When KEITH DIAZ was in power, GREGORY LINDSAY make all kinda noise. Now they put ah WOMAN AS BOSS and she throw way she manifesto once she win office and all she care about is PANORAMA IN TOBAGO.
Not ah ting eh happening for PAN and GREGORY LINDSAY eh have ah word to say. Ah man tell me that GREGORY LINDSAY spending all he time LOBBYING THE PRESIDENT so that POWER STARS could make it to the FINALS and go to the TOBAGO PANORAMA.
Still NO PRO and not even a SINGLE PAN SHOW in NINE MONTHS -- LEADERSHIP YOU CAN TRUST.
And AQUIL ARRINDELL and DANE GULSTON and GERARD MENDEZ -- dem men stop fighting for the PAN PLAYERS MONEY. Doh talk about DOCTOR DOLLY -- not ah word from that woman since she promise to do the FORENSIC AUDIT and then SHE AND BEVERLEY DEEP-SIX the report and refuse to show it to the public.
Bertel Gittens and merrytonestothebone and Cecil Hinkson and Boogsie Sharpe -- all dem DIE HARD PAN LEADERS just STOP fighting for THE PAN PLAYERS PAY.
Ah never see people exploit the death of any one man so like how they exploit the death of KEN PROFESSOR PHILMORE. And the sad thing is that when the man was alive, half ah dem same people used to say that he doh know nothing about music and CYAR PLAY NO PAN and how he does tief everybody else arrangement. Personally, I had liked the man because he marketed himself well on the INTERNATIONAL SCENE (allyuh know that I big on the GLOBAL PAN TING) -- despite all the criticisms I heard about him and his music over the years and as he summarized: "After PANORAMA when all dem winning arrangers sitting down and drinking rum in Trinidad, I does be FLYING FIRST CLASS to countries around the world promoting the PAN."
Well, I am sure that is not the exact quote -- but that was the gist of the message!!! Yuh doh have to be the BEST to promote PAN GLOBALLY because it is more of the SOUND OF THE PAN than the MUSIC OF THE PAN that dem foreigners does get entranced by. But yuh have to bring a CERTAIN PACKAGE that I always talk about!!! (Ah wish BEVERLEY would hire me as an ASSISTANT ERO -- ah could really do some marketing and teach some ah dem PAN PLAYERS how to conduct themselves on THE OUTSIDE and take full advantage of the LATENT OPPORTUNITIES!!! Ah only joking eh -- me working for BEVERLEY -- that and a LOW CRIME RATE in TRINIDAD allyuh will NEVER SEE!!!)
We need somebody to save PAN TRINBAGO from STAGNATION and ah next somebody to SAVE THE NATION from ALL DEM KILLINGS. Is the INNOCENT DEATHS that does really break meh heart!!!
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CARIBBEAN INSIGHT TV is a cultural documentary demonstrating the history of West Indians through their musical artistry. Ken “Professor” Philmore is one of the most talented pannists who has come from the South of Trinidad. He first played with Hatters. Later, Ken moved to Kalomo Kings in 1977 and then to Gay Hoytonians before he finally settled with Fonclaire Steel Orchestra in 1981. The ‘Professor’ is now a musical giant in his homeland, the US and Europe.
KEN "PROFESSOR" PHILMORE 1959 -2018 "Pan By Storm"