Top musicians to lead First Citizens music workshops

[Pan Times]

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  The promoters of the 2014 T&T Steel Pan and Jazz Festival (TTSJF) have recruited an exceptional line-up of facilitators for the 12^th annual First Citizens Workshops for Young Musicians Series, to be held October 13 to 17 at locations across Trinidad.

The workshop series, sponsored since 2003 by First Citizens, will this year introduce instruction in tabla and conga drums with sessions led by Amarnath Maharaj and percussionist Gadwin Vargas from Puerto Rico.

Joining Maharaj and Vargas as facilitators is Trinidad’s Natasha Joseph, steelpan arranger, teacher and drill master for 2014 Panorama champions Phase II Pan Groove.
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