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UK Steelbands 2007
United Kingdom Steelband Music Panorama

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Name of Band

CROYDON STEEL ORCHESTRA

Name of tune

BAND FROM SPACE

Composer

AMRIT SAMAROO

Arranger

PAUL DOWIE

Tuner

MARK WILSON

Band Manager

PAUL DOWIE

Captain

KERRIE HUGHES AND NICHOLAS WELLECOMME

Location

CROYDON, SOUTH LONDON

Number of musicians

60

 

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Name of Band

EBONY STEEL ORCHESTRA

Name of tune

SHARING LICKS

Composer

LEN ‘BOOGSIE’ SHARPE

Arranger

SAMUEL DUBOIS

Tuner

ANDY NEILS

Band Director

PEPE FRANCIS

Manager

ALBERT FAUSTINE

Captain

-

Location

LADBROKE GROVE, LONDON

Number of musicians

45

 

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Name of Band

GLISSANDO STEEL ORCHESTRA

Name of tune

BAND FROM SPACE

Composer

AMRIT SAMAROO

Arranger

RUDY ‘TWO LEF’ SMITH

Tuner

BERTRAND PARRIS

Band Manager

RUEBEN CAMPBELL

Captain

SUSANNAH McCAULSKY

Location

LADBROKE GROVE, LONDON

Number of musicians

40

 

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Name of Band

MANGROVE STEELBAND

Name of tune

SHARING LICKS

Composer

LEN ‘BOOGSIE’ SHARPE

Arranger

LEN ‘BOOGSIE’ SHARPE

Tuner

ANDY NEILS

Band Manager

MATTHEW PHILLIP

Captain

ANDREW FACEY

Location

LADBROKE GROVE, LONDON

Number of musicians

75

 

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Name of Band

METRONOMES STEEL ORCHESTRA

Name of tune

SHARING LICKS

Composer

LEN ‘BOOGSIE’ SHARPE

Arranger

KEN ‘PROFESSOR’ PHILMORE

Tuner

TOUSSAINT CLARKE AND GRAFTON YEARWOOD

Band Manager

EVERSLEY MILLS

Captain

JOEL HAMILTON-MILLS

Location

LADBROKE GROVE/NOTTING HILL, LONDON

Number of musicians

70

 

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Name of Band

PANTASIA STEEL ORCHESTRA

Name of tune

BAND FROM SPACE

Composer

AMRIT SAMAROO

Arranger

CHRIS STOREY

Tuner

GRAFTON YEARWOOD

Band Manager

PAULINE WILLIAMS

Captain

ZIGGY GRIER

Location

TOTTENHAM, NORTH LONDON

Number of musicians

70


 

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Name of Band

REAL STEEL

Name of tune

BAND FROM SPACE

Composer

AMRIT SAMAROO

Arranger

LEROY CLARKE

Tuner

TOUSSAINT CLARKE

Band Manager

LEROY CLARKE

Captain

SEBASTIAN CLARKE

Location

PLYMOUTH

Number of musicians

50

 

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Name of Band

SOUTHSIDE HARMONICS

Name of tune

SHARING LICKS

Composer

LEN ‘BOOGSIE’ SHARPE

Arranger

EUSTACE BENJAMIN

Tuner

GERALD FORSYTHE

Band Manager

JULIAN GIBBS

Captain

JULIAN GIBBS

Location

SOUTH LONDON

Number of musicians

60

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Name of Band

STARDUST STEEL ORCHESTRA

Name of tune

SHARING LICKS

Composer

LEN ‘BOOGSIE’ SHARPE

Arranger

BRENT HOLDER

Tuner

JASON HOLDER

Band Manager

TARA BAPTISTE / ADRIAN BAPTISTE

Captain

TARA BAPTISTE

Location

ACTON, WEST LONDON

Number of musicians

70


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