{"id":19459,"date":"2018-09-01T06:55:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T10:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=19459"},"modified":"2018-09-01T07:14:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T11:14:43","slug":"pan-pioneer-dies-at-102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pan-pioneer-dies-at-102\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan Pioneer dies at 102"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Cheryl Joseph<\/p>

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Antigua and Barbuda steel pan patriarch George \u201cNugget\u201d Joseph passed away on Wednesday 29 August, 2018 at the age of 102 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nugget Joseph was recognized for his outstanding contribution to pan in Antigua and Barbuda by the Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission and Antigua and Barbuda Pan Association. \u00a0In 2017, National Panorama Competition was renamed to the\u00a0ACB George \u201cNugget<\/em>\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Joseph Panorama Competition <\/em>in his honour.\u00a0<\/p>

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Joseph was a founding member of the Hell\u2019s Gate Steel <\/em>Orchestra <\/em>and was a treble player. From the\u00a0band\u2019s\u00a0inception, he served as the Captain, treasurer and secretary from 1945 until 1958. \u00a0In 1949,\u00a0Joseph captained the Hell\u2019s Gate Steel Orchestra to its win of the first national competition. He was also instrumental in organising Hell\u2019s Gate Steel Orchestra<\/em>\u00a0for their first performance at St. Peters Anglican Church in 1950,\u00a0while also captaining the orchestra on many tours throughout the Caribbean.<\/p>

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He was vocal in the press in the early days of steel pan, dispersing all negative talks about the new musical art form. He was an ardent defender of pan when it was not in main steam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was loved and respected by many. Antigua and Barbuda has certainly lost a dedicated son of the soil. <\/p>

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The pan fraternity has extended condolences to the family of George \u201cNugget\u201d Joseph, the\u00a0Hells Gate Steel <\/em>Orchestra <\/em>and his friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He took with him so much of Antiguan history.\u00a0To date, it is not known if because of Joseph\u2019s contributions, that he was ever considered for the country knighthood, but he has not been yet afforded the honour.<\/p>

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by Cheryl Joseph Antigua and Barbuda steel pan patriarch George \u201cNugget\u201d Joseph passed away on Wednesday 29 August, 2018 at the age of 102 years. 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