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‘Pan
From Heaven’
sung by George Rampersad
composed by George Rampersad
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“Pan From Heaven”
George Rampersad
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“Pan From Heaven”
George Rampersad
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LYRICSVerse 1
I went to
Notting Hill carnival up in England
Dey tell mih dat London have ah lot
of sweet pan
Donkey years now I is ah fan ah de
steelband
Play pan in Europe, the U.S. and
Caribbean
Standing dey on ah corner, some
fellas running dey hand
Ah fold mih arm an ah lean up
against ah wall
When yuh hear de arranger check tuh
four an count in de band
Dat is when ah put mih hand over mih
head and bawl
Chorus 1
Doh beat dem
pan, bredder ah beg yuh
Doh beat dem pan, pan eh de enemy
Doh slam dem pan, no, no, no
Doh ram dem pan, just touch it so
Pan is not Good Friday bobolee
Pan is ah gift from heaven
Sent down by Jah Jah tuh Rainbow
Island
And everyone got tuh show de
steelband
A little love an respect
I come to you with dis message
My dear pan ladies and pan gents
Show some love an respect fuh de
instrument
Verse 2
I know ah
panman he livin in Tunapuna
Every night when de fella walk in de
yard
De players know dat de tenor pan is
in danger
He slammin it up an tellin people he
bad
De captain warnin de fella, de
arranger threatenin tuh leave
Everybody talk tuh de boy fuh so
many years
Ah check out de section leader wit
he finger inside he ears
He tell mih George, boy dis man is
rell tears
Chorus 2
He say doh
beat dem pan, bredder ah beg yuh
Doh beat dem pan, pan eh de enemy
Doh slam dem pan, play it sorf
Doh ram dem pan, stop showin off
Pan is not Good Friday bobolee
Pan is ah gift from heaven
Sent down by Jah Jah tuh Rainbow
Island
And everyone got tuh show de
steelband
A little love an respect
He tell me to bring dis message
My dear pan ladies and pan gents
Show some love an respect fuh de
instrument
Verse 3
De captain
carry de tenor pan by de doctor
Penta watch it an started shakin e
head
If allyuh did only wait ah little
bit longer
I would have tuh pronounce dis
instrument dead
He wuk two days on de tenor, den he
call de captain an say
How tuh tune dis instrument only God
alone knows
Dem big dent on de F-sharp, B-flat,
E-flat and A
Dis pan been takin ah big overdose
ah blows
Chorus 3
He say doh
beat dem pan, bredder ah beg yuh
Doh beat dem pan, pan eh de enemy
Doh slam dem pan, do not beat
Doh ram dem pan, play it sweet
Pan is not Good Friday bobolee
Pan is ah gift from heaven
Sent down by Jah Jah tuh Rainbow
Island
And everyone got tuh show de
steelband
A little love an respect
Penta give me dis message
My dear pan ladies and pan gents
Show some love an respect fuh de
instrument
Verse 4
One night ah
went tuh ah night club in Copenhagen
De famous Two Left was due tuh play
on de show
People pack up de place tuh hear dis
great panman
Tuner, arranger, steelband virtuoso
As soon as dis master panist walk on
stage an started tuh play
De place get silent people sitting
amaze
Ah female music professor turn tuh
me an she say
Dis man has taken de pan tuh ah
higher phase
Chorus 4
She say he
play dem pan like it was ah baby
Softly, gently, sweetly and tenderly
When he improvised, she was
mesmerized
She say he made her feel so heavenly
He know it’s ah gift from heaven
Sent down by Jah Jah tuh Rainbow
Island
An Two Left is one who bring de
steelband
Ah lot of love an respect
He send mih here with dis message
My dear pan ladies an pan gents
He say love an respect allyuh
instrument, Two Left say
Show some love an respect fuh de
instrument
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George Rampersad
George Rampersad was born in Tunapuna, Trinidad. He attended Tunapuna Presbyterian School and St. Mary’s College and worked at BWIA, Trinidad as an aircraft mechanic from 1976 to 1984.
He played pan with Starland Steel Orchestra, Tunapuna – 1975 to 1978. A founding member of Tunapuna all Stars Steel Orchestra in 1978, he also played with and arranged music for Tunapuna All Stars from 1978 to 1984. He also played with Hummingbirds Pan Groove, St. James at Panorama 1980 to 1983.
He migrated to Denmark in 1984 and taught pan in music schools, youth clubs and adult evening classes in the cities of Odense and Aarhus, Denmark. Rampersad founded Denmark All Stars in the city of Aarhus and arranged the music for the 1st European Steelpan Festival in Paris, France, in 2000.
As player/arranger
with Sweet Pans,
he’s toured
Manchester, England.
He co-arranged with
composer Jens
Winther (Denmark) in
a joint performance
with Sweet Pans and
Aalborg Symphony
Orchestra in the
1200th
anniversary
celebrations of the
city of Aalborg.
Rampersad has had
performances with
singer/composer Roy
Pascal (Trinidad)
and the On Purpose
(Soca) at the
Festival
d’Africussion
(Berlin, Germany),
Roskilde Festival,
Copenhagen Karneval,
(Denmark) and
Falkenberg (Sweden).
Other performances
have been with:
guitarist Rikki
Illilonga (Zambia),
the band Ridim Roots
(Afrobeat), singer
Marvin Bankston
(USA) and the band
Third World
Connection (Funk &
Soul).
TV appearances: TTT
Trinidad, DR1,
Channel DK4 and TV 2
(Denmark).
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