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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.