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"A story inspired by events in the boyhood of Winston "Spree" Simon, a pioneer in the development of the steel drum, in which he discovers he can create tunes by banging on discarded cans. Includes author's note, glossary, and sources"--Provided by publisher
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Beautiful Life
Settings: Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago
Ethnicity: Trinidadian
Gender: Boy/Man
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, Latinx/Hispanic/Latin American
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary