Celebration of Women
and the Steelpan Art Form
Tribute To Women In Pan - 2005
WOMAN IN PAN
Mark E. Loquan
VERSE
One could say women contribute literacy
To the whole evolution in pan
Like the case of our women conductors
And adjudicators, dey continue to set our standards
Pan arrangers, music teachers...........woman in pan
VERSE
One could trace back from Girl Pat Steel Orchestra
Henley teach dem de "Tennessee Waltz"
Playing soft in a house down in Newtown
With pan mauvais langue,
dey still earned a good reputation
Tour Guyana, then Jamaica...........woman in Pan
LONG CHORUS
Ah want to say, play woman play
Ya help us to reach here today
And we all recognize,
there's so much we all need to strive...for
Yeh woman we want more
Yeh woman, show we more
Aah woman, play some more
VERSE
Gradually pan gain respectability
Women working with pan quietly
In de east McIntosh have a school
Doh even try to fool,
Pierre or Merle Albino de Coteau
Creative woman, Doctor Osborne.......woman in Pan
VERSE
Pat Bishop, has earned greatest reverence
Well for you there is no fair tribute
With repute and musicology
'Radoes make history,
so did Dawn Batson with Pamberi
Oh what a grand contribution............woman in pan
SHORT CHORUS
Ah want to say, play woman play
Ya help us to reach here today
And we all recognize,
there's so much we all need to strive...for
Yeh woman play some more
BRIDGE
Nowadays is no big deal to see woman in pan
Ramajay or even playing in dem big band
Leh we break away from all a dis inhibition, woman
New generation, revolution in pan
INTERLUDE
VERSE
Some a dem could make men feel a little shame
Ray Steele have an appropriate name
Desperadoes Ursula Tudor
Bring back Huggins for sure,
call Natasha Joseph for encore
Well de Layne twins, both soloing.......woman in pan
VERSE
Now ah bounce up dis tourist from Germany
She say she want to play pan desperately
Like she hook on dis sweet guitar pan
With a beer in she hand,
and till two a.m. every morn..ing
Make way for she,
'cause now we see...woman in pan
CHORUS
Ah want to say, play woman play
Ya help us to reach here today
And we all recognize,
there's so much we all need to strive...for
Yeh wo....man, we want more
Yeh woman, show we more
Aah woman, play some more
Replies
Mark Loquan loving your contribution to our beloved Pan. Congratulations on the success of the musical trio, Loquan, "Professor Philmore" and beautiful and talented "Destra" in 2012 and years to come.Izapanlovertoo.