When Steel Talks (WST) extends Happy Birthday greetings to panist and arranger Marlon White
Happy Birthday to Marlon White
December 26th
When Steel Talks (WST) extends Happy Birthday greetings to panist and arranger Marlon White
Yasmin Brito - Panist - Women's Month - Their Voice, Their Life, Their Dreams, Their Passion, Their Story
Meet Yasmin Brito - Ontario, Canada Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form Yasmin Brito “I can smile now but back then I was called every derogatory name in the book by the villagers, especially the elders. They would say “Girls should not be playing pan and especially with a band of only men.” One neighbor would always tell my mother... “Look at her long fingers, she should be playing the piano and not a pan”.” Yasmin Brito Ontario, Canada - At 12 years old Yasmin Brito was playing pan in a steelband. And while the neighbors had less than kind things to say about this - she had fun. Much fun - made history by becoming one of the first of the firsts in the annals of pan - an unwitting trailblazer with memories and experiences that have lasted a lifetime. See complete interview
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