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Lessons in tabla, dholak in Trinidad schools
Sunday April 08, 2012 05:30:05 PM,
Paras Ramoutar,
IANS
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Port-of-Spain: Nearly
167 years after Indians arrived here, the sounds of the tabla,
dholak and harmonium will be heard in over 550 primary schools of
Trinidad and Tobago which will now teach the Indian musical
instruments to students.
According to Education Minister Tim Gopeesingh, the cabinet has
agreed to introduce a multicultural form of music in the primary
school curriculum, representative of the country's diverse
culture.
The current music programme in primary schools is based on the
Western musical tradition. According to the minister, the
instrument of choice so far has been the steel pan or drum because
of its origin.
Guitar, cuatro, xylophone and African drums will also form part of
the new programme, he said. This programme will be called the
Multicultural Music Programme, instead of the Pan-in-The Classroom
Unit.
Indians arrived in Trinidad and Tobago between 1845 and 1917 to
work on sugar plantations.
The Indian High Commission has been holding classes in Indian
music and dance through the Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Cultural
Exchange.
(Paras Ramoutar can be contacted at paras_ramoutar@yahoo.com)
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