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The_Honourable wrote:From Facebook:
Time to say goodbye. Trinidad is not interested so I donated my entire collection of calypso, steelpan, combo, chutney, big band, rapso, Christmas, parang, Caribbean soul... music from 1912 to 1989. Over 5,000 records to a foreign institution that promised to preserve, document, and digitize the music. This is the first set of boxes ready to be shipped.
Records formats are LP's, EP's, 10", picture sleeves, and 78's. The next shipment is set to go next week. 50 more boxes to packaged - George Maharaj.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/george.maharaj ... 9428217394
Les Bain wrote:Coming from aggravating personal experience I must say the foreign donation is a tremendous gain.
That collection would sooner be digitized and the originals (album artwork & liner notes as well) preserved by the foreign owners.
If that stayed here, that collection would have been revealed as the mysterious mildew heap/frog habitat in the National Archives.
hustla_ambition101 wrote:Wonder how much money he demanded for it?
zoom rader wrote:This Buju and Vibes country.
This country is gun culture
Non red Goverment surmanes always have been an issue for decent folk.The_Honourable wrote:zoom rader wrote:This Buju and Vibes country.
This country is gun culture
His surname may have been a factor?
adnj wrote:Trinidad-born, Toronto-based George D. Maharaj is now in negotiation with the Government of Barbados, which is interested in acquiring his unique collection for their National Library.
https://www.panonthenet.com/news/2008/m ... ection.htm
The_Honourable wrote:adnj wrote:Trinidad-born, Toronto-based George D. Maharaj is now in negotiation with the Government of Barbados, which is interested in acquiring his unique collection for their National Library.
https://www.panonthenet.com/news/2008/m ... ection.htm
Although this was from 2008, it gives a good idea what he went through.
Question is did he resume negotiations with the Barbados government or somebody else for the collection?
The_Honourable wrote:zoom rader wrote:This Buju and Vibes country.
This country is gun culture
His surname may have been a factor?
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