TGIF a musical hit in Panama

By Margot Thomas

A U.S. NAVY band helped Panamanians share in the celebration of  America Independence Day, with a New Orleans flavor. The TGIF group from Florida fulfilled a tight schedule on their first visit to Panama with presentations at the Miraflores Visitor Centre on Thursday, July 3, and at the Danilo Perez Center in Casco Viejo on July 4, where they performed and gave workshops.

On July 5 they gave an afternoon performance of New Orleans style Jazz at the English Language Conversation Center in front of a packed and appreciative audience, and even took time out for a Q&A session, in which they explained the longstanding navy band tradition, linking with local communities around the world with the universal language of music.TGIF was brought to Panama courtesy of the U.S> Embassy.