Havana, Cuba – Some 40 years ago Guyana donated the steel pans to help form the first steel orchestra in Cuba which is based in Santiago de Cuba. Today, the band is “a hit” and is popular throughout Cuba.
On February 23rd, as Guyana celebrated its 48th Republic Anniversary, both the children and adult sections of the steel orchestra performed for visiting Guyanese and locals at a community center in Santiago de Cuba.
Four decades later the band boasts a repertoire of music including salsa, merengue, soca, reggae, classics and more. Over the years the band has been entertaining thousands of visitors to Cuba including government and other foreign dignitaries.
Guyana’s honorary consul in Florida, Mr. Ramzan Roshanali and Mr. Wesley Kirton, president of the Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) were among the guests at the special performance to mark Guyana’s Republic anniversary this year.
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The Cuban panists do not need a package to visit the Mecca, our sound engineers need a package to visit Cuba. Listen again to this recording, then listen to the recording of Desperadoes "Africa".
TASPO....ESSO TRIPOLI,...PAN AM NORTH STARS..WITCO DESPERADOES... TRINIDAD ALL STARS... ."THE NATIONAL STEELBAND OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO"....THESE ARE SOME OF THE BANDS THAT SPREAD THE 'GOSPEL" OF THE STEEL/PAN/BAND FROM COAST TO COAST "THROUGHOUT THE WORLD"....IN THE 1960s AND BEYOND...
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The Cuban panists do not need a package to visit the Mecca, our sound engineers need a package to visit Cuba. Listen again to this recording, then listen to the recording of Desperadoes "Africa".
.......and Andy.
TASPO....ESSO TRIPOLI,...PAN AM NORTH STARS..WITCO DESPERADOES... TRINIDAD ALL STARS... ."THE NATIONAL STEELBAND OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO"....THESE ARE SOME OF THE BANDS THAT SPREAD THE 'GOSPEL" OF THE STEEL/PAN/BAND FROM COAST TO COAST "THROUGHOUT THE WORLD"....IN THE 1960s AND BEYOND...
Guyana donated pans to Cuba. That's the story I got. The "upside down" flag? Should not even be there, I don't see the connection. Nice music.
Note that the T&T flag is incorrectly hung.
A Cuban Panorama?...Is that something to wish on these people?...Steups...
it is nice to see this being done
soon a cuban panorama
now with cal flying access is easier
Thank you for this post. Nice rendition.
Brenda H.
Nice job
very nice. now give them a package to visit them mecca of steelpan