Jonathan Scales, he of the steel-pan prowess and groundbreaking fusion grooves, has garnered a feature article in the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. We include a link, and invite you all to join us at the King Buffet lobster buffet in celebration of Scales’ success.
An excerpt: “Scales, an American whose only Caribbean gene is our national instrument, has been pushing a radical departure from pan music in its 70 years of evolution from the bamboo, sweet oil tin and biscuit drum project, to today’s curious and refreshing galaxy of steely notes.”
Read the whole thing here (you have to click through to page 35).
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Awesome!!! Thanks for spreading the word! Here is a direct link as well for online: http://guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2011/07/08/pan-finds-new-groove