Augustine Leith Francis (also known as Pepe Francis), director of Ebony Steelband Trust and chairman of the British Association of Steelbands, has been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list to receive a MBE for services to Steel Pan Music. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13729478
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Many congratulations to Pepe Francis for the recognition he received from the Queen. It is thoroughly deserved in your MBE for all the hard work you have put into pan fraternity in this country.
Congratulations from all of us at Solo HarmonitesTake that! As the saying goes " A profeth is without honour in his own home" I hav submitted your name for a national award in Trinidad on two consecutive occasions , without success. I suppose you could say an honour from Her Majesty the Queen, cannot be surpassed.
Go and collect your well deserved honour.We thank you for your help for all the members of Solo Harmonited who were so fortunate.
Owen
Keith Byer > Owen SerretteJune 12, 2011 at 10:09am
congratulations pepe, this is a major achievment not only for you but also for the steelband movement Continue to take the front and lead as you are doing now . From Diatonic Pan Institute
Congratulations Mr Francis for your upcoming award for services to pan & I know it'll sweet you as your such a patriot. I never thought acknowledgments such as this were possible for "we" music but there you go.
NOT BAD FOR A MAN WHO CAN'T PLAY PAN VERY WELL!
LMAO!
REUBEN CAMPBELL
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Congrats Pepe, well done works properly honored, by people who know about honoring.
Many congratulations to Pepe Francis for the recognition he received from the Queen. It is thoroughly deserved in your MBE for all the hard work you have put into pan fraternity in this country.
Hi Pepi,
Congratulations from all of us at Solo HarmonitesTake that! As the saying goes " A profeth is without honour in his own home" I hav submitted your name for a national award in Trinidad on two consecutive occasions , without success. I suppose you could say an honour from Her Majesty the Queen, cannot be surpassed.
Go and collect your well deserved honour.We thank you for your help for all the members of Solo Harmonited who were so fortunate.
Owen
Pepe,congratulations from the Ontario Steelpan Association! This is well deserved.
SUPER CONGRATS PEPE from all of us here on the Steelpan Initiatives Project (SIP) at St Augustine. This is long overdue and well deserved!!!!!
Brian Copeland (Prof)
NOT BAD FOR A MAN WHO CAN'T PLAY PAN VERY WELL!
LMAO!
REUBEN CAMPBELL
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