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Verse
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It was from a rusty drum, this element known as steel emerged
Around which, men of steel converged
And is the intense heat on the virgin drum, that produce the pan we play
Just like the pan men of today
We faced each ordeal,
Rejection unreal,
The pain we conceal,
And that is why we are men of steel.
Chorus
As real men we don't complain,
no matter the pain
We rise and we come again, great heights to attain
Yuh cyar keep we down, no matter what you may feel
For we stand firm, we are men of steel.
Verse
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Bit by bit we persevered, against every obstacle that came
Violence, pan men took the blame
And incarceration we had to endure, persecution evermore
Made us strong, right down to the core.
We faced each ordeal,
Rejection unreal,
The pain we conceal,
And that is why we are men of steel.
Chorus
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Verse
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When you see you heat the steel, you introduce a special hardness
To withstand, all kind of crisis
For the heat does yield a unifying bond, to make the man and steel one
Number one, when all said and done.
Chorus
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“Men of
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“Kes”
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Kes and Leston Paul
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Kees Dieffenthaller was born on March 12th in San Fernando, Trinidad. He began performing in the late 90’s. His vocals, stage presence and good looks immediately attracted a large audience.
In 2005 he formed
his own band named
“KES the Band,”
which consists of
his two brothers,
Hans (drummer), Jon
(lead guitar), and
his best friend Riad
Boochoon (bass).
They have released
several albums with
more than a dozen
hits making it into
the top 10 of major
Caribbean charts.
In 2011, Kes
released one of the
greatest soca hits
of his career, “Wotless.”
After having
performed this
single at the 2011
International Soca
Monarch, it won the
title of Groovy Soca
Monarch. Kes the
Band continues to
remain one of the
most ‘favourited’
bands out of
Trinidad and Tobago.
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Kenneth Charles
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Alvin
C. Daniell - Engineer,
Cultural Researcher,
Television Presenter,
Composer and Music Producer
comprise the disciplines
of this individual.
In the pan world he
is best known for his
lyrical work with some
of the top pan arrangers
in Trinidad and Tobago.
These include Ray Holman
(Pan
on the Move, Pan on
the Run); Len
“Boogsie” Sharpe (Mind
Yuh Business, Misbehave);
Pelham Goddard (Parade,
Play My Music, Good
News, A Happy Song);
Brian “Bean” Griffith
(Trini
Know How, Pure Party,
How We Coming –
2011); Don Clarke (Can’t
Get Enough,
Momentum – 2011).
He has also worked with
Edwin Pouchet to produce
several hits such as
Thunder Coming, First
in de Line,
Battle Zone,
It’s Showtime!,
Gie Dem Tempo,
Keshorn – The Javelin
Champion and
Shock Attack.
among others.
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