"Augmented"

ERROL   ZEPHYRINE DATE OF BIRTH: ..., 1942 PLACE OF BIRTH: Port of Spain, Trinidad EDUCATION: Newtown Boys' RC School, Port of Spain, Trinidad Osmond High School, Port of Spain, Trinidad STEELBANDS: Invaders Starlift Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband SPECIALTIES: Player Arranger CAREER:                                        Zephyrine gave up a career as a draughtsman to dedicate more time to arranging music for the Invaders Steelband in the late-1950s. He was a fixture on the Invaders stage side and became known as "Augmented." He moved over to Starlift for the 1963 Carnival where he arranged one song: Cry Me A River. He represented Starlift on the Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband before leaving Trinidad in 1965 to play in Holland. Upon his return to Trinidad, his musical involvement with Starlift was very limited. Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit