built my pans. A native of St. Croix, he now lives and works in Sanford, FL. Cedrick Luces is currently panist in residence at Hawk's Cay Resort, and by far the finest pan musician in the Florida Keys (yes, you read that on a competitor's website). A jazz legend. Great links page.
Stuff for Working MusiciansAn astonishing resource for improvising musicians. Midi files of chord changes to hundreds of jazz standards for free download. Links to many classic jazz videos (Bird, Trane, etc.) A huge variety of sheet music arrangements of classical music for download. My version of the Pachelbel Canon in D is based on an arrangement for two violins from this site. |
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