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When Steel Talks - Special - Post-Panorama 2005

"IN PHASE" at last...
How Phase II got its Groove back...


They sat and listened to the words of pan guru and leader of Phase II Pan Groove, Len "Boogsie" Sharpe. It was after two in the early hours of a February 5 Saturday morning, with the crucial Panorama finals at the Queen's Park Savannah just hours away.

As Boogsie spoke, the mood of some was sombre as their leader reminded them that the championship title was theirs for the taking, but also for the losing.

Undoubtedly with this in mind, Boogsie brought home the reality to his faithful musicians.  He pleaded with the supporters present to please leave the stage immediately after assisting them on, and to wait in the wings to help them off after their performance.  After hours of practice, he reminded players of the need to be focused and not to indulge in too much merrymaking before the 120-member steel orchestra's performance that night.  Ray Holman, his colleague and friend of many years, was still damp from his work of drilling the band to perfection during the just-concluded rehearsals.  He had worked alongside Boogsie this year, and he too, briefly counseled the gathering. Full Story  http://panonthenet.com/articles/cparticles/inphase.html



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