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...islands of Trinidad and Tobago, the birthplace of calypso, take their steel bands, or "pan," very seriously. The first pans, or steel drums, were fashioned out of biscuit tins and garbage-can lids by street musicians in the 1930s. They were later made of steel 55-gallon oil drums left behind by the U.S. military during World War II. Pan evolved into Trinidad's musical pride and signature sound after the first Panorama competition was held in 1963. The Panorama finals competition is for serious calypso purists, and takes place on the Queen's Park Savannah in the capital, Port...
...thousands of people, jumping and singing in the sweltering heat. The islands of Trinidad and Tobago, the birthplace of calypso, take their steel bands, or "pan," very seriously. The first pans, or steel drums, were fashioned out of biscuit tins and garbage-can lids by street musicians in the 1930s. They were later made of steel 55-gallon oil drums left behind by the U.S. military during World War II. Pan evolved into Trinidad's musical pride and signature sound after the first Panorama competition was held in 1963. The Panorama finals competition is for serious calypso purists, and takes...
...Fortunately, extraordinary acting makes up for rather drab dialogue and slow-paced action. “Countess” is a true Merchant-Ivory collaboration. As with most Merchant-Ivory films, a stellar cast is paired with a lush backdrop of elegant costumes and scenery. Taking place in 1930s Shanghai, “Countess” is a fitting end to their legendary partnership. Fiennes plays Todd Jackson, a blind former diplomat who starts his own nightclub after losing both his wife and daughter in a tragic act of terrorism (which caused his blindness). When Jackson crosses paths with...
Memorial Church’s bell was donated by former University President A. Lawrence Lowell, Class of 1877, in the 1930s, in memory of students who died in World War I. Its inscription reads: “In memory of voices that are hushed.” The church’s bell became Harvard’s official marker of time...