By Danielle Swain; danielle@newsroom.gy
Filmed and edited by Shatanand Anude
There was a time when the sound of steelpan echoed through the streets of Georgetown, its rhythms threading through the city like an unbroken melody.
The music was a declaration—of joy, of rivalry, of cultural pride. But today, the instrument that once bound Guyana to the Caribbean’s sonic identity has been relegated to the margins, overshadowed by modern beats and changing tastes.
Still, for those who refuse to let the tradition fade, the music is more than nostalgia—it is a living, breathing force. The News Room steps inside the rehearsal spaces of four bands striving not just to preserve steelpan, but to push it forward, making old, new.
See what it takes to prepare for Panorama in Guyana above.
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