In 1960 Dr. Howard bought some batá drums made by Trinidad Torregrosa, a famous Havana drum maker. Torregrosa knew Ortiz, and the vital connection was made. Ortiz became another source for Howard ...

Spirits, blood, and drums : the Orisha religion in Trinidad / James T. Houk.

What Trinidad does have is carnival—a centuries ... at one time or another, drums, masks and dancing in the streets. But carnival survived, and my question was: What compromises had it made ...

The drums were played, marking each step with their sounds, believed to connect the world of the gods with the world of humans. This research aims to increase our knowledge on the "Moko" drums and ...

The little gallery room of the Frieson Black Cultural Center was filled with items from the Caribbean, everything from steel ...

Alesis makes some of the best electronic drum kits on the market, and they’ve announced a new kit with some cool features. This groove-focused 7-piece Alesis e-kit delivers professional ...

Veteran vocalist Charmaine Forde delivered one of the evening’s most memorable moments when she transposed two of Carnival ...

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA) has accepted Government’s 5 percent wage increase offer for the 2020–2023 bargaining period. The final ...

Trinidad Killa, who’s been in the music industry for a quarter-century now, got his long-overdue break nine years ago, but a recent career-shifting collaboration with Billboard’s No.