A HISTORY OF THE ONTARIO STEELPAN ASSOCIATION

A Strange Coincidence – September 11 2001 Ontario Steelpan Association is the culmination of an initiative by avid steelpan enthusiasts to promote and preserve their musical art-form in Canada through an umbrella organization. While New York City and the rest of the world were still recoiling in horror from the shock of the Al Qaeda 9-11 attack, representatives of Toronto Steelpan Community were participating in a previously arranged meeting with Mr. Patrick Arnold, President of Pan Trinbago (Trinidad & Tobago). Mr. Arnold was on his way back to Trinidad after visits to London, England and New York from which he had arrived the previous day.