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Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2018 - HOME
sung by “De Panman”
composed by Barnett Henry
produced by Leston Paul
click here for lead sheet
LYRICSBridge
Blaze it! Blaze it up! (x4)
Verse 1
Ah ready for
the jamming,
Man I hear ah woman say
Ah ready for de pounding,
Ah ready to break away
I don’t have to wait for a DJ to
play,
To jump, up and break away
De jammin’ now start,
De party now start
De feting now start,
De jumping now start
Chorus
Pan gone
soca, tempo hot like fire
Pan gone soca, raising meh
temperature
Music sweeter than a honeycomb
Ah couldn’t resist, ah couldn’t stay
home
Jam soca music steel band now is
your turn!
Bridge
Blaze it! Blaze it up! (x4)
REPEAT Chorus + Bridge
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Verse 2
No ah can’t
stop de jumping,
‘Cause steel band is carnival
When you see me prancing,
Everything is official
Is action for so,
Sweet music filling de air
Is people, and colors everywhere
De jammin now start, de party now
start
De feting now start, de jumping now
start
Chorus + Bridge (x 2)
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Verse 3
Free up it’s
so exciting,
Don’t ‘fraid to have plenty fun
Look is one life we living,
Come on leh we carry on
Get rid ah your stress,
Work-up and wine your waist
Is mas, is pan in de place!
De jammin’ now start, de party now
start
De feting now start, de jumping now
start
Chorus + Bridge (x 2)
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Carl
“De Panman” Richards
Carl Richards a.k.a. “De Panman” is an ace double second pan player based in Antigua. He is a member of Gemonites Steel Orchestra and has travelled to Trinidad for many Panorama competitions to play with Phase II Pan Groove.
In 2000 he launched his calypso career and was an instant hit, making the finals in Antigua & Barbuda. He has made a name for himself by performing several pan songs year after year, which proved to be the first choice of the top Antigua steel orchestras.
“De Panman’s” high point came in 2008 when he won the National Calypso Monarch Competition in Antigua & Barbuda. He also has the distinction of having his song Sylvie Breakaway which was composed by Len “Boogsie” Sharpe and Alvin Daniell played by Harmonites in the national Trinidad & Tobago Panorama.
In 2011, “De Panman” sang Pan Is Meh Drug composed by Len “Boogsie” Sharpe and Alvin Daniell. In the 2014 Panorama season he came with Tornado. Ghost Pan - a co-composition between himself and Barnett “Preacher” Henry was his song in 2016.
For the 2018 Panorama season he presents this track, Pan Gone Soca.
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