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Commonwealth Countries
Anthem played on Steelpan
Local fans are anticipating the pan version of the national athletes and teams, and population now
national anthem of Trinidad and Tobago to be played expect to be heard at all multi-sports events.
when the Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games
(CYG) get underway in the twin-island Republic. It is also fitting that the pan version of the Patrick
Castagne-composed anthem first made its sporting
The significance of the only musical instrument to be debut at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
invented in the 20th century has been bolstered by the when both Michelle-Lee Ahye and Jereem Richards
July 24 United Nations’ declaration that August 11th - mounted the podium for their gold medals in the
the date of the closing ceremony for the Trinbago 2023 women’s 100m and men’s 200m respectively.
CYG - has been appointed World Steelpan Day.
In the original concept of Trinbago 2023 CYG, it was
The timing of that announcement could be seen as the envisioned that the local organisers would commission
culmination of the Pan on de Podium initiative of the the pan versions of the anthems of all 71 participating
then-Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee/Trinidad countries.
and Tobago Commonwealth Games Association
president Brian Lewis who successfully championed Fans would be delighted to hear the strains of the
the effort to make the national instrument-played steelpan edition of the TTO anthem played by the
anthem the game-changing version that our Proman Starlift Steelband at the opening ceremony.
Proman Starlift Steelband female member on the base pans at Panorama competition
