Welcome to my little show

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Welcome to my little show

• By Griffith Taylor

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This is a little presentation for all my viewers

• As you can tell I am from a land a lot of
  music and culture. So here is a little sample of
  my culture.

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ContentsSteelbandPanoramaCarnivalCalypsoCric
ket
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History of the Steelpan

• Birth of the Steel Pan It was soon discovered
  that dents with a hammer on the base of empty
  biscuit tins could produce different musical
  sounds when struck with a stick. This discovery
  sparked a series of experiments and it was not
  long before innovators began seeking an
  alternative, more practical surface for their
  experiments. Perhaps incidentally, one of the
  islands dominant socio-economic forces of the
  day provided a solution. Discarded 55-gallon oil
  drums that were used by American military forces
  stationed on the island provided new material to
  work with (later the islands lucrative oil
  industry would provide a steady supply of empty
  drums). The wider surface of the drums provided
  more space for developing a practical musical
  range as the depth of the drums allowed for
  variation in tone (when cut to varying lengths)
  and the size of the drum itself gave rise to
  greater flexibility for physical manipulation. It
  was around this time that several pioneers of pan
  such as Winston Spree Simon (generally accepted
  as the inventor of the first tuned pan), Ellie
  Manette, Stanley Hunte, Rudolph Charles, Neville
  Jules, Anthony Williams, Philmore Boots
  Davidson (the only one at the time who could read
  music) and Granville Seeley, began experimenting
  with the sound of pan music and the general
  structure and composition of the pan. These, and
  other young men, from the ghettos of East
  Port-of-Spain (nicknamed Behind De Bridge)
  followed their dream with unbridled passion.
  Their fervor was fuelled by a desire to create
  for themselves a cultural and social space never
  before enjoyed by them in their socially divided
  society. Their efforts were not to go
  unrewarded. As seen in these two verses of a 1975
  calypso by the late Grand Master, Lord Kitchener
  (Aldwyn Roberts) which records the
  accomplishments of one of these great pioneers,
  Winston Spree Simon, the years of labor finally
  bore fruit.Everybody wondering how the
  steelband startIll tell you now its founded
  by one Winston SpreeA blessed day 1939, the
  genius say he recall to mindHow he hold on to an
  old oil drum, beat it with scornJust up almost
  skylarking, and there it was the steel band was
  bornHe went along beating blow by blowHe
  thought it sounded like pianoThis really
  inspired him to great extentSo he continued
  pounding until he form a new instrumentExcerpt
  from Tribute to Spree Simon, by Lord Kitchener

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Panorama

• Panorama- The Formal "Clash" Arena
• As pan and pan music developed and became a
  more socially acceptable entity (the constant
  clashing of the bands had stigmatized the
  instrument as one fit only for rogues) with the
  help of politicians, professionals of varying
  disciplines, members of the middle classes,
  clergymen and cultural lobbyists, greater respect
  was shown for the instrument (the instrument was
  eventually named the national instrument of
  Trinidad and Tobago on August 30th 1991).By
  1962, the year Trinidad and Tobago gained its
  independence from Britain, there were
  approximately 75 steelbands in existence
  throughout the country. By this time, the
  government had realized the tremendous
  revenue-earning potential of the pan. One year
  later, in 1963, in an effort to develop the
  commercial viability of the pan, the government
  established the Carnival Development Committee
  (C.D.C.) giving it the responsibility among
  other things to run a competition for
  steelbands at carnival time. The first of these
  competitions was held on Sunday 17th February
  1963. The competition was called PANORAMA.

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Some of the People who made Carnival what it is
today

• The Lord Kitchener
• Mighty Sparrow
• David Rudder
• Machel Montano
• Superblue
• Ras Shorty I
• Roaring Lion

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Cricket Brian Lara

• Statistics
• A page dedicated just for him

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The End