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                               National Anthem =========> T&T coat of arms

Our National Flower and Birds


chaconia flower  <====== CHACONIA FLOWER                                                                                                                                                                 cocorico    <====== COCORICO; National Bird of Tobago
scarlet ibis  <====== SCARLET IBIS; National Bird of Trinidad




Music and Instruments Indigenous to Trinidad and Tobago
Calypso - a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago
Calypso song by Lord Kitchener

Soca - a form of dance music which originated in Trinidad and Tobago; it is made up of calypso and soul
Soca artiste performance at Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) awards Destra Garcia


steelpanThe National Instrument is the STEEL PAN - a.k.a. steel drums or pans, is a type of instrument and music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago. It falls under the percussion genre. It started off with the slaves beating bamboo, which they called Tamboo Bamboo. Then that evolved to metal dustbin covers, and with more and more moderations it has become what it is today.

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