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Trini sets Guinness World Record with steelpan marathon

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec 28, CMC – Trinidadian Joshua Regrello on Saturday afternoon set the Guinness World Record for the longest steelpan-playing marathon after an entertaining 31 hours on the country’s national instrument.

The 27-year-old the set 30-hour mark around 12:30 p.m., but continued for another hour as thousands of viewers tuned in and encouraged him on YouTube and Facebook.

“This is not just a victory for myself, it’s a victory for everybody who was a part of this – from planning to being here,” Regrello said in a brief comment to friends, family, ministers and other officials gathered in the studio of WACK 90.1FM in San Fernando where he created history.

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