New York, USA - Genesis Pan Groove of New York has been seeking to be the latest steel orchestra to become Panorama champions in the annual event which takes place the Saturday night before Labor Day in New York. This year, that is August 31, 2019. The band has been practicing at its Brooklyn pan yard since the beginning of the month. Trouble In the Morning is Genesis’ tune of choice, but for now, it’s trouble even perhaps getting on stage to compete, despite all their hard work.
Event organizers W.I.A.D.C.A. (West Indian American Day Carnival Association) have repeatedly blocked Genesis musical director and arranger Sadé Constantine in the band’s attempts to participate in the event, going so far as to even turn up unannounced and in a hostile manner at the band’s pan yard during rehearsals to conduct an unprecedented ‘head count’ - this, almost two weeks before the competition.
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It's not like they have 20 bands, we know about the rules and regulation, but you gotta know when to ease up and let the good times roll.
Nah Cecil, this is personal. How can you count players in their yard two week before Panorama? As Claude would say "You Madd"
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Bugs, I find we should encourage each other, not find ways to exclude.
It is sad. You have this 192 year old woman terrorizing Pan in New York all these years. She has out smarted and abused every president of USSA.
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Cecil: I hope you have a sense of HUMOUR!!!
GENESIS PAN GROOVE?
On the same stage with ADLIB and CASYM and DESPERS USA?
You can't FIGHT CITY HALL, boy!!!
I hope USSA doesn't punk-out again - roll over and play dead. New York pan players take an ass whupping every year from the Panorama organizers because USSA's ineffectiveness.
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