George Rampersad All dat talk bout declarin pan as de national instrument eh go stop de pan player from being taken advantage of, getting rip off, neglected and beggin de govahment fuh appearance fee an greedy biznessmen fuh sponsorship an money.

What pan players
need is tuh have dey organization wuk along de lines of ah trade union dat does represent dey interest and dat doh exist on handouts from de government.

De interest ah pan players include areas like:

- Royalties for shows streamed live

- Insurance for players – instruments – panyards etc.

- Tax deductions – for purchasing/blending instruments, transport costs, accessories like clothes/shoes/uniforms/stands etc.

- ID cards – confirming membership of the union

- Legal advice – standard contracts for gigs, legal representation if players’ rights are infringed

- Booking bureau – assisting promoters and the public in finding the right musician/band for their event, birthday/wedding etc..

- Lobbying in relation to getting laws, regulations and benefits for pan players
- Recording – a recording studio where individual players and smaller bands can record

- Sales – instruments and accessories like stands/cases/amplification equipment to players

- Design and production of accessories like stands/cases/sticks

- Courses – how to run a business as a professional player/how to find gigs/amplification/ music theory / sight reading / composing / arranging/how tuh blend yuh instrument

Ah know ah go hear de usual “Dat cyar happen in Trinidad”, but it have countries dat eh have NO national instrument but have musician union like de above an musician dat protected, respected an appreciated.

Keep de cuss, insult an ridicule. If yuh on dat kinda stupid head, doh worry yuh reply…
Peace, Health & Blessings

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