Another percussive element was on hand to honor Alisha’s heritage as well: the tassa drum, an instrument used throughout the Indian diaspora, including the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

is calling on Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her Government to declare the tassa drum the second national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago. Members of the association said yesterday ...

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!! The shrill and rapid beat of the cutter tassa and fulley drums sliced through the air. Boom! Boom! Boom! The bass drum joined in the melody. I turned just in time to see a ...