Brooklyn Steel Orchestra comes together for AGT auditions

 

America's Got TalentNew York, USA - In an 'on the spur of the moment' collaborative effort, some of Brooklyn's finest steelpan musicians came to together for a special project. That project being vying for a spot on America's Got Talent.  Early in the week When Steel Talks (WST) almost simultaneously got a heads-up from both Travis Roberts and Kern Simon (who took the idea to reality literally overnight) about the venture.  WST was invited to check out their practice sessions. Travis and Kern moved the project deliberately and immediately into reality while avoiding the pitfalls that have scuttled many other steelpan music efforts in the New York.
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  • Big , Big-ups tuh dis group of Talented Panists . . Dey pushin de pan up ah different avenue , wid ah larger International audience dan we accustomed tuh playin 4 . Kommunity support  an ncouragement in abundance is needed . 2 many cooks Always f-u de brof , so all u chefs , remember dat  dese players on tuh somting Grand . . is not new tuh Pan or Panist , buh it always offers ah new surface tuh play on . Go Brave  , an leave de negatives an heavy-weights off de Ban-wagon , or de Bus , Is ah talent show , so have lots ah fun  while performin at allyuh bes .  . . de united effort is very commendable , so No Fear . . allyuh on de shoulders of Trini - Giants . . Full support an respect . . . an tuh all de odder well wishers . . dey NEED snazzy outfits , refreshments an so . . $ $ yes financial support . So Bklyn` Steel . . wey tuh sen . . or bring dis $$ support . . . fuh real . . .

    • Very well said Wayne. I haven't seem them or heard them, but I support these young people unconditionally without any reservations. It is their time, their show, their way.

      I guess it is a human thing that the generation before is afraid of the possible success of the current generation without their input. Elvis Presley hated the Beatles. Louis Armstrong didn't like the Bebop kids, Miles, Dizzy, Max and Bird. And later on these same Jazz greats did not exactly give rousing support to the new jazz fusion generation.

      Two years ago Desperadoes seniors mutinied, rather than deal with the potential of success of young Andre White. Ironically only the man Robert Greenidge took the stage in support of Andre with his unconditional support. Likewise I am hearing a lot of people seem afraid of the success of these kids doing things their own way.

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  • Old "pan dogs" like meh-self have ah lot riding on this, is this our Big Brake?  this is "pressure boi"

    • I hope it's our Big Break and not our Big Brake,

      • Thanks Bede, that's old-age boi, I did the same thing yesterday Prey and Pray.

        • They say some ah them fellas on WST suffering with early Dementia, ah hope u aint one of them, (Bertel say so) lol 

          • Ah doh mind [mine] being ah lil chupid, once ah cud SEE good, ah like to MAKO. MACKO.

            • Well, you no Bertel  cyar see too good you have to Paragraph him, lol

              • Ole-age boi, if it's not one thing it's the other.

  • Pan Times,

    That was just MY opinion, I sincerely wish them the best.

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