Profiles: Heroes, Role Models and Pioneers of Trinidad and Tobago - by Nasser Khan

62 in T&T as a player, adviser, administrator, manager and statesman. His book Forty Years In The Steelbands, 1939-1979 , is a classic and is used by many as a reference source. In 1988 he was awarded the Humming Bird Medal Gold. EDMUND HART (1923-2017) and LIL HART (1930-1991) L egendary couple of mas Edmund and Lil Hart captured a total of 5 Band of the Year titles and produced some 32 bands between 1961 and 1992. Today the Harts’ Band is the oldest surviving one in Trinidad and Tobago, in the large band category, over 50 years! Lil Hart is credited as being the creative designer who made history come alive in her portrayals. For their 50 th year celebrations the children of Edmund and Lil Hart chose to revisit their past and honour their parents in 2010 by portraying historic band titles with sections within the band. The band saw many of the masqueraders of the past returning to take part in the celebrations along with their children, grandchildren and even some great grandchildren. Band of the Year Titles: 1966 - Playing Cards; 1970 –Inferno; 1983 -Mas, Sweet Mas; 1986 - Islands in the Sun; 1988 - Out of This World. • 1973 Humming Bird Gold Medal OU EDWIN HING WAN (1932-1976) M ayaro-born and raised, he attended Mayaro Roman Catholic School, Tranquillity Intermediate School and later Queen’s Royal College (1945). Paralysed at an early age and confined to a wheelchair, he was able to regain partial use of his right hand and continued to paint,