BY SHEKINAH ADE-GOLD
How did you become involved in playing the Steelpan?
“My Steelpan journey started in my second year at UWI Mona. I was casually walking pass Student’s Union and I heard Bob Marley’s “Natural Mystic” being played in the panyard, which is where the UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra rehearses. I stopped and listened for almost an hour and all I could think to myself was that this is the most beautiful sound I’ve ever heard and that I had to learn to play the instrument. I joined the band afterwards and my love for the instrument blossomed into unwavering passion that lead me to pursue tertiary studies in Music at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA).”
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Fantastic. You play beautifully. Congratulations in all that you've accomplished so far, in your steel pan journey. I wish you phenomenal success now, and for the future