The Pan Piper

Winter Olympics 2010 in Vancouver,BC

Shaqq is a solo performer, playing at private and public and coporate functions, Community centers, bookstores, libraries and schools. Hameed has expanded his awesome talent onto the Canadian music scene as an artiste, musician and educator. Apart from persuing studies in Socio-cultural Anthropology at the U of T, he worked as a Steelpan Music with the Toronto District School Board for more than a decade. Also, Hameed Shaqq is still an accredited Volunteer and Community Partner with the Ontario Government Ministry of Youth and Children services including the Roy McMurtry Youth Centre (R.M.Y.C) and other correctional facillites through Ontario. Shaqq volunteers with Toronto's Breakfast Club and the Second-Chance Scholarship Award Foundation and other Senior Citizens Community groups. In 2003 Hameed Shaqq, recieved an 5 year Volunteer award recommended by Community organization Rexdale Microskills for comuniity involvement and social intergration with youths.
The universal appeal of Shaqq's Steelpan music is evident in the wide variety of his clients and events which includes, 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games General Meeting in Canada, the NBA, where he performed with Pan Fantasy Steelband on the American and Canadian anthems at a Toronto Raptor's Basketball Game. TIFF 2012 performing at the Royal York Hotel, Loblaw's Super Store; Maple Leaf Gardens, Leon's Furniture Store Customer appreciation events, First annual Eglinton Jazz Festival, other events included The Beaches Jazz festival, Ontario Place, Harbourfront Entertainment Centre, Canadian National Exhibition {CNE}, University of Toronto {Hart House} Rexdale Microskills, Ontario Early Childhood Centres, North York Hospital Foundation, Ministry of Youths and Children Services (Accredited Volunteer) RMYC , Toronto General Hospital, Humber Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Nelson Mandela Park Public School, Regal Road Public School, Dunrankin Public School {Malton Peel Board of Education} Many other venues such as the Old Mill Inn and Spa, Delta Chelsea Hotel, Michealangelo's Banquet Hall, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sheraton Hotel, Liberty Grand, The Real Jerk Caribbean Resturant has feature the Panpiper in many Dinnners and other Cultural Events..

PERFORMED IN THE INTERNATIONAL CHINESE FESTIVAL