Remembering Some of Those In Pan We've Lost in 2022

Global - The steelpan music community remembers some of the people in pan and stalwarts of the steelband art form lost in 2022.

In Memoriam - 2022

Clifton Ryan (30 January 1928 – 1 January 2022), better known as the Mighty Bomber, was a Grenadian-born calypsonian from Trinidad and Tobago --- see more
Calypsonian Kenwrick Joseph aka Kenny J has passed. A one-time tenor player with Guinness Cavaliers Steel Orchestra and the T&T Police Steel Orchestra, this calypsonian recorded and performed many songs for the steel pan including Pan in The Wind, Sweet Hand and Doh Touch We Carnival. 1952 July 15 - 2022 January 02 --- see more
Clive Zanda was virtually untapped as a resource (even after contributing so much) and still contained so much Music in him. The co-originator of Kaiso-Jazz with Scofield Pilgrim he was a Pioneer of Pioneers. His album 'Clive Zanda Is Here With Dat Kinda Ting (Calypso Jazz Innovations)' is one of the great and essential 20th century Jazz albums for what it uttered into the world. - Rubadiri Victor | Born Clive Alexander 1939 Siparia, Trinidad and Tobago Died 6 January 2022 (aged 82) Port of Spain See more
Veteran panist and steelband captain Wayne "Bumpy" Inniss has passed. Born 6-18-1954 Pass 1-21-2022 see more
Former president of Pan Trinbago managing director of Solo Harmonites & Pan Knights - Owen Serrette has passed. (1940 - March 6, 2022) See more
Soca Vocalist “Blaxx” has passed. Born Dec 21st, 1962 - passed March 28th, 2022. See more
Scholar, educator, administrator and panist Nestor Sullivan passed on Saturday April 2, 2022. Born: March 15, 1955... See more
Scholar, educator, exceptional musician and champion Panorama arranger Beverly Griffith has passed on April 19th, 2022 see more Born April 18, 1941
Scholar, educator, exceptional musician and champion Panorama arranger Desmond Waithe has passed on April 20th, 2022 see more Born September 10th, 1944
Scholar, educator, exceptional leader, composer, champion Panorama administrator and panist Michael Marcano has passed on May 26th, 2022 see more born on January 26, 1951
Scholar, educator, champion Panorama arranger, drummer and ace panist Victor “Babu” Samuel has passed on June 28, 2022 -- born on April 19th 1958 See more
Panist Marlon “Goose” Guerra of Utopia Pan Soul has passed on July 31st 2022 -- born on January 2nd 1982 See more
Panist Aliandre C. Maraj of Despers USA has passed on August 3, 2022 -- born on February 9, 1992 See more
Scholar, educator, voclist, adminstrator and advocate for the arts has passed October 1st, 2022 -- born 1983 See more
Veteran star actor and panist Austin Stoker has passed on October 7th, 2022 -- born on October 7th 1930 See more
Veteran iconic calypsonian Leroy Calliste aka “Black Stalin” passed on December 28th, 2022 -- he was born on September 24th, 1941 See more