Pan is Not Just a Hobby | Why We Must Invest in Our Youth

Dane Gulston has spent more than four decades on the frontline of Trinidad All Stars, taking steelpan from the pan yard to stages around the world, including NPR's Tiny Desk with Kes the Band. In this conversation with Deli, he gets honest about the struggles artistes face working abroad, how he ended up in Germany for the World Cup, and how pan is received overseas compared with at home. He goes back to growing up in the pan yard, his first tour with All Stars, and the aunt he grew up with coming around to the path he chose. Then he compares Panorama in New York City and Trinidad and makes the case that steel bands can do more, that supporting pan yards can help reduce crime, and that if Trinidad and Tobago truly appreciates pan, it has to pay for pan. 🎤 GUEST: Dane Gulston, frontline pannist, Trinidad All Stars Follow Dane: Instagram:   / danegulston   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Book Dane: Email: pantasticdane@yahoo.com Call: 347-633-7097/ 868-758-2902 ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 01:17 The struggles artistes face working abroad 11:45 Reminisces on the opportunity to be in Germany for the World Cup 17:52 How the world received Pan at the World Cup 27:45 Early upbringing in the pan yard 35:25 His first All Stars tour 42:47 Panorama in New York City vs Trinidad 54:32 Dane's new ventures 58:30 Steel bands in New York City can do more 1:03:17 Can supporting pan yards help reduce crime? 1:09:37 Appreciating pan means paying for pan. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday at 3 PM ET:    / @downbydeli   ▶️ Watch more Down by Deli episodes:    • Down by Deli   🎧Listen everywhere + stay in the loop: https://downbydeli.com 📲 Follow Down by Deli: Instagram:   / downbydeli   TikTok:   / downbydeli   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... 📩 Business inquiries: info@downbydeli.com 🎬 CREDITS Executive Producer: Deli Producer & Project Manager: Shamelia Thomas Editor: Renaldo de Bourg Theme Music: Jason 'Shaft' Bishop Down by Deli: Stories from across the Caribbean, diaspora and beyond. #DownByDeli #DaneGulston #Podcast #Caribbean #Steelpan #Trinidad