Steelband Memories on May Day: The Band They Could Not Ban

The article examines steelband memories on May Day-the celebration day of the working class of the world, and speculate that Karl Marx might have raised an eyebrow to discover that the vanguard of the steelband movement in the Forties was a band called Red Army. Communism was just a word to them, the ideology unfamiliar however, for all their sharp looks, these saga boys were fighters.

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Main Author: Unknown
Other Authors: The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
Published: Express 1-May-96
Subjects:Steel drum (Musical instrument), > History, Steel band music, > Trinidad and Tobago, Steel bands (Music), > Trinidad and Tobago, > History,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2139/40608
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spelling oai:oai:uwispace.sta.uwi.edu:2139:2139-406082016-06-09T14:58:30Z Steelband Memories on May Day: The Band They Could Not Ban Unknown The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago Steel drum (Musical instrument) -- History Steel band music -- Trinidad and Tobago Steel bands (Music) -- Trinidad and Tobago -- History The article examines steelband memories on May Day-the celebration day of the working class of the world, and speculate that Karl Marx might have raised an eyebrow to discover that the vanguard of the steelband movement in the Forties was a band called Red Army. Communism was just a word to them, the ideology unfamiliar however, for all their sharp looks, these saga boys were fighters. 2015-09-21T16:16:03Z 2015-09-21T16:16:03Z 1-May-96 15 "Steelband Memories on May Day: The Band They Could Not Ban." Express. 1 May 1996: 15. Print. http://hdl.handle.net/2139/40608 ©Trinidad Express Newspapers. This material is protected under Copyright Act of Trinidad and Tobago. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. application/pdf Express
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topic Steel drum (Musical instrument) -- History
Steel band music -- Trinidad and Tobago
Steel bands (Music) -- Trinidad and Tobago -- History
Steel drum (Musical instrument) -- History
Steel band music -- Trinidad and Tobago
Steel bands (Music) -- Trinidad and Tobago -- History
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Steel band music -- Trinidad and Tobago
Steel bands (Music) -- Trinidad and Tobago -- History
Steel drum (Musical instrument) -- History
Steel band music -- Trinidad and Tobago
Steel bands (Music) -- Trinidad and Tobago -- History
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Steelband Memories on May Day: The Band They Could Not Ban
description The article examines steelband memories on May Day-the celebration day of the working class of the world, and speculate that Karl Marx might have raised an eyebrow to discover that the vanguard of the steelband movement in the Forties was a band called Red Army. Communism was just a word to them, the ideology unfamiliar however, for all their sharp looks, these saga boys were fighters.
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Steel band music -- Trinidad and Tobago
Steel bands (Music) -- Trinidad and Tobago -- History
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title Steelband Memories on May Day: The Band They Could Not Ban
title_short Steelband Memories on May Day: The Band They Could Not Ban
title_full Steelband Memories on May Day: The Band They Could Not Ban
title_fullStr Steelband Memories on May Day: The Band They Could Not Ban
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