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Despers USA in Pictures and Sound - 2017 Panorama Panyard Recording

 The Beauty and Power of Despers USA Steel Orchestra In Pictures & Sound

Despers USA Steel Orchestra - In the 2017 Summer of total disrespect of NY Pan, the Evil Empire struck hard and fast with a slap to the head called “No Pay from 2016” and then followed with a sneak attack kick to the balls called “No-Respect-O-Rama.”

But unknowing to those old devils - in response, the great noble steel orchestras of Brooklyn - pissed off, inspired and backed by the ancestors and always walking with the Gods came out swinging with an extremely potent barrage of high quality Brooklyn pan music to kerfuffle the Emperor and his cohorts, the three nasty witches named - Ugly, Uglier, and Ugliest.

100 of Despers USA’s finest musicians came together to take care of business with the ancient rhythms and chase away the evil spirits of the dark side with a sweet and deadly Odie Franklin-boss arrangement of ‘Buss Head’ by Machel Montano and Bunji Garlin... No prisoners allowed. Names have not been changed to protect any Pan-hating devils.

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Another Basement Recordings production. Captured “live” at Despers USA’s Crown Heights, Brooklyn Pan Yard.

Pan Photographer: C. Phillips

Arranger - Odie Franklin

Captain - Wayne “Bumpy” Inniss

Tuners - Emmanuel “Jack” Riley, Clement Franklin

Buss Head artwork - Noah Smit

Field Engineers - Lee Bennett and C. Phillips

Contact Despers USA Steel Orchestra

Contact: Sewajo Dawson (347) 526-9886

Instagram: DespersUsa

Facebook: Despers US Steel

Twitter:  DespersUSA

 

The Players

PLAYERS – based in part on data provided by Despers USA

 

Bass

1. Kern Simon

2. Sharon Samuels

3. John Fuentes

4. Nandi Candi

5. Alex Smart

6. Bria

7. “Blacks”

8. Kianna

9. Jai

10. “Fronts”

11. Barry

12. Chynelle

 

Tenor Bass

1. Jeremiah

2. Bob Telson

3. Nicole

4. Lia

5. Maraj

 

Rhythm

1. “Small Change”

2. Keith

3. Gregory Pegus

4. Noah Smit

5. Jason Barton

6. Juquan

7. Josh

8. Elijah

9. Dwayne

10. Curt

11. Garvin

12. Carlton

13. Roy

14. Colvin

15. Mike

16. Judy

17. Pedro Alexander

 

Double Tenor

1. Zeev Saffir

2. DJ Patterson

3. Rachelle Simone

4. Kiesha

5. Omari

6. Jamal

 

Double Seconds

1. Zeke Runyon

2. Jada Charles

3. Mike Garcia

4. Sheldon Rattan

5. Kiara

6. Jeffery

7. Clement Franklin

8. Kyle Griffith

9. Kaila Charles

10. Natasha Rebeiro

 

Cello 

1. Sania

2. Justyne Simon

3. Samuel Andrew

4. Tahjet

5. Mike

6. Selena Antoine

7. Damany James

8. Marc Brooks

9. Shane McDonald

 

Quadrophonic

1. Elisabeth Fidele

2. “StomBO”

 

Guitar

1. Kiefer Dover

2. Terrance

3. Brittney

4. Courtney

5. Mike

6. Isaiah

7. Erica

8. Tamika Alexander

 

Tenors

1. Mark

2. Reena

3. Shania

4. Etsuko Tajima

5. Sparkle Demming

6. Ann

7. Aliandre C. Maraj

8. Alijah

9. Nyomie

10. Safiya

11. “AJ”

12. Najhia

13. Jordon

14. Michael

15. Howard George

16. Tristan Brewington-Japsi

17. Brian Nicholas

18. Kris Lawrence

19. Edward Clarke

20. Kendall Griffith

21. Nyasha Rhoden

22. Malique Charles

23. Alyssa Cain

 

Additional Players (section unknown)

1. Sapphire Richards

2. Aldric Bhaadoo

 

Despers USA - Buss Head

 


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