Percussive Influence

Panorama 2024….it was nice! 🙏🏽💯

#2024

And so marks the end of my 2024 Tobago experience! I told myself last season that I would eventually make it Tobago and so said so done. Many thanks to the Dixieland team for allowing me to share this experience with you as Drill Master and also for the amazing hospitality shown through out the season. Also special thanks to for entrusting me with your music and allowing me be apart of the team! Cheers to happy endings and new beginnings…..next stop, Queens Park Savannah for Large band finals with !

“Where words fail, music speaks…”
~ Hans Christian Anderson ~

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“Life is a journey, travel it well…”

24 years in pan, 16 years of arranging, multiple wins, multiple bands, so many experiences. In all my endeavors, I’ve learned that full support is very hard to come by…..and then I see my sister and my nephew Dillon pull up in total support of a vision I had that I am bringing to fruition along with a missed call from my son in college to wish me luck! The current saying goes “may all your Delulu come true true”. This is now a prayer for the future as I begin to bring all these visions to life. As mentioned before, some may laugh but later will wonder how you did it. This saying speaks to past, present and future….. ….wait for it!

Had a great time this past Saturday at the annual Youth Pan Fest event hosted by . Congratulations on yet another successful year. Also congratulations to all participants (soloists, bands, arrangers, educators) on a job well done and for continuing to advance the steelpan movement!

Special congratulations to for your victories in both the soloist (14-20) and steelband categories. Also for your victories in every category!

Thanks again to the members of CLACC-C for the opportunity of being this years analyst along side . It was definitely a memorable experience and I look forward to seeing how things continue to evolve in the future!

Fell off a bit…..Time to get back to it!

SB: Mic stand for your money 😂💪🏽

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Throughout the summer I’ve been watching different countries host a series of pan events as well resume their respective panorama competitions. Today I had to privilege of watching some talented youth showcase their skills as they competed in todays Jr Pan Fest hosted by . Kudos to all bands represented and special kudos to on capturing that 1st place title!

It was great to see the future of pan in the present and I can honestly say the future looks bright!

I hope that us adults can follow suit and make things happen for sake of pan. More unity needs to take place and petty squabbles of the pest along with misplaced sense of pride need to cast aside for the betterment of the art form. Movement is always better than stagnation which……ok talk done.

Brighter note, I’m very encouraged by today!