Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - On Thursday, November 9, at just 24 years, Ayana Shallima Garcia, the youngest in her class, Ayana graduated with her Master of Arts in Carnival Studies Degree. Definitely neither nerd or bookworm, Garcia is more aptly defined as an allrounder; a Jenny of all trades. She is also a crackshot pan musician who is also an avid photographer, producer, writer and composer.
....Ayana’s love affair with the steelpan is one that transcends her relatively young age. From as early as the age of three, she was taught the rudiments of the steelpan by none other than her godfather, arranger and composer Robert Greenidge. She had to stand on a box to reach the pan but she persevered. This relationship played a significant role in her future career plans.
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Well, as a man who is always asking "Where is the music" I would certainly like to hear her first steelpan album.
Ah fed up touting Andy Narell -- ah want to tout ah LOCAL.
Doing Something For Pan and we culture, well done, congrats!!!