We can be numero uno again
Congratulations are in order foh de winners at de Junior Panorama, dat goes foh all participants, dey were all winners. Dis year we heard more bands, but not necessarily ah higher standard ah Pan.{{more}}
But in 1996, Henry Gaynes, ah Bum Drum Fan-ah-tek who was local manager of de ECCB (bank) branch in SVG, got his organization to finance ah Bum Drum band in three schools, Grammar School, Troumaca and CWP; only CWP got started and is still alive and well. Nzimbu made de Drums, but since Junior had never heard de traditional Bum Drum, he got de late Vincent Mc Lean (Nixonâs dad) from de “Rolling Thunder Bum Drumâ of Stubbs, to teach de students de basics. Some time after when CWP Primary and Kingstown Prep held dey Sports Meeting, de Police Band was not available to play foh de march-past, but alas! CWP Bum Drum Band was ready, dey provided de music. De band is now ah popular fixture at ah number of Awareness Marches thru de town, de Marching Drums will blend well wid our Bum Drum.
BRING BACK DE OLE TRADITIONS
One Love Bassy
Bassy Alexander is a land surveyor, folklorist and social commentator.