Olive Walke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Olive Walke

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1911

Place of Birth: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1969

Profession: politician, ethnomusicology, music pedagogue

Nationality: Trinidad and Tobago

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Olive Walke, MBE (21 December 1911 – 10 September 1969) was a Trinidadian musician and ethnomusicologist who was one of the first to collect regional Caribbean folk songs.
She founded the well-known choir, La Petite Musicale and directed it for many years.
Between 1961 and 1966, she served as a Senator in the first Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago established after its independence.