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“Put the pan back in the schools!”That’s the emphatic 70th birthday wish of iconic pan arranger Len “Boogsie” Sharpe.Boogsie marks his platinum jubilee with a musical Birthday Jam, this coming
It would be rather remiss of me as a pan lover/enthusiast not to share my thoughts on the extensive contribution the pan fraternity has made to the development of the
Today, the rest of the planet will join Trinidad and Tobago in celebrating World Steelpan Day.The stage is set across the nation’s capital for a full day of history, art
The steel pan (it’s really a bit of a faux pas to call it a steel drum!) is one of Trinidad’s proudest exports. It distinguishes itself by being the only acoustic, non-electric instrument invented in the 20th century, and one incubated in Laventille, Port of Spain, during the Second World War
A new Google Doodle celebrates the steelpan with an illustration by Trinidad and Tobago-based artist Nicholas Huggins and music by fellow countryman Etienne Charles.