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Panist Khuent Rose (right) practices his craftBrooklyn, New York, USA - A couple months ago, Yvette Rennie, the president of J’Ouvert City International in New York City, hired me to do a video documentary with some prominent people involved in the NYC steel pan movement. She wanted to focus on the economic development of steel pan in NYC.
The interviewees included Nolene Davidson, a musicologist, Wilfred Kieal Jr, an arranger and panist, and Anthony Joseph, president of the United States Steelband Association.
....One person who should have been on the panel is Keith Marcelle. Keith has given his life to playing, organising and developing pan in NYC. When Keith sent an invite to attend ‘The Now Generation of Pan’—a production of his beloved Sesame Flyers International organisation—it boldly proclaimed that the NYC panists have moved ahead of our homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.
The performances at The Now Generation of Pan production lived up to the billing. There was traditional steelbands but most alarming were several individual panists accompanied by their own full music bands. I was unaware that there were quality panists with their own bands in abundance in NYC.
....The closing act came from Trinidad’s Renegades Steel Orchestra arranger, Duvone Stewart. He stood on stage with pride, joy and enthusiasm and proclaimed that the performers for the evening: Freddie Harris III, Kareem Thompson, Iman Pascall, Jonathan Scales (highly recommended by Andy Narell), Khuent Rose, André White and Earl Brooks Jr were definitely pan’s Now Generation!
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Well, truth be told, NEW YORK PAN MEN have ALL THE ADVANTAGES to become the best in the world ... so they are just taking advantage of the opportunities.
What Advantages are those?
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Check out the RALPH MCDONALD STORY!!! Do you think that RALPH MCDONALD could have become RALPH MCDONALD in any other city but NEW YORK!!!
I could make a list but I am choosing NOT TO!!! The story above tells the tale AND is even MORE ENHANCED TODAY!!! Although I am still waiting for a BREAK THROUGH ARTISTE from THE NEW YORK PACK!!!
The author Eric St Bernard says "Jonathan Scales (highly recommended by Andy Narell)"....
So what's your point? Haven't you heard Jonathan Scales for yourself.
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Man’s making a statement. Whether he heard Scales or not is irrelevant. What’s ur,point?
I still doh know
Why bugs hate ANDY NARELL SO ...
What ah want to know
Is why bugs hate ANDY NARELL SO ...
This has nothing to do with Andy Narell.
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