TRINIDADIAN STEELDRUM BANDS IN THREE GREAT LAKE STATES: A STUDY OF MUSICAL MIGRATION

Written by Janine Tiffe in 2006, this thesis focuses on musical migration and uses the movement of the ‘Steelband’ from Trinidad and Tobago to America to further illustrate the point. The paper questions the presence and significance of the steelpan and steelbands within the writers society as well as provide insights to the roles played by them.

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Janine L. Tiffe