Panwoman

The fact that many panwomen are middle class and employed has strengthened these perceptions.

In more recent years, the multicultural arts movement has provided panmen and panwomen the opportunity to showcase their instrument and music to broader public audiences at schools, colleges, museums, and outdoor festivals.

The other essential contributors to this project are the panmen and panwomen of Trinidad and Tobago who welcomed me, taught me, and shared their music, knowledge, and spirit with me.

Pioneer panwoman Daisy McLean claims that she started beating pan in 1944 at the age of six.