00:00So my name is Joshua Regrello, they call me the Pan Man and we are here to set a world
00:04record for the longest marathon playing steel pan, which has never been done before.
00:09At 27 years old, Joshua Regrello has been playing pan most of his life.
00:15In recent years, he began hosting pan concerts around carnival time and travelling more and
00:20more internationally to perform at events as a pan soloist.
00:25He says his love for TNT's national instrument began as a young child and as he grew, so
00:31did his passion for the steel pan.
00:34Attempting to set a Guinness World Record for longest marathon playing the steel pan,
00:39he says, is something, in a way, he has been preparing for his whole life.
00:45In attempting this record, he tells us, he wants to showcase what is possible with the
00:50steel pan.
00:51I really don't have a good idea of how amazing this instrument is and the things that could
00:56happen in it now because I think something like that should be known that the things
01:01that we can do and what is possible with this instrument is so amazing now.
01:06So I think this is just the start of showing what is possible with the instrument.
01:11It will be the first time a marathon record is being attempted on the steel pan.
01:16Somebody has a world record for the largest pan ever and it's from Trinidad, I believe.
01:22There's also a pan world record for largest ensemble playing pan.
01:26I think it's like 400 and someone from a European country has it.
01:29Yeah, those are both in the Guinness World Record.
01:31So this is the first longest marathon and the longest marathon is something that happens
01:35with a bunch of different instruments.
01:36And the person who has the longest marathon for playing piano actually did it in Trinidad
01:41and Tobago a couple of years ago.
01:42How long was that?
01:43That was like 108 hours.
01:46This is nothing.
01:47This should be easy work.
01:49Regrelo says the aim is 30 hours and while there is a whole team behind him, it will
01:54be he and God pushing through mentally to get it done.
01:59On Friday morning, the clock began around 6.28am.
02:03With 30 hours of consecutive play being attempted, many of you have questions like how or if
02:10you will be eating and drinking during that time.
02:12But there is one question that stands out above the rest, bathroom breaks.
02:17The theme for the Utah camp is praise and pampers.
02:20That's essentially what we're doing, praise and pampers, but the best way I can describe
02:26it to you, 30 hours, it's not a non-stop performance.
02:29I think the main question on everybody's mind is bathroom breaks.
02:32So it's not a non-stop performance.
02:34Every hour performed, you get a five minute break that you could then accumulate, but
02:38it's not part thereof.
02:39So it has to be an hour performed to then get a five minute break.
02:42So I think throughout this and how much you actually play, you get somewhere between two
02:47to two and a half hours of break.
02:49According to Guinness guidelines, there has to be independent witnesses, video and photographic
02:55proof of Regrelo's attempt.
02:57On Friday, representatives from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, Fire Service and
03:03Ministry of Tourism were among those present.
03:06While it is being streamed live on Regrelo's social media platforms, members of the public
03:12are invited to support in person at WAC Radio 90.1 FM on Coffee Street, San Fernando, if
03:19they can.
03:20If it's coming up before, they just show up with real vibes.
03:22Just run in here, scream, you know what I'm saying?
03:23That's the kind of energy we need.
03:24We also need you here ideally between, you see, 11pm to about 5am.
03:29That is really the time we need all the energy.
03:32We need moral support.
03:33We need every type of support.
03:35That's what we need.
03:36I think the entire nation should just be in prayer for me.
03:38Regrelo says the rules state that songs have to be longer than two minutes, with up to
03:4430 seconds between each song, and songs cannot be repeated within a four-hour period.
03:50He tells TV6 he has a long playlist with 11 genres of music, starting with gospel, and
03:57includes soca, calypso, chutney, Bollywood, reggae and international music.
04:03He plans to loop.
04:04Over the 30 hours, instrumentalists, artists, performances and surprise host interactions
04:11with the live stream and in-person crowds will take place.
04:15On Friday, Regrelo's mother expressed how proud and supportive she is of his ambitions.
04:21People have big dreams.
04:23Everybody wants to do something fancy, do something great.
04:27But to have a dream and to be able to say, yes, I am courageous enough just to try, just
04:33to try, I think that is the most important thing.
04:36And I think young people have to understand that they have so many opportunities out there
04:41for them, that what they can do is try something.
04:44Try something that's positive and make it work for you.
04:48If all goes according to plan, Regrelo is expected to set the Guinness World Record
04:54for longest marathon playing the steel pan by 12.30 p.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2024.
05:03Sindhi Raghuba Tika Singh, TV6 News.
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