Mahabir, NoorkumarThe University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago2015-09-212015-09-2117-Feb-84Mahabir, Noorkumar. "Influence of Tassa Drums On Carnival and Steelband." Daily Express. 17 Feb. 1984: 13+. Print.https://hdl.handle.net/2139/40647This article is an excerpt from a research paper prepared by Noorkumar Mahabir of the Caribbean Institute of Indian Studies and Research. It examines the contribution of East Indian tassa drums to the making of the steelband in Trinidad Carnival.©Trinidad Express Newspapers. This material is protected under Copyright Act of Trinidad and Tobago. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research.East Indians -- Trinidad and Tobago -- MusicMusical instruments -- Trinidad and TobagoPopular music -- Trinidad and TobagoSteel drum (Musical instrument) -- Trinidad and Tobago -- History