Arddin
Herbert, arranger for Trinidad's story-filled Invaders' Steel
Orchestra and resident arranger for
New York's
CASYM Steel Orchestra, has come full circle as he now experiences a
home coming. When Steel
Talks caught up with the
arranger as he shared his thoughts
on the upcoming competition for the 2005 Panorama season in Trinidad
and Tobago.
Herbert grew up in Invaders' panyard and he said
he is equally at home there as with his New York band CASYM. In fact
many of the people who he knew as players growing up, are present as
onlookers in the Trinidad panyard as he prepares the band for their
2005 presentation for the Pan season.