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July 24
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Well i was born in Guyana,have had the privelidge to learn to make Pans,by a tuner, Gerian, from the now defunct Guyana Chronicle Symphony Steel Orchestra,have tried to develop myself , was a part time tuner/trainer/arranger in Nickerie Suriname,and at the moment i,m in Curacao,would have liked to be the owner of a nickle pan, double tenor from Trinidad/Tobago this is one of my wishes, .i,,ll be 56 years of age next month 24th of july and i thank god for the gift of knowing to make the steelpans,i,m still flexible and active but have never had the opportunity to visit the birth land of the Steelpan,i,m not a professional like those from trinidan/tobago, have never had the chance to meet Sharp,Marshall,added to this , in making the steelpan it,s a gift from God our father,an instrument that cannot be i presume, be made by a factory,only man made, i am not active in playing the steelpan here in Curacao,because of not having a Pan,otherwise i,ll definitely try to gvie the Steelpan more publicity which will also be a stepping stone for me,there is already born and established Pan players here in Curacao,thus at the said time i,ve not been here too long on the island i came here in 2008 without a Pan, from Suriname and am still here at the moment living,my gratitude for acceptance to PANONTHENET.COM,and Gods blessings to the founders and makers of the Steelpan a rare, strange and beautifull instrument.
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Mr. J.E. Clarke,
Any 'links' to Suriname's Hindustani music would be greatly appreciated:
saab3866@aol.com
I try not to partake in some of WST's 'the bitter clamour of...eager tongues'!
All the best to you,
Terry
Mr. J.E. Clarke,
Thanks for your response re my request for a sample of Hindustani music on steelpan. I am not of indian heritage, I happen to be black, born in the British Caribbean Virgin Island of Tortola but lived in several other islands...with varying degrees of English, French, Dutch, Portugese and Spanish influences. And I have worked and exchanged music with colleagues from India and Pakistan.
I LOVE music. At age 8 I had my own short wave radio and listened to music from all over the world, but the Caribbean in particular. I may not always know the language of many songs but if I like the MUSIC (the rhythm, arrangement etc) I am hooked.
Once I began working, I started collecting music LPS, 45s, 78s, casettes etc. So, I had, at one point nearly 5000 items of music of various genres....I recently got rid of most European and R&B items after painstakingly digitizing them.
What I lack is music from the Guianas (the old names?). I do have a few items from Guyana (formerly British Guiana), but NOTHING from Suriname or French Guiana.
So to hear Hindustani music on pan would be a pleasure.....to ('critique")... be able to compare or contrast the rhythmic style to various types of (East) Indian music. NOT TO FIND FAULT. I love music too much to be that petty!!
Respectfully,
Terry.