An Unassuming Maverick: Carving out a new tributary in the Steelpan movement | Jonathan Scales
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"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." Jonathan Scales never set out to be different in the steelpan fraternity. He was just being himself, playing the music he loved and found himself taking Pan where it had never been. Listen to Jonathan's story, an unlikely saga that grows with every note he plays. Support the show
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