Tribute To a Musical Genius

Abstract

Trinidad and Tobago bids farewell to one of the true geniuses of the steelband movement, Bertie Marshall. Marshall was a national treasure whose contribution to the development of the national instrument, the steelpan has put him head and shoulders above most in the steelband fraternity. Marshall was more than a pan tuner, he was also a musician, an inventor and an innovator who channeled his exception musical abilities and technical skills into revolutionising the tuning and amplification of pans.