Trinidad-Tobago and Grenada Pavilion at Expo 67. Montreal, 1967. Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada.
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Resource ID
9616
Access
Open
Credit Line
Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada.
Date of Creation
1967
Keywords
Music, steelband, steelpan, Caribbean Heritage
Program Category
Education and Engagement
Rights
Library and Archives Canada
Caption
Trinidad-Tobago and Grenada Pavilion at Expo 67. Montreal, 1967. Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada.
Description
As part of Expo 67, the countries of Trinidad, Tobago, and Grenada shared a two-storey pavilion on Ile Notre-Dame. The pavilion's auditorium featured 250 spectators shows over the course of the exhibition, and included folk dancing and singing, and Calypso singing. It was one of the first large-scale public demonstrations of steel band music in Canada.