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LOGGER'S SHEET
LOGGER: Priscilla Hill
REEL NUMBER: 2      STAGE: workshop performance
DATE: 24 June 1987  PRESENTOR: local D.J Von Martin of WPFW
GROUP NAME: Caribbean Music Workshop
REGION/STYLE: Wash. DC. Originally Trinidad
PERFORMER (S) Von Martin   INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION
           Keith Preddie   tenor pon which 
                           plays the melody
CONTENTS Discussion about Caribbean music 
1. by Von Martin. (Floor was opened from ques.)
2. Keith Pringle went on to explain the origin of the band steel band was formed by 5 students
3. at Howard University, who sent to
4. trinidad for the drums, they were
5. discovered by wife of Texaco's Director of Pub Red
6. who Keryn Kind in fun gave them all scholarships
7. to Howard to advertise for them, that's
8. when they painted texaco on their 
9. intruments. Most of the members of
10. the band does not read music they
11. play by ear.
12. Changed taped fo tape #3
13. Von Martin went on to explain that later on women became members of the band Spry Simon is reputed to have created the instrument used by the steel.