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Joanne Briggs: an advocate for culture


Joanne Briggs: an advocate for culture
The culture of TT has been subtly ingrained in Joanne Briggs from a young age.
She recalled that her mother, Bernice Briggs, used to play mas with Wayne Berkeley, and would take her and her brother, Ian, to Queen’s Hall to watch Best Village. She would also carry them to Woodford Square in Port of Spain to see the Junior Parang Festival, produced by Diane McIntyre.
Her late father, Joseph Briggs, used to play tenor pan with Invaders and Exodus. He bought and played vinyl records of calypsonians and would even record the songs on eight-track tapes to play them in the family’s car. ....

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