Basil 'Black Patch' Jarvis
"DJ, original soundman, founder and owner of the Black Patch soundsystem and a forefather of Notting Hill Carnival from the very first beat, Jarvis has been spinning smooth soca sounds and rich vel...
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Corinne Skinner Carter
Corinne Skinner-Carter (née Skinner) is a Trinidadian actress based in the United Kingdom. As Corinne Skinner, she began acting professionally in the 1950s. She has worked in black British film and...
Person, Cinema, Community / Clubs, TV & Radio, Caribbean Islands
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Cyril Khamai
A pioneer performer in the Notting Hill Carnival. "...a child in Trinidad. Chasing a dream, Cyril came to the UK in 1957 and has been playing pan in his new home ever since." Source and lots more ...
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Aubrey Bryan
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. Known as ‘Maubert the Pan Man’ Aubrey ‘Boss’ Bryan came from Guyana in 1964 and settled in the UK in the Croydon area. A Steelpan craftsman and pl...
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Ezekiel 'Biggs' Yearwood
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. In the early seventies, Yearwood was a pan tuner in England. 1988 Yearwood and Raymond Joseph established the Pantonic Steel Orchestra, based in H...
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Brian Henderson
We can find very little about this man. c.1968: "We called a meeting at the home of Brian Henderson who was the nephew of Russell Henderson and in attendance were Junior Telfor, Selwyn Baptiste, Ru...
Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Politics & Administration
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Wilfred Walker
Pioneering music promoter. "Wilfred Walker OBE ... led the Notting Hill Carnival between 1973-1975 ... Walker ran three stages which, according to him, gave early platforms to a number of bands suc...
Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Politics & Administration
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Gloria Cummins
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. In the 1960s moved to Britain from Trinidad and became a psychiatric nurse in Kent. Married and moved to London, where she worked as a community re...
Person, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Caribbean Islands
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Emmanuel 'Eman' Thorpe
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. Eman and Roger Thorpe were members of a steel band with Sterling Betancourt in Trinidad. That's all we could discover. Source: Panpodium.
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Desmond Bowen
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. "11th August 2009 We are sad to report the passing of Desmond Bowen age 73, in London on 9th August following a long period of sickness. Desmond wa...
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