East of the River Boys and Girls Steelband - Millennium Stage (December 16, 2021)

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! The East of the River Boys and Girls Steelband provides a unique musical and high-quality arts experience for youth, centered on music education, youth development, and cultural heritage in the under-resourced communities of Ward 7 and 8 in Washington DC. We are a year around program, with instruction on Mondays and Wednesdays serving youth 12-18 in communities with limited enrichment programs. Our program incorporates the history and cultural aspects of the traditional steelpan music of Trinidad and Tobago. We serve the communities our youth reside in east of the river providing consistent entertainment and cultural events that explore contributions to the local and global community.