Iron love
Subtitle: a book of the Desperadoes Steel Orchestra
By: Patrick Roberts [produced and published in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, by Patrick Roberts ; edited by Nasser Khan ; paintings by Patrick Roberts]
Contributors: Khan, Nasser, editor
Publisher: Patrick Roberts
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Trinidad and Tobago]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9789768289865
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: History; Steel bands (Music); History and criticism; Calypso (Music); Steel bands; Histoire et critique; Calypso (Musique); Despers (Musical group)
Description: "Patrick Roberts' 'Iron Love: A Book of The Desperadoe  Steel Orchestra' is a personal insight into the great  Trinidad and Tobago Steel Orchestra Desperadoes  from one whose family has Lived close to Desperadoes  the best Steel orchestra in the world, for his entire life  Roberts' account is a passionate symphony of Love  anger, frustration, hilarity and history, associated with  LaventiLLe and Desperadoes. It is not the book of  Desperadoes, for no one book can fully document the  living organism that is the steel band or orchestra,  especially one of Desperadoes' caliber and magnitude  It is his story of the enigmatic Desperadoes and its move from iron band to bamboo  band-to steel band and then to steel orchestra, which in a sense is a parallel to  Roberts' growth from boyhood to manhood, with all the inherent challenges  oüeishådowed by strong family ties and the desire to succeed in spite of any and all  obstacles. It is his story of Laventille, which as he says 'looks down on Trinidad and  Tobago's capital city, Port of Spain, with as much disdain as Port of Spain looks up  on LaventilLe,' the birthplace of the Steelband and Desperadoes. It is his story ofthe  challenges of managing in the cultural sphere where there is no road map and one  has to innovate almost on the fly. It is also his story of celebration, especially  through the longest partnership between industry and culture in the world, the  fifty-five year old partnership between West Indian Tobacco Company Limited  (WITCO) and Desperadoes. It is a book of an unflinching and unapologetic love, it is  a book of 'Iron Love: A Book of The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra'."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes discography (page 159)

Includes bibliographic references (pages 213-215)
Table of contents: title: Desperadoes and me; title: The steelpan; title: Rudolph Charles-the hammer; title: Thunderbolt; title: Clive Bradley; title: Robbie Greenidge; title: Laventille; title: The illustrations; title: The photo gallery; title: From the Laventille Band to Desperadoes Steel Orchestra; title: Badjohns; title: Steelband clash; title: Despers' discography; title: Soft drinks and cigarettes; title: Woman on the bass; title: Drums, colours and Despers; title: Locksley Alleyne and the Desperadoes elders; title: The Desperadoes management challenge; title: Laventille! Here we come again; title: Iron love.