GARY CARDINEZ - Newsday
Members of the All Stars Garret Elders gathered at the Duke Street panyard. - GARY CARDINEZ
WHEN the men of All Stars Garret Elders (AGE) held their annual gathering at the Massy All Stars panyard on Duke Street in Port of Spain, it turned into a memorial for pan pioneer Neville Jules who died on February 19.
The elders remembered Jules as a disciplinarian and reflected on his contribution to the development of pan, the national instrument, as they went down memory lane on February 13.
According to Martin Albino, “In 1958 Neville Jules created a phenomenon called the Bomb competition. The Bomb tune was usually a popular classical piece, and the one chosen that year was Minuet in G.
“Jules was a disciplinarian and it was absolutely necessary to adhere to the rules of the rehearsal room,'the garret of Maple Leaf Club on Charlotte Street, Port of Spain. When you heard 'No coasting,' you stopped immediately, or transgressors were fined by the book man, St Clair Plouden. Players were also fined for visiting other panyards.”
Replies
It would be nice to recognise these veterans by aname and maybe age ON THE WEBSITE - www.trinidadallstars.org