Mark Twain General Music

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Many web sites below include video and music. To view video and listen to music you need high speed internet. If you connect to the internet with a phone cable, it will take forever to view video and listen to the music, so you probably shouldn't try it.

Jamaica (K-6)
       › http://www.jamaicans.com: Everything you will need for your search for information on Jamaica. Includes coloring maps, fun facts, information on rastafari, history, recipes, geographical information, pictures, music biographies, and more!

Trinidad & Tobago and the Steel Drums (K-6)
      › http://www.panonthenet.com: lots of video and audio of steel bands from New York, Trinidad, and many other places. Contains history of the steel drum including tambu-bamboo. Also the home of pan radio, listen to pan music non stop while your surfing the net.

       › http://www.mannettesteeldrums.com: Ellie Mannette (as you have learned) is one of the inventors of the steel pan. He is known for his many innovations and changes in the development and tuning of the steel pan throught the history of the pan. View what is pans look like, and you can also buy cds. Also contains a history of the pan.

       › http://www.coyledrums.com: Alan Coyle learned how to make steel drums from Ellie Mannette. You will notice, that his pans look very similar to Ellie Mannette's. Coyle makes excellent steel drums for a most excellent price! Also contains music and cds.

       › http://www.panyard.com: On of the best places for pan resources. Lots of cds and music. See what their pans look like. They are a little different from Ellie Mannette and Alan Coyle.

       › http://www.seetobago.com/trinidad/pan/bands_tt.htm: Learn about Carnival and some of the many steel bands in Trinidad.

Aretha Franklin (3-4)
       "This Little Light of Mine"
               › http://www.eblewis.com: Home page of E.B. Lewis. Find out who he is and what he does here.
               › What is "This Little Light of Mine"?
               › Listen to our arrangement of "This Little Light of Mine"...Coming Soon!
               › Listen to two very good versions by the pros!
                       
                      This Little Light of Mine: Aretha Franklin

                      This Little Light of Mine: White Family Singers

       Learn about Aretha Franklin by visiting the links below:
               › From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame   
               › From Time Magazine
               › Aretha Franklin Fan Site

Recorder (3-4)

History of Rap Music (5-6)