Selwyn Baptiste was a Trinidad and Tobago-born pioneer of the introduction of the steel drum into Britain, forming the country's second steel band in 1967, and early organizer of London's Notting Hill Carnival. An educator as well as a pannist, a percussionist and drummer, he is credited with bringing about the teaching of steelpan playing throughout the UK. Moved to Britain in 1960.
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Selwyn Baptiste
Claimed to be the world's largest blue plaque - and we ain't arguing. Three ...
Bass/steel pan player, one of the many founders of the Notting Hill Carnival. c.1966 he and his brother Max Cherrie joined the Russ Henderson Steel Band. Father of steel pan player, Mark Cherrie. ...
Founder and Chair of the Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust.
Britain's first black arts and cultural centre. Named for a Caribbean singing bird (which seems to sing Qu'est-ce qu'-il dit?), it was founded by Oscar Abrams (1937-96). It had a library, gallery, ...
From the picture source website: The Brady Boys' Club was the first Jewish boys' club in Great Britain and it was founded in 1896 by Lady Charlotte Rothschild, Mrs Arthur Franklin and Mrs N S Josep...
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