Trinidad Express Newspapers
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - There were gasps of disappointment when it was announced that the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra would not be participating in the preliminary round of the national steelband panorama competition for single pan bands in the northern region which took place on Saturday at The Paddock, Queen’s Park Savannah.
It was explained by the announcer that due to the fact that all military personnel had been recalled from extracurricular duties this also included members of the steel orchestra.
....The T&T Defence Force Steel Orchestra is one of the bands patrons look forward to seeing and hearing every year, they were supposed to play arranger Robert Tobitt’s arrangement of Christopher “Tambu” Herbert’s “No, No We eh Going Home”.
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Music is the answer. Pan Music can solve problems not guns and more "boots."
The Defence Force job is to secure the country, people are killing each other so they had work to do.