Aimran Simmons
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Aimran Simmons is a Saint Lucian
musician, a pan player and leader of a musical experiment called Panergy. He is began performing at fourteen years old, with the Diamond Steel Orchestra, and then studied at the Saint Lucia School of Music. As a solo pianist, he began performing after leaving school, and worked with several local musical celebrities, like Boo Hinckson, and has toured the Caribbean, North America and Germany. The well-known calypsonian
, Hammer, composed a tribute to Simmons called "Panman Aimran"; the song's title has become Simmons' nickname among his fans.
Saint Lucian
Saint Lucian may refer to:*Lucian of Antioch , Christian presbyter, theologian and martyr*Lucian of Beauvais , Christian martyr*Saint Lucian British, British people of Saint Lucian descent...
musician, a pan player and leader of a musical experiment called Panergy. He is began performing at fourteen years old, with the Diamond Steel Orchestra, and then studied at the Saint Lucia School of Music. As a solo pianist, he began performing after leaving school, and worked with several local musical celebrities, like Boo Hinckson, and has toured the Caribbean, North America and Germany. The well-known calypsonian
Calypsonian
A calypsonian , originally known as the chantwell is a musician, from the Anglophone Caribbean, who sings songs called calypso. Calypsos are musical renditions having their origins in the West African griot tradition...
, Hammer, composed a tribute to Simmons called "Panman Aimran"; the song's title has become Simmons' nickname among his fans.