People on this forum always talking about PROTECTING THE PAN. Not letting WHITE PEOPLE TEEF THE PAN. What a mystical instrument sent by God through the Black Man. The only musical instrument invented in the 20th Century. The African Slavery struggle and the cosmic revelation of PAN to the ex-slave. Our gift to the world. The best musical educational instrument in the world ... Unlike Bubba and the SHRIMP in FOREST GUMP I may have left out a few other emotional and cultural slogans and attachments to the PAN..
But NOBODY. Not one soul. Not a single poster on this forum ever talks about PROPERLY RECORDING SOME PAN MUSIC that could get WORLDWIDE AIRPLAY. That mesmerizes me to no end!!! That mesmerizes me as much as seeing ILLEGAL MEXICANS in AMERICA flying MEXICAN FLAGS and BURNING AMERICAN FLAGS IN PUBLIC.
I cannot understand why the VIRTUOSOS and the LEGENDS cannot RECORD some PAN MUSIC that could reach GLOBAL RADIO STANDARDS. That is my gripe. I don't care who plays the PAN. White, Black, Asian, African -- just record some good PAN MUSIC that I could listen too before I die. That British woman have over 30 years playing and arranging and RECORDING PAN -- and about 20 music certificates and degrees. And I know that I could take an illiterate, mediocre PAN MAN from the country in Trinidad or Tobago and carry him to a studio and create a more GLOBALLY ACCEPTABLE CD than her and MOST OTHERS.
I just cannot understand what the problem is!!!
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By the way, the Forum belongs to the members, calling it my forum does nothing for anyone and frankly I don't see why it's necessary.
Well Claude, the problem just might be that the pan people and leaders responsible see nothing wrong with the steelband recordings just the way they are. If we are satisfied with them, well..... we just take what they give us, ent?
My concern is ONLY the STEELBAND in the Mecca. Carnival Monday Afternoon Steelband Street Party with Bomb competition, lets make it happen.