UnknownThe University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago2015-09-212015-09-2128-Jul-51"TASPO Scores Initial Success at Festival." Port-of-Spain Gazette. 28 Jul. 1951: 1. Print.https://hdl.handle.net/2139/40858London has never seen or heard anything like the Trinidad Steelband at the Festival of Britain. Eleven young Trinidadians drew a crowd of Festival of Britain visitors and held them fascinated by the astonishingly melodic rhythms they charmed from battered old oil drums and cans. The concert was so successful that the musical director of a large London Hotel booked an option on the orchestra's services for two weeks.©Trinidad Port-of-Spain Gazette Newspapers. This material is protected under Copyright Act of Trinidad and Tobago. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research.Steel drum (Musical instrument) -- Trinidad and TobagoSteel band music -- Great BritainConcerts -- Great BritainSteel bands (Music) -- Great Britain