Location

D'ABADIE ARIMA

Birthday:

April 27

If you like, go ahead and tell your fellow WST Ning members about yourself here

I FIRST BECAME INVOLVED WITH THE STEELBAND AS A MEMBER OF THE T & T POLICE BAND WHEN I DID SOME ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE POLICE STEELBAND AND THE POLICE YOUTH STEELBAND. SINCE THAT TIME THE SOUND AND POSSIBILITIES OF THE INSTRUMENT HASN'T CEASED TO AMAZE ME. CURRENTLY, I AM A MUSIC INSTRUCTOR WITH UTT, AND BEFORE THIS APPOINTMENT I FUNCTIONED AS A MUSIC TEACHER IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH STEELBANDS, MOSTLY SCHOOL BANDS, SINCE IN THE 1980's AS AN ARRANGER/CONDUCTOR BUT ALSO AS A SUBORDINATE PLAYER. I HAVE HAD A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH PAN TRINBAGO SINCE 2007 AND CONTINUE TO DERIVE HAPPY EXPERIENCES FROM THE INTERACTION.