Chief Bowie Sonnie Bowei, CEO of ATTSDC, Talks Candidly On When Steel Talks!!!

The following are the responses to questions posed by George D. Goddard (Pan'tum - The Ghost Who Talks), to Chief Bowei, on When Steel Talks. Hope you find interesting...

Former General Secretary of the NATTS (Pan Trinbago's forerunner), Julian Goddard dies in New York

Julian Goddard, former General Secretary of the National Steelbands Association of Trinidad & Tobago Steelbandsmen (Pan Trinbago's forerunner) died in New York over the weekend. He was the youngest brother of George "Sonny" Goddard, and Pelham Goddard's and journalist Peter Ray Blood's uncle.

In 1970, Julian Goddard, joined his brother in openly protesting the “outdated colonial law”, that prohibited steelbands from parading on the streets at Christmas, referring to the steelbands as “beating noisy instruments”. Nine steelbands members were charged on December 20, 1970, and were represented by the Association's legal adviser, Charles Tyson, Esq., who disputed the claim that the instruments were “noisy”.

Steel Pan Blueprint For Success (Rough Draft Edit) by George D. Goddard, B.A. Music

To All Panists:

Steelbands' Greatest Leader

Steelband performers in Trinidad and Tobago (steeldrum’s birthplace) since 1950, have been represented by three organizations: the Steelbands Association, the National Association of Trinidad and Tobago Steelbandsmen (NATTS), and (now) Pan Trinbago.

One man served as the head of all three. George “Sonny” Goddard (1924-1988).

Why wont Pan Trinbago "sell or promote" the ONLY book published by a former President (George "Sonny" Goddard)?

To the current President,

Do you have an answer to this, and to why George's legacy is disrespected by Pan Trinbago?