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Ace pannist Dane Gulston who intrigued artistes like Tarrus Riley and Maxi Priest during their visit to Trinidad earlier this year, is unhappy that the national instrument is not being given its fair space on the main stage at the upcoming Catifesta 2019 experience. The steel pan will be featured at the event, however Gulston argues it’s time the steel pan is treated with more respect and used on main stages rather than simply to open events. 

In an Enews feature on sister Frequency Boomchampions 94.1FM earlier, Gulston said it’s time the steel pan is treated with the same level of respect that the country’s big name artistes demand.

He noted that many youths are involved in the development of this country’s national instrument and are not being given the opportunity to show their true potential. 

The Carifesta 2019 experience will feature a number of big names in Caribbean entertainment, arts and culture, among them Shaggy, Machel Montano, Voice and Nailah Blackman.

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  • 10 MONTHS as ERO of PAN TRINBAGO and DANE GULSTON let WINTER turn to SPRING without accomplishing a thing on what is POTENTIALLY the WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL PLATFORM for the PROMOTION OF THINGS PAN.

    But now he is SCREAMING for PAN to be CENTER STAGE in a PREMIERE CARIBBEAN ENTERTAINMENT EVENT ... what did DOCTOR DOLLY say: “Pan? Pan on stage with Shaggy and Machel?” If I ever go back to TRINIDAD, I have to find DOCTOR DOLLY and shake that lady hand. I doh care how much SECRET SERVICE protection she has around her or even if they lock me up and put me jail for trying to APPROACH a HIGH DIGNITARY. Because the DEPTH of that line runs DEEPER than the DEEPEST CULTURAL OCEAN it have around TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. And with all this GLOBAL WARMING -- dem oceans getting real deep!!!

    Well yuh think yuh could put PAN ON STAGE

    With SHAGGY and MACHEL?

    Yuh MARD oh MEH LARD OHHH

    Ask DOC DOLLY and she will tell you NO!!!!

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