The Evolution of Pan Down South
by Hollis Clifton
San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Lennox was born on July 14, 1938. He had four siblings but he was the only one to take to pan and according to him, his affection with the national instrument of Trinidad & Tobago began one J’Ouvert morning when he was merely 13 years old. He was mesmerized upon seeing his friend and neighbor, Reynold Gaskin, aka Little Brave Boy, playing a pan and holding it with the other hand in a Tamboo Bamboo Band.
In those days there was a band, Destroyers—at the corner of Upper Marryat and Coffee Streets, San Fernando—which he began visiting at practice time. Back then the duration of practice was from about 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The musical entity later shifted base to behind Rivoli Cinema.
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I Remember Reynold Gaskin "Lil Brave" He also was my neighbor We lived on Circular road opposite the Gravel Pit
he was a master pan player I saw him play a Ping Pong solo with one stick in a competition in the Monrepos scheme
The pan was in his lap his left hand was on top of the pan and he played " Song of Russia" one handed and won the competition He used to be a member of the RISING SUN Steelband from Javis Street He did move away and lived somewhere around the coffee area and I never saw him much after that I think he played with allstars later on
Ralph "belve"