*Special Internet Première*
"Crazy" - Ready for 2006 with
Women In Pan
Los
Angeles - Internationally renowned Calypsonian "CRAZY" has released
brand new music for the 2006 steelpan season. The song for pan is called Women In Pan. Crazy pays tribute to significant
role that women have played in the progress of the steelband music
movement. The lyrics for the song were first
shared with the When Steel Talks
audience earlier on this year in March, as part our
Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form
series.
Crazy has been performing professionally for over thirty years and
is an avid supporter, fan and lover of the steelpan instrument.
The steelpan music industry has shown phenomenal growth in the last couple
of years. Major orchestras have now become common place on most campuses
in the United States. Indeed the steelpan instrument is quickly becoming a
resident staple and part of the North American music scene.
The steelpan is the only instrument invented in the last century and the
growing interest in it, has been demonstrated by a mercuric rise in its
popularity globally. The instrument once associated mainly with the
Caribbean and island festivals has spread to every region in the world.
Moreover, it is quickly becoming the instrument of choice as it has a
special attractiveness to young people. The steelpan instrument is
currently sweeping across institutions of higher learning, K-12, and
primary through secondary school level music programs in North America and
Europe.
Traditionally, songs from calypsonians are used by Trinidad and Tobago,
New York and the United Kingdom, for their prestigious annual Steelband
Music Panorama competitions. "Crazy" looks forward to having
Women In Pan as one of this years
panorama favorites.