Hetty de gannes biography of michael

The inception of Flamingoes Steelband from St John Village in St.

Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago began in with founder Bob Theroulde, uncle of Salah Wilson. From the beginning, the concept was a community-based organization.

Judges in this category are Frank Stanisclaus, Soluna Garnes, Joslynne Sealey, Maria Achaiba, Hetty DeGannes and Vorbin Cordice.

Judges in this category are Frank Stanisclaus, Soluna Garnes, Joslynne Sealey, Maria Achaiba, Hetty DeGannes and Vorbin Cordice.

The inception of Flamingoes Steelband from St John Village in St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago began in with founder Bob Theroulde, uncle of Salah Wilson.

After six hours of musical excitement, the judges, Frank Stanisclaus, Soluna Garnes, Joslynne Sealey, Maria Achaiba, Hetty Gannes and Vorbin Cordice.

Photo shows from left: T&TEC's Feroze Sultan-Khan and Davaline Atwell with Competition judges Alfred Sandy; Hetty De Gannes; Norma Clarke and.

Ruukumba; Iton, Norris Michael; King, Alexander; Boothman, Michael Hetty De Gannes; Vernon Boodhoo;.

It was the pride of the village in its heyday, which stretched from the early sixties to the late seventies; it was nationally regarded as one of the best recording and dance bands in the country and a strong contender in the Panorama and other competitions, being sponsored by Lever Brothers under the evolved name of Lever Brothers ‘Gay’ Flamingoes.

After quite a few of the prolific members migrated to North America in the early and mid seventies, the band suffered from the lack of leadership and started spiraling downwards. The strength of its community-based roots kept it alive, but the band experienced its biggest setback in the eighties when it was forced to split into another band - which turned out to be the now-renowned