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Jaden Teague-Nunez blends his Caribbean roots with classical music mastery.  His talent, humble persona, and global ambitions for pan link tradition with innovation. At only 17, Jaden’s schedule is as packed as seasoned musicians’. During the 2025 National YoungArts Week in Miami, Florida, he barely had time for a quick phone call home at night, with his days filled with rehearsals, workshops, and mentoring from top artists.

He performed with a musical ensemble, auditioning with A Visit to Hell,…

We have lost a patriot and a staunch pan supporter. Mark Loquan valued Pan perhaps more than his successful corporate career. In 2024, the government wisely honored his energy and steelpan innovation contributions with the Order of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. His passing this month leaves us all deeply pained.

We spoke to him in 2023 and found his passion for our culture boundless; his ambitions for Pan visionary. Mark composed music for Panorama and artists like Denyse Plummer and Destra,…

We should all applaud the Pan Tuner Apprenticeship Programme for its emphasis on young people. Launched last month, the initiative aims to train 15 people aged 17 to 35 for two years. The age cohort is useful because it means participants can have a long career ahead of them. It is a sustainable idea, assuming training is thorough and professional, and…

We have fond memories of Dalton Narine as a writer and a friend. He passed away on February 11 and left the pan fraternity in mourning. Dalton was our muse on many things about pan. He had strong opinions about Panorama, once describing it as a blocking agent in pan’s development. He believed too much energy was spent on the competition, leaving bands little time for anything else.

Dalton had an encyclopedic knowledge of the instrument and even deeper details of Trinidad All Stars, a band where he…