Web Posted - Thursday May 6, 2021
When Steel Talks - Reboot

Esther Batson - Trinidad & Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Mrs. Esther Batson

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Responsible for the mentoring and development of several of the country’s noted steelpan talents, it was Mrs. Esther Batson’s initiative of cultural exchanges which eventually resulted in the steelband program at the University of Miami. Listen to Mrs. Esther Batson - along with her daughter Dr. Dawn Batson, and Mrs. Merle Albino-de Coteau, in this exclusive interview with When Steel Talks.