J'Ouvert 2004 was easily one of the best moments for the pan
fraternity as New York panmen and pan women dominated the scene. The
music was solely steelpan music, and the hundreds of thousands of
J'Ouvert revellers stretched as far back as the eye could see.
Indeed the iron and steel musicians reigned supreme.

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