New York, USA - “An unseasonably cold March Sunday evening was put on notice that the sounds of steel—and not the chilly weather—would hold court for a couple hours and dictate exactly what would warm the hearts of patrons who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Where and Why? D’Avenue, a snug little nook set back on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. And for the occasion of “Oil and Music” hosted by New York’s Pantonic Steel Orchestra. In the spotlight was one of Brooklyn’s finest sons in the steelpan art form on pan, Kareem Thompson, in company with his family amalgamation of K.I.T. Caribbean Connection.
....As usual, pan folk were more than pleased for the opportunity to hang out together with the prospect of an undoubtedly fine session in steel coming up a little later on the music menu.
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