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    R innissBy R innissAugust 15, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Adlib Metal Orchestra at CLACC-C Youth Pan Pageant in 2017.

    Picture by Leah Clark Brisard

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    The Brooklyn-based Carlos Lezama Archives & Caribbean Cultural Middle (CLACC-C) will host its Annual Youth Pan Fest subsequent Saturday, Aug. 23, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

    Yolanda Lezama-Clark, the Trinidadian-born daughter of the late Carlos Lezama, after whom the middle is known as, instructed Caribbean Life on Wednesday, Aug. 13, that the competition will happen exterior the landmark residence of the late Caribbean-American U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisolm and Lezama, the pioneer and co-founder of Brooklyn’s legendary West-Indian Day Carnival.

    “Metal pan lovers of all ages are slated to converge in Crown Heights to have fun metal pan music and Caribbean tradition,” mentioned Lezama-Clark, CLACC-C’s founder and president, stating that the occasion shall be held below the theme, “Beats of Tomorrow, Roots of Yesterday.”

    “This vibrant and fascinating occasion showcases the rhythm and historical past of the long-lasting musical custom from Trinidad & Tobago,” he added. “This family-friendly competition celebrates the expertise and creativity of the youth group.

    Wayne Bernard conducts Pan Evolution during CLACC-C Youth Pan Festival in 2023.
    Wayne Bernard conducts Pan Evolution throughout CLACC-C Youth Pan Pageant in 2023.Picture by Leah Clark Brisard

    “Steelpan music has come far because it started in Trinidad and Tobago. It’s now on the world stage, and the younger individuals are main the best way in preserving and sharing the metal pan tradition,” Lezama-Clark continued. “We’re excited to supply house for them to showcase their items.”

    She mentioned CLACC-C’s Youth Pan Fest will function a various lineup of performances from New York Metropolis’s youth ensembles, together with Metro Metal, Eruption, P.E.S.O., Concord Music Makers, Metal Sensation, Pan Alley, Black Love Pantonics, ADLIB, and quite a few steelpan soloist performances. 

    Lezama-Clark mentioned performers’ ages vary from 6 to 21, and that prizes for solo opponents and metal band performers vary from $200 to $3,500. 

    Along with dwell performances by famend youth metal pan ensembles, Lezama-Clark mentioned the competition will provide a spread of culinary delights, artisanal crafts, family-friendly actions, and free back-to-school provides.

    Established in 2005, the CLACC-C’s mission is “to teach communities relating to Caribbean heritage,” Lezama-Clark mentioned. “It promotes and preserves West Indian tradition and historical past by means of the expansion of an archive middle devoted to the legacy of Carlos Lezama, the ‘godfather’ of Brooklyn’s annual Caribbean Carnival on Labor Day.”

    Lezama-Clark mentioned the Youth Pan Fest, which is free and open to the general public, will happen from midday to eight p.m. on St. John’s Place, between Kingston and Brooklyn avenues, Brooklyn.





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