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3 unusual facts about parang


Chuck Allie

Chuck Allie Gepaya (born at June 2, 1988 in Making, Parang, Maguindanao) is a Filipino actor and current PR Specialist of TV5.

Diederik Durven

After his appointment in 1720 to the Council of the Indies, he was sent, in 1722 and 1723, to supervise the gold- and silver-mines in Parang province.

Jit Samaroo

They were initially Parang players - Jit on guitar pan, Girlie on cowbell, Vidya on the drums, Baboolal on maracas, and brother Sonilal on scratcher - but by 14, already a self-confessed "slave to steelpan", Jit joined the Lever Brothers Canboulay Steelband.


Daisy Voisin

A deeply religious person, she received the message to spread the gospel of Parang in a church in Siparia in 1973.

Indo-Caribbean American

Music is a large part of the Indo-Caribbean American community, which includes the tunes of Bollywood, Carnatic music, bhajans, chutney music, soca (Indo-Caribbeans participate in Miami Carnival and Labor Day Carnival in huge numbers), parang, steel pan, tassa, calypso, and dancehall.

Parâng Mountains

Located south and east of the city of Petroşani, the Parâng mountains form the eastern barrier of the Jiu Valley (a plateau 100 kilometers long from east to west and 70-80 kilometers wide from north to south).

Phyllodesmium parangatum

The specific name parangatum refers to words "parang gatas" from Filipino language, that points to its milky color.

Sugar Aloes

Singing local hits such as "Party Time" and parang favorite "Juanita", Aloes has amassed a fan base of at least three generations of Trinidadians and calypso lovers region-wide.


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