Yesterday I had thread going on Pan Trivia about Andy Narell and his music and realize that some of his recordings are from the 80s, which means the guy has been doing his ting for quite some time on the international stage. I don't know of any other person that comes close to what he has accomplished. I've since asked some influential pan people if he was ever acknowledge for his contribution and not one can tell me if he has. One person assured me that history will look kindly on him because he did DO SOMETHING FOR PAN.

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  • The tiebreaker here is, Andy is not a Trini, the same as Panyard Inc. They both excel wid "we ting"

  • Andre Tanker - Back Home

    Raf Robertson - Forward Home

    ANDY NARELL FORWARD HOME oui ma chérie

  • What we Trini need?  More humility; less gallery.  But dat is "We kinda music"

  • "We Kinda Music" Birdsong Panorama 2014

    We Kinda Music" written and arranged by Andy Narell for Birdsong. Playing here in the semi finals, Panorama 2014 T&T

    Marlon Abner
    Musical eloquence.... But as we say in TT "Corbeaux doh eat sponge cake"
    Wilton Harper
    Pan music Panorama music should always be played as d late r mcdonald said should b played a clip slower so a listener will hear all sweet middle arrangements and melodies
    • Wilton excellent input, but a lot of the sweet middle arrangements and melodies were heard long ago during jouvert mornings, today even if a human was blessed with the best hearing, they still would not hear a thing as the steelbands added big noisy trucks to the music.

      • Patrick: Where have you been, brother? And yuh still eh get this PUSHING PAN ON THE ROAD LONG TIME TING out of your head?

        2020 COMING, my friend.

        SYNTHESIZED PAN TONES like you never heard in your LIFE BEFORE. And ELECTRIC TRUCKS transporting all the STEELBANDS so you don't have to worry about the NOISE FROM THE ENGINE anymore.

        Come back and  LIME, nah man. You are a GREAT VOICE in these discussions!!!

  • Forged less than 100 years ago in the heated struggle for independence in colonial Trinidad, steel drum music was often the source of tremendous conflict. As quickly as authorities seized and destroyed the handmade and hammered pans, Trinidadians would rebuild. Now the music has become a source of community…

    Hammer on Steel: Bad Boys & Genius

    Hammer on Steel: Bad Boys & Genius from Phil Hoffman on Vimeo.

  • What must be most recognized and acknowledged is that this Pan genius never fails to give FULL credit to T&T and the many pioneers of the instrument/music. Narell, when talking about Pan mentions every name and event associated with the history and development of Steelband music. He never really talks about himself or his contributions, although he is undoubtedly the leading promoter of Pan,GLOBALLY. The man is truly humble and should be admired, if only for that reason.  Yet many Trini haters still abound.

    • Mr. Masai Hall: You made a point for me when I continually refer to a GLOBAL AMBASSADOR OF PAN needing to have a COMPLETE PACKAGE!!!

      "The man is truly humble and should be admired, if only for that reason."

      Such an essential tool in the GLOBAL PACKAGE!!! But ONE OF MANY beyond just PLAYING THE PAN!!!

      • The irony of it is, for the very reason people disapprove, it is the reason they SHOULD approve, he is ah white boy from America. the guy devoted his life to the steelpan...

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