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NOSTALGIA PAN ROUND NECK PEOPLE & SUPPORTERS

This week, we are practising on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday

at Maxilla Social Club.

On Saturday 28th August (Panorama Day) -
We are practising at Maxilla from 12 noon to 4pm.

It will be the last practise and everyone needs to be there.

Lionel

A little piece of interesting information provided by Gary Chang Leung, also an original member of Pan Necktar:-



SUNDOWN - was the first steelband using the discarded oil drums. This band was former by Gary Chang Leung, Joseph 'Mauby', Edmund Moore and Victor Toussaint. This band really took off then the William's brothers , Roy & Noel, came to live in the Petit Bourge area. it was the first band from the San Juan area to compete in the music festival at the Roxy Theatre. The… Continue

The family of Desmond Bowen would like to EXPRESS THEIR HEART FELT THANKS… for all the support and words of encouragement, as well as, the donation to St. John’s Hospice-MacMillan Nurses of £233.51. His presence will be greatly missed by all who had the honour of knowing him.

Special thanks to a dynamic group of friends that held the family through the last four months of Desmond’s life: (Castro, Cyril “Khamai”, Pene, Gail and Jr. Phipps).

Friendship carries a world to its… Continue

Russell's response to UTubes Pingpong Samba (1952) and my asking if it was his Jazz trio and/or him on piano and was this the first pan recording in the Uk as far as he knows goes as follows:-



'I made my first recording in 53, or 54 for Melodic records ( pingpong Samba, pingpong Lullaby etc). I don't know of any earlier recordings! If you find out please let me know.'



'Yes I'm on Piano, Fitzroy Coleman on Guitar. It's one of my compositions . My nephew Selwyn Gomes also a… Continue

Want to hear steel pan when it stole your heart? Check Pingpong Samba by Russ Hendersn Steel band on UTube 1952. Russ is probably on the piano. I am just checking with him now.