New York Steelbands left out of
their own Panorama Promotion!
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“NY
Panorama 2010” promo - minus
New York Band
New York
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It has been brought to WST’s
attention that the 2010 promo
for the upcoming September 4 New York
Panorama on the promoter’s site
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is not even a picture of a New
York steel orchestra - not even
that of the reigning New York
champions, Pan Sonatas! In fact, it is
a picture of Republic Bank Angel Harps
Steel Orchestra
from Grenada - much to the
surprise of Angel Harps’
management - who told WST that
Grenada’s Angel Harps will not be in
the New York area anytime in the
near future. Republic Bank Angel Harps’ management released
the following statement - “I
think the organizers, WIADCA,
should be ashamed of themselves
to be using a Steel Orchestra
outside of New York to promote
their show.”
This is
actually not the first
time that the promoters have
utilized a picture of a steel
orchestra outside of the US, and
New York in particular, in a
promotional/public relations
scenario. A few years ago,
it was the picture of a steel
orchestra from Trinidad & Tobago
- which had nothing to do with
New York - that ran as a visual.
Oops!
Link
to PDF snapshot of the promotion on
the site with Grenada’s Angel
Harps
Link to the
“replacement” steelband promotion
on the site
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