panwoman
English
Etymology
pan + woman
Noun
panwoman (plural panwomen)
- A woman who plays steelpan.
- 1995, Stephen Stuempfle, The Steelband Movement, →ISBN:
- The fact that many panwomen are middle class and employed has strengthened these perceptions.
- 1998 -, Ray Allen & Lois Wilcken, Island Sounds in the Global City, →ISBN:
- In more recent years, the multicultural arts movement has provided panmen and panwomen the opportunity to showcase their instrument and music to broader public audiences at schools, colleges, museums, and outdoor festivals.
- 2008, Shannon Dudley, Music from Behind the Bridge, →ISBN:
- The other essential contributors to this project are the panmen and panwomen of Trinidad and Tobago who welcomed me, taught me, and shared their music, knowledge, and spirit with me.
- 2012, Angela Smith, Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History, →ISBN, page 82:
- Pioneer panwoman Daisy McLean claims that she started beating pan in 1944 at the age of six.
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Anagrams
- womannap