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George is the eldest son of the legendary icon of the Trinidad & Tobago “steelband movement”, George "Sonny" Goddard, and started playing the steel drum or “pan” in 1983. He is an alumnus of the Florida Memorial University (Miami, FL), where he graduated cum laude, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in music. As a former lead vocalist of the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band, he performed at numerous venues, including the African World Festivals at Hart Plaza (Detroit, MI), the Frog Island Jazz & Blues Festivals (Ann Arbor, MI), and performed at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (Arizona), and for Aretha Franklin at her home. He is a lifetime member of the National Scholars Honor Society, and holds memberships with the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE), and the National Alumni Council (NAC). He is also a former entertainment sponsor for the “A Child Is Missing (ACIM)” non-profit organization, and has been awarded by both Cushman Middle School and Perry Middle School for contributions to their events.
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The Ghost (that) Talks happens to be my cousin - David, and that's what you look like now? Wow! I always wondered. I have always asked for pics of you and Richard, and thank God that I decided to click on "The Ghost Who Talks" yesterday morning.
I am in Tdad. Isn't the Town Hall meeting out of Tdad, or?
Nice seeing you...will keep in touch!
Don't know you George.
Have just been reading your posts for a while,
on WST.
But feel compelled to send you some love on Valentines. Day.
Keep up your spirits...there will be negative people...in all classes and parts of society every where...not just in Trinidad...ya know.
(You have been living in the belly of the beast...and you survived and thrived...there !
Take those ' foreigner' insults as a compliment, boi !
Keep YOUR SELF positive and folks will be attracted to your
sincerity and obvious LOVE. And then the up lift can begin..
YOU HAVE MUCH TO GIVE. Do not any one ..or situation...de-rail you.
and do not let yourself...TRIP. ...do not let emotions trip you up...
get you into a negative space.
Have patience with yourself and with ALL OTHERS...even
those who are obvious..."enemy or frien-e-my".
No revolutionary change happens quickly. The base always
needs to be strengthened and supported...and become organized.
Just be strategic, George.
Just sayin'...
in the spirit of being supportive.
HUGS ! Michaele
a born-foreign (ye gawd...white even !)
who became ...a pan calypso jumbie ...
some one still stuck here in Florida...
but who will keep MY spirits up
by listening to pan !)
Pan'tum, did you get my message? My email @ patrickfjoseph@hotmail.com
Pan'tum! Need to contact you as soon as. my email....patrickfjoseph@hotmail.com.
thank you for the link for the book club,my email address is freemysty@yahoo.com.
Ghost ... please send me the .pdf file at mt e-mail address: atenergy@hotmail.com.
Many thanks, Peter
Pan'tum you got my nominationl just forward the form. Hotep.
Please Mr. Goddard Jr. stay tuned until my research is published. You certainly should be pleased with the effort and approach to writing HISTORY.
And yes to you, SIDD, there is a great person of Pan.