I remember a time when it was called "Beating Pan" and for a few years it became "Playing Pan". Now panorama has started it appears that we have reverted to beating the crap out of the instrument, it is much more than just a drum.
Please arrangers, is time to get back to playing melodies and harmonies, not transforming the pan into a note playing tassa drum, though there is nothing wrong with a tassa rhythm
Come back Bradley, come back Ken professor Philmore, come back Beverley Griffiths. Please,Please, Please.
I want to hear proper music. But I suppose I should also emplore the composers of this season's music to give us tunes with melody and harmony. If the songs are good enough, we will automatically JUMP WINE and WAVE.
Cross yuh fingers!
Randi
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Agree, especially the smaller bands, bang bang bang, please, there is a technique, and if you do not know, watch the season bass players in Trinidad All Stars, especially Terry, it looks like he is playing royalty, the sticks are never elevated past his wrist line of the instruments. Your hands are supposed to glide, not up and down strokes.
You want to hear proper music? Hold strain, Phase II pan groove will be releasing their tune soon.
Patrick
I cyar wait, for me it's always been Starlift, Phase II and Invaders. But That's the Woodbrook in me.
Well yuh cyar wait, yuh getting 'trouble'