PanGanG: From Pan-kultur to Calypsonic

[Pan Times]

 

Germany - In 1999, the managing board of the steel pan association pan-kultur e.V. from Dortmund asked music pedagogue Werner M. Weidensdorfer if he could offer courses for children on their premises. Being an absolute pan novice, he was confronted with the sound of steel pans for the very first time at that moment and was “assimilated” immediately. Within one week, his experience as a musician and teacher combined with the craftsmanship of tuner Eckhard C. Schulz lead to the creation of the TeacherSteelPan, an elementary instrument for learning the language of music. Thus equipped, the PanKids – as they were called back then – embarked on their journey into the steel pans’ cosmos of sound, a journey which has lasted for 11 years up to now. With their TeacherPans which in the course of the early years were extended by the ranges soprano, alto, tenor and bass to form a quartet, they quickly made a name for themselves as a children’s steel band. 2004 saw the change to traditional steel pan instruments, and the PanKids became the youth steel orchestra “PanGanG”.

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[glenford peters]

Eckhard C. Schulz is the builder of the oversize Soprano which he called "The Big Mama" and was played by Anise Hadeed in a jazz album Jazz 'n  with Rudy Smith with tunes like "Blues for Rasta Prasta", "Carnival in '72". Is this pan the forerunner to the G Pan. Check out his site.

[Andre-Roger Dellevi]

Unfortunately, If it's not done via the ones in favour, then it's not recognized.

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[glenford peters]

Eckhard c. Schulz is the maker of the BIG MAMA that  was used by Anise Hadeed in jazz album with Rudy Smith years ago. Was this the forerunner of the G Pan (The oversize soprano pan.) Check out his site. He's has exchange e-mails with some people in Trinidad about this matter.