The following interview was published in the newspaper of the Committee for Labour Solidarity: HOLD THE FORT ((Vol. 3 no. 4 June 1985). This website thinks the interview is worth reproducing for its historical and cultural value.
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Hi
This question is for some of the old timers out there.
I was listening to Scrunter's woman on the bass recently and I was wondering, does anyone know what ever happened to her? To begin with, is she a real person? has anyone spoken to her anytime
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Although he is widely credited with sinking the first pan, there has been an ongoing debate concerning his role in pioneering steelpan music. This debate is especially heated among supporters of the late, Winston “Spree” Simon, whom many Trinidadians
Clive Bradley, Arranger
Bradley reminisces about the early days of women in pan
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"The first time that I remember seeing women play Steelpan was around 1968, somewhere around
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Hello!
I am looking to reconnect with anyone who performed with Dr. John Gibbs in the U.S. Steel Orchestra in the late 1970s.
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