Keishaun Julien is a steelpan musician that hails from the island of Tobago and has traveled
throughout the world sharing his talent. Keishaun has established his brand as a steelpan
entertainer and digital entrepreneur and is currently the 2021 NLCB PanoGrama winner.
Keishaun was introduced to the steelpan in the year 4 1/2 years old; however, his journey as a
professional steelpan musician began at the age of 10 while being a member of the Our Boys
Steel Orchestra. During his early years at Our Boys, he was mentored by Leeandro Noray who
was responsible for harnessing his improvisational abilities on the instrument. Keishaun went on
to partake in several competitions during his early years as a soloist including National Junior
Steelband Music Festival, Baker’s Scouting for Talent and Children’s, Showcase just to name a
few. After placing 4th in 2020 PanoGrama competition, Keishaun returned in 2021 capturing the
top spot defeating pannists from all over the world.
Apart from performing locally, Keishaun enjoys traveling and sharing his talent on the National
Instrument with the world. Mr. Julien has represented Trinidad and Tobago in countries such as
Belgium, Canada, France, Mexico, Japan, and the United States to name a few. Keishaun also
has an international reach via his Youtube channel which has approximately 16,000 subscribers
and over 3 million cumulative views on his steelpan covers. His ability to create a such stable
Youtube fanbase is something that very few steelpan musicians have been able to accomplish.
In 2019, Keishaun graduated from the University of the West Indies with a BA in Musical Arts
and went on to co-arrange for Alpha Pan Pioneers for the 2020 Panorama Competition. Apart
from performing and arranging, Keishaun also offers online steelpan lessons and has an
international student reach. Some of Keishaun’s musical influences within the steelpan fraternity
include Duvone Stewart, Ken “Professor” Philmore, Liam Teague and Len “Boogsie” Sharpe to
name a few.