Voices from the Hills

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Ancil Neil. Voices from the Hills

THE AUTHOR

DEDICATION

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE. The Laventille Community "A Historical Perspective"

CHAPTER TWO. Researching The Community. THE COMMUNITY UNDER STUDY

GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES

Characteristics of Study

CHAPTER THREE. Social and Economic Analysis

UNEMPLOYMENT AND OCCUPATION

HOUSING

SOCIAL STIGMA

VIOLENCE

STEELBAND

SERVOL ORGANIZATION

CHAPTER FOUR. Influence of the Steelband. THE STEELBAND IN RELATION TO POVERTY VIOLENCE AND STIGMA

THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEELBAND

POVERTY IN RELATION TO THE STEELBAND

SOCIAL STIGMA IN RELATION TO THE STEELBAND

CHAPTER FIVE. Development, Modernization & Change. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND MODERNIZATION OF THE STEELBAND. Phase I – Initial Development and Social Change

Phase II – Decrease in Violence and Initial Achievements

Phase III – Economic Advancement

Phase IV – Modernization and International Mobility

Phase V – Servol's Model of Social and Economic Change

CHAPTER SIX. Conclusion

APPENDIX A: Tables

APPENDIX B. Evolution of The Steelband

A message from Rudolph to his wife: "I am going to die!"

Memory Lane

Pan casket for late Desperadoes leader

Panman's funeral seen as the largest since that of the late Prime Minister

Tribute to Rudolph Charles

Rudy on his way

Farewell for a Pan Hero

Rest In Peace My Son

Last Note For Rudolph Charles

R C Priest: He Was Better Than The Pope

Saying Farewell to "The General"

'Trail' Makes His Last Journey

Minister Shares Happy Moment With Panmen

Walk Like A Dragon— A Eulogy to Rudolph Charles

The General of Laventille— Rudolph Charles was the Total Panman

We Mourn A National Hero

We Can Never Replace Charlo

AN ASSET TO THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

HISTORY

"DESPERS" IN THE 1980's

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Endnotes

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ANCIL ANTHONY NEIL is a native of Trinidad and Tobago. He grew up in the Laventille community and was a part of the young men who eventually became members and leaders of the Despers Steelband.

Mr. Neil received his primary education at Rosehill RC, Laventille RC, and Richmond St. Boys EC school. He received his high school education at Osmond Boys High School in Trinidad.

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Evidence to support these statements of poverty lies in the following facts. I remembered seeing some of my classmates coming to school daily without shoes. Attending school barefooted was a way of life for most children in the community. Mothers reported that they had to wash their childrens' clothes in the afternoon and iron them during the night so the children could attend school clean the next day. As a child I can also recall my own experience, the plight of having to be in this type of situation. My mother had to wash my brother's and sister's clothing twice a week to keep us clean in school. She would wash our clothes in the evenings, and iron them at night. This was done manually, because with no electricity, a washing machine, dryer or electric iron was not available.

Most people lived in over crowded homes due to the large size of their families. I know from personal knowledge and reported incidents, many children slept on the floor. Unemployment, illiteracy and lack of leadership had become an accepted cultural pattern of these people. These patterns indicated to me that the people who resided in this community seemed destined to be poor. Due to these social and economic shortcomings I concluded that poverty was indeed an inherent part of this community.

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