Pannist to help players with online Panograma
IT’S panograma on Instagram. Nevin Roach, TT pannist and sports co-ordinator at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus, Barbados, is the mastermind behind Panograma.
The entertainment industry has been one of the hardest hit by the covid19 pandemic. However, entertainers and artistes have switched to online platforms, many hosting online concerts and events. Panograma is offering pannists that opportunity to perform online as well. Panograma will consist of prelims (April 24-26), semi-finals (April 30-May 1) and the final on May 3 and will feature solo players from around the world. Pannists can register for US$25 and registration ends on April 23.
The winner receives US$500 and an online session with a world-renowned pannist; second place gets US$200 and a session with the world-renowned pannist and third place collects US$100 and three pairs of pan sticks.
Roach, in a phone interview with Newsday, said he came up with the idea after viewing a live event and having a desire to help his fellow pannists.
“The world is facing a pandemic. This is just the solo edition. It is an idea where I have a lot more plans to develop it.
“A lot of the world is lockdown and people cannot go out to play gigs. There is not an awful lot going on. While I was watching a live stream, it was very entertaining and I thought to myself, ‘Nevin you know you could actually do something similar but tweak it to suit the pan,’” he said.
Roach quickly put the idea in action.
By Melissa Doughty
Trinidad &Tobago Newsday
