Web Posted - Monday April 26, 2021
When Steel Talks

Toward A Sustainable Steelband Model

by Andre Moses

Toward A Sustainable Steelband Model - by Andre Moses

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “The entertainment industry in a relatively small economy like Trinidad and Tobago probably cannot generate the level of turnover to support 100-plus steelbands as year round organisations, and generate the level of funding needed for their sustainability, so the scope of the steelband business portfolio has to be more creative and broader-based.

“....The issue is now that oil and gas are increasing becoming a part of our history, how can we strategize and organise to make the steelband industry an integral component of our future well-being?”