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unusual facts about steel band



Cook Records

Over a quarter of these albums contained music from the Caribbean, many featuring calypso or steel bands.

Lord Woodbine

He played a tenor pan as part of the first professional steel band in England, the All Caribbean Steel Band, which was formed by Gerry Gobin in 1955, and played regularly at the Joker's Club and then the Jacaranda Club in Liverpool, owned by Allan Williams.


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Kaiserkeller

A Caribbean steel band that had played at Allan Williams Jacaranda club in Liverpool took an offer to play in Hamburg.

Notting Hill Carnival

A street party for neighbourhood children turned into a carnival procession when Russell Henderson's steel band (who had played at the earlier Claudia Jones events) went on a walkabout.