That infamous steelband clash on the Coffee! In the nineteen sixties, Southern Marines Steelband of Marabella was the classic community band; at carnival just about everyone in the community was involved and band was also supported by the local craftsmen and businessmen. The panyard was a busy place on Sundays before carnival; after the well … Continue reading HANDEL’s LARGO , AND A CLASH OF STEELBANDS!
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An Early Musical Memory!
A Teddy Bear’s Picnic Good day friends. Today I’m recalling one of my earliest musical memories, the very first time I saw and heard a musical record player. I remember that it may have been my very first day at school, probably January 1951 at St Paul’s Anglican in San Fernando. Hand cranked portable gramophone … Continue reading An Early Musical Memory!
About Music…and Memories !
Theme from “The Third Man” by Anton Karas The other day I was watching one of my all time favorite movies, the film noir classic “The Third Man”, a movie that featured the legendary Orsen Welles and which brought out the best of movie making from the era when classic movies were in black and … Continue reading About Music…and Memories !
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