Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Point Fortin, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - ....Back-Ah-Yard, is headed by artiste Dixie-Ann Joseph who is also known as Shakeela on stage. She is invested in helping the youth in her community develop their performing and creative skills by giving them the necessary support.
....As part of an ongoing creative arts youth interaction, the Back-Ah-Yard youth hosted Silver Harps Youth Steel Orchestra under its Poetry meets Steelpan Youth Exchange programme on July 9.
...."To be able to host our young ones, to bring about poetry meets steelpan, was already a dream come true, but to hear poets as young as five years execute their pieces on the melodies from steelpan, made it even more magical," Shakeela said.
The return leg of the Poetry meets Steelpan Youth Exchange will be in August at Silver Harps Steel Orchestra Panyard, Salazar Trace, Point Fortin, as the band is currently conducting its pan vacation camp until July 31.
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