Steelpan fraternity members to receive Awards

[Pan Times]

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Forty-five awards will be handed out to deserving individuals, steelbands, and organizations when Pan Trinbago hosts its annual awards function. The gala event  will take place at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on Saturday August 14, 2010 from 7:00 pm. 

 

The awards are in the categories of Tuners, Pioneers, Arrangers, Friends of the Steelband, Women In Steel and Sponsors. Some of the recipients include Joseph “Pops” Rosemin, Herman “Guppy” Brown, Bertram “Birch” Kelman (Tuner), Rudolph “Fisheye” Olliviere and many others.

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[Hugh Haydn Anthony]

Congrats to all those deserving members/supporters of the steelband movement.

[Ian Franklin]

Well well, I confirmed with Pan Trinbago. For some reason Pan Trinbago does not recognize the percussionists in our Steel Orchestras in Trinidad and Tobago. There will be awards for the catagory of
"Longest Players At Panorama".
(1) Mr. Percival Pitt is a bass pannist of Starlift and has played at all 48 Panorama Preliminaries, and will be awarded. However, Mr. Rupert Phillip is a percussionist of Desperadoes, and he has also performed at all 48 Panorama Prelims. Further more, Rupert Phillip is the ONLY PLAYER that has performed at 44 out of the 47 Panorama Finals. As you all know Desperadoes Steel Orchestra has performed at the Panorama Finals the most. Simply because he is not a pannist, Pan Trinbago did not see his accoplishments as merit for an award.
(2) Mr. Ellias "P'Jue Phillip of Desperadoes will be awarded for "Longest Players At Panorama." However, Pan Trinbago left out Mr. Dennis "Tash" Ash. Both "Tash" and "P'Jue have played at 41 out of the 47 Panorama finals.
If Pan Trinbago do not think that the percussionists are not important at Panorama, I suggest rhythm should be removed as a judging criteria at Panorama.
Love, Peace and Pan,
Ian

[Pepe Francis MBE]

Please please Pan Trinbago start giving some recognition to the hard working pannists and pioneers overseas we are totally ignored except when we are in Trinidad making noise for a pass to go to Panorama, we do work hard all over the world to promote and maintain the culture of Trinidad and Tobago.

Pepe Francis British Association of Steelbands.

[Patrick F Joseph]

Just asking! Has Ken Charles ever been given an Award? I know he has done so much for the Pan movement in Sponsoring Harmonites, Solo Pan Knights and now Harmonites again. He is truely a friend of the Pan Fraternity. He raised the standard of Bands in the sixties to present time. He spent Millions$$$ in Sponsorship for the betterment of our National Instrument. Congratulations to the Awardees!

[Ian Franklin]

Good point Patrick. Yes both Harmonites and Desperadoes have been sponsored the longest, they have (88) years.
Let's give Pan Trinbago a chance, 2011 is another year.

[CURTIS WILLIAMS]

How long Franklyn have been playing?

[Ian Franklin]

Hello Curtis,
I just realized that you meant Franklyn from Phase II. I do not have any data about his longevity in pan.
Pan lovers of Phase II, please respond.

[Ian Franklin]

Hello Curtis,
If you are talking about Joseph "Franklyn" Gerald, he played with Desperadoes from 1964 through 1974.

[Ian Franklin]

I am not jumping the gun, because I do not have all the facts. (and yes, maybe I should have called Pan Trinbago before commenting) If Mr. Ellias "P'Jue" Phillip, Mr. Dennis "Tash" Ash and
Mr. Ruppert Phillip are not this years awardees, but were previously honoured by Pan Trinbago, I say kudos to you Pan Trinbago.