Martin Daly - Wired 868
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, aged 19, was the cellist at the royal wedding, Saturday before last. Just about the time he was playing Schubert’s Ave Maria, in a setting of style and civility, two things happened.
The first was my train of thought that we had artistes of high calibre, who could execute the Ave Maria on pan and be as outstandingly as Sheku; but much of the world does not know this.
Photo: Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
(Copyright BBC)
Likewise, as brilliant as the Kingdom Choir that sang gospel at the wedding was, we have choirs, such as the Lydians and others, who could have done as excellent a job; but much of the world also does not know of our country’s choral singing ability.
The second event—while the wedding was in progress—was receipt by What’s App of a video of scenes at a PanTrinbago meeting that were the polar opposite of civility.
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One ugly manifestation of the discord is the belief that anyone with managerial and other abilities—other than a few of the usual suspects—who seeks to promote pan, is masking an intention to “steal” the pan away from those who play and lead it on the ground.
TRUE! TRUE! TRUE!