September 16, 2005
The Steel Drum Works Its Magic
On the island of Trinidad, a once-humble instrument has inspired an academic specialty
Satanand Sharma's voice never rises as he gently reprimands a pair of students, guiding and cajoling them through a two-hour practice session of steel-pan music, moving from Bach to Schubert to the professor's own compositions.
"My impression is that your melody isn't clear," Mr. Sharma, a lecturer in music at the University of the West Indies campus here, tells Kenneth Joseph, a second-year
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