They make ah E-PAN but every time (almost) I see somebody playing the E-PAN -- man using their fingers to play the E-PAN. As they say in the AMERICAN GHETTO: What's up with that, DUDE?
The next thing is that I am yet to hear ONE PIECE of recorded music come out of that E-PAN to date that I would give more than 10 seconds of listening time to. Beyond that (and ah was keeping this to myself for a long time, eh) DEM TONES on that E-PAN are atrocious (considering that they were developed by PAN PEOPLE with TRINIDAD PAN EARS). I don't know what they sound like -- but it doh sound like NO PAN TO ME.
So in my books, the instrument is not even qualified to make PAN MUSIC -- MUCH LESS the quality of GLOBAL PAN MUSIC that I expect. Now don't get me wrong: Minor fixes could straighten out all that and we GOOD TO GO. Because it have some WHITE BOYS working on some SYNTHESIZERS who could help them advance the PAN TONES very close to ACCEPTABLE.
Now I am in a magnanimous mood this morning, so I will define a music project for them which could provide a springboard for GLOBALIZING THE E-PAN MUSIC. Notice that I used the word "springboard" because you know that Rome was not built in a day (Lord, I hate that cliche).
I think that they should follow the WILSON JEAN-BAPTISTE model and find some of the best STUDIO MUSICIANS in CANADA and produce an EP recording 12 of the most popular songs in CANADA using the E-PAN as the lead instrument just as WILSON JEAN-BAPTISTE demonstrated in the VIDEO below.
Now there are a whole lot of considerations that have to be weighed before this project is attempted. And I am willing to offer some guidance. But I know my TRINI brethren and they done know everything about PAN MUSIC -- and that is why every time PAN get in ah GLOBAL HIT ... is some DAMN YANKEE who PRODUCE or RECORD IT!!!
But this is a good project for the E-PAN PEOPLE!!! It could put them on the ROAD TO THE GLOBE as I have been CRYING OUT FOR.
Russell Providence!!! Look yuh come on THIS FORUM and making me make enemies with people who I have the UTMOST RESPECT FOR -- SALMON CUPID, ANDRE ROGER-DELLEVI and MARCUS ASH.
Meh mother always warn me about FOLLOWING BAD COMPANY and I listened to her until you came along at this late stage in my life and LEAD ME ASTRAY!!!
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