Miller Examines Drummond And Margarita

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The story of trombonist Don Drummond and his lover Anita 'Margarita' Mahfood, who he was convicted of murdering, is one of the well-known sad stories of Jamaican popular music. Compounding that tragedy was Drummond's death in the Bellevue asylum.

Last Sunday, as the 2016 Grounation series began in the lecture theatre of the Institute of Jamaica, East Street, Kingston, Jamaica Music Museum director Herbie Miller gave extensive in-depth treatment to the persons behind the double deaths. Drummond was first as Miller spoke on 'Margarita and Malungu: The Victory and Tragedy of an Art Couple'. Miller's two-part talk was supported by images and music, the large audience groaning en masse at points when a particularly popular piece was cut short.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/e...-and-margarita

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Tough Questions For Don Drummond Book Author - Heather Augustyn Launches ‘The Genius And Tragedy Of The World’s Greatest Trombonist

The 2016 Grounation series, dedicated to an exploration of trombonist Don Drummond’s life and work, started last Sunday with a book launch by Heather Augustyn, extended ‘reasoning’ by Herbie Miller and music by a cast which included Ibo Cooper.

The afternoon’s host, Elaine Wint, commented on the size of the audience inside the lecture hall, Institute of Jamaica, East Street, Kingston. And, when Dr Christopher Charles, senior lecturer, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, had finished his analysis of Augustyn’s book, Don Drummond – The Genius and Tragedy of the World’s Greatest Trombonist, summed up its effect in Jamaican style.


http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/e...ustyn-launches


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