UTT WeCapture Media Mobile
by Katsunari Imai

PMAP2021-2022_S1: Research Material (Short)

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Context

Pan! (Steelpan) - the instruments, the bands, and music - is our most significant cultural invention in Trinidad and Tobago. The steel bands have nearly 200 member bands, which are potentially some of our most vibrant community groups, totalling thousands of men and women, boys and girls, in disciplined, collective, artistic and educational activities (K. Johnson).

When our team started to involve deeply with the cultural movement in 2009, only a limited quality steelpan recording existed.  For the following 12 years, this project capture-recorded “Steelpan” from national events to communal activities previously undocumented.  As a result, a large amount of cultural data we captured directly impacts the nation’s cultural preservation and sustainability. 

Simultaneously, as a member of the world's scholarly society, establishing an archive database is essential for the UTT to contribute research and education advancements both regionally and internationally.  While history is being gathered, it is time to lay down materials that will form the core of future archives.

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