TT Music Library
Virtual Music Archive of Trinidad & Tobago
Salmon Cupid - Inventor of the E Pan

LAUNCH OF THE E-PAN

The first electric steel pan was invented by Salmon Cupid, a Trinidadian based in Canada....

AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD, Rita Hayworth, 1952

CALPYSO GOES HOLLYWOOD

The US American Movie "Affair in Trinidad" features calypsonians and steel pan interestingly....

Trinidad Tobago TV (1967)

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TELEVISION

TTT has been the state-owned television broadcaster and the only television operator for over thirty years from 1962 to 1991....

Rapso - Brother Resistance - by Sean Drakes

NATIONAL RAPSO DAY

With international encouragement, Brother Resistance and others established National Rapso Day....

Record - Mastana Bahar

MASTANA BAHAR ON AIR

The local talent show for musicians, singers, and dancers is showcasing the Indian heritage on local TV....

Sundar Popo - Hot & Spicy Chutneys - Record

SUNDAR POPO ON THE RISE

The Chutney Singer is making waves and fascinates especially East Indian crowds....

Sundar Popo Statue - National Trust of Trinidad & Tobago

A STATUTE FOR SUNDAR POPO

The Chutney Soca singer is getting honored with a statue in Penal, South Trinidad....

Old Indian Movie - Hindustan Records

BOLLYWOOD MEETS TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Records from Indian movies are getting introduced and will inspire a lot of musicians for Chutney and later Chutney Soca....

TRINIDAD ALLSTARS IN GREAT BRITAIN 1951

STEEL PAN LEAVES TRINIDAD

For the very first time, the steel pan was played in a foreign country at the Festival of Britain....