Hameed Shaqq, known as "The Pan Piper of Toronto", is a name synonymous with Steel Pan music excellence. Shaqq hails originally from Arima in Trinidad, where he played and learned to develop love and respect for the Steel Pan Instrument. Primarily, Shaqq is a solo performer, playing at private and public functions, Community centers, bookstores, libraries and schools. He was greatly influenced and trained by some of Trinidad's  Virtuosos of Steel pan music while playing Steel pan with Invaders, Silver Stars, Harmonites,  Arima All Stars and also an original member of Arima Pan Pipers Steelband. 

 During the 1970's Shaqq primarily played with the first, four times Panorama Champion.  Solo Harmonites thrilled international audiences at events such as the World Fair held in Zurich {1972} OAS Conference in Atlanta, Georgia USA (1974), Festival of Spain playing at venues across Spain {1975}. Shaqq toured various Caribbean countries and was invited to the Dominican Republic to conduct Steel pan workshops with members of  Konkiti Calypso Boat Crew. Shaqq was present in Toronto Caribana presentation at the Chinese International New Year Celebrations both in 2004 and 2005 in Hong Kong, futhermore. also represented the Steel Pan Performing Arts  at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

 

Steel Pan Consultant and Entertainment.

Professional Steelpan Soloist available for Events.

  Repertoire includes
Calypso, Reggae, Jazz, Latin, Classical, Liturgical music and more.

Live band: Steel Pan with Professional Musicians

World Steelpan Music Performance!

Pan-Mageddon 

This is a proposal for the commemoration and celebration of a historical land-mark of TrinidndTobago on August 31^st, 2012.  Obviously, with the exclusive use of our own unique and most modern of musical instrument inventions. The year of Independence 1962 the government did not declare the Steel Pan the National Instrument. It was  not until 1992, the Steelpan became the National Instrument of Trinidad and Tobago.

 As a tribute to our young Nation’s contribution to Arts, Science and technology to the world in the 21st century and to commemorate the (Golden) 50th Anniversary of the Independence of Trinidad and Tobago, I propose that Steelbands and Steel Pan Players World-wide perform the official version of the National Anthem of T&T - the Land of the Steel Pan.

This tribute this will raise  greater awareness to the origin of the Steelpan as a symbol of Freedom and Cultural Expression. The Steel Pan Instrument is as symbolic to freedom of expression in the Caribbean as is the Statue of Liberty to the American people.