Trinidadian pannist Brian Nicholas shares Blacklove Steel Orchestra
Though his band is not participating this year in Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Association’s (WIADCA) panorama competition, Trinidadian pannist Brian Nicholas is still very busy practicing and preparing Blacklove Steel Orchestra for prospective performances. Nicholas, the founder and chief executive officer of the Brooklyn-based Blacklove Steel Orchestra, told Caribbean Life that he is “looking at a broader picture” in which he envisages Blacklove’s future participation in WIADCA’s panorama, competing with “seasoned pan groups.” With its 15-member orchestra, comprising eight females and seven males, representing the Caribbean Diaspora – mainly from Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Haiti, Grenada and Puerto Rico – Nicholas, however, said that Blacklove Steel Orchestra has participated in the past four years in the annual CLACC-C Junior Panorama Competition in Brooklyn. By playing in New York City public schools, and with postings on social media, Nicholas hopes Blacklove Steel...