We have lost a patriot and a staunch pan supporter. Mark Loquan valued Pan perhaps more than his successful corporate career. In 2024, the government wisely honored his energy and steelpan innovation contributions with the Order of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. His passing this month leaves us all deeply pained.

We spoke to him in 2023 and found his passion for our culture boundless; his ambitions for Pan visionary. Mark composed music for Panorama and artists like Denyse Plummer and Destra, and often collaborated with the late Ken “Professor” Philmore.