By Andrel Harris -Cayman Compass
Nicolai Christian plays the steel pan alongside 37 other campers. - Photo: Andrel Harris
The unmistakable Caribbean rhythms of the steel pan filled the UCCI auditorium on Friday 7 Aug., as performers, some as young as 8 years old, held a mini-concert for around 75 people.
“This was a band of rookie players, most of them only started learning at the start of this camp, and some were only here for the final week,” said organiser Earl La Pierre. “But they did so such a good job that the crowd asked for an encore.”
38 students attended the month-long summer camp and the only thing more diverse than the makeup of students was the medley of songs selected for their showcase.
“My favourite song was the rock songs,” said 8-year-old Jesse Munroe who stands at four feet, six inches and plays the bass pan, which is almost as large as him."
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