For Andy Narell, "Music is a powerful tool, and it's revolutionary"
Leo Sidran talks with steel drum virtuoso Andy Narell about his own personal story and also the story of the steel pan itself and its roots in Trinidad.
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Leo Sidran talks with steel drum virtuoso Andy Narell about his own personal story and also the story of the steel pan itself and its roots in Trinidad.
The steel pan (it’s really a bit of a faux pas to call it a steel drum!) is one of Trinidad’s proudest exports. It distinguishes itself by being the only acoustic, non-electric instrument invented in the 20th century, and one incubated in Laventille, Port of Spain, during the Second World War
TERRENCE W FARRELL TT is renowned for its harmonious diversity. We are a people of multiple heritages, religions, ethnicities, united by our shared spaces, shared histories and shared values. If one wished to experience a particular aspect or element of our mosaic – Hosay or Ramleela or Shango – you could go to a particular
NAMM has announced the finalists of the 38th Annual TEC Awards.
A new Google Doodle celebrates the steelpan with an illustration by Trinidad and Tobago-based artist Nicholas Huggins and music by fellow countryman Etienne Charles.