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1. 1. Matters Musical - PAN PIONEERS - London, UK

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   Published on: 1/11/2008   Last Visited: 1/11/2008

   Oldest established steel band in the UK and the only 'Pan Round The Neck' band to survive to this day, formed and still run by Sterling Betancourt, a founder member of the Notting Hill Carnival.Matters Musical - PAN PIONEERS - London, UK
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   Oldest established steel band in the UK and the only 'Pan Round The Neck' band to survive to this day, formed and still run by Sterling Betancourt, a founder member of the Notting Hill Carnival.
   
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   The oldest established steel band in the UK, formed and run by Sterling Betancourt, who co-founded the Notting Hill Carnival in 1965, PAN PIONEERS is the only 'Pan Around the Neck' steelband to survive to this day, with pans slung round the players' shoulders so that the band can play on the move.

2. 2. Reference: Biography: Sterling Betancourt. Pan Player, Arranger, Pan Tuner,

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   Published on: 12/4/1999   Last Visited: 9/8/2007

   STERLING BETANCOURTPan Player, Arranger, Pan Tuner
   
   Sterling Betancourt is one of the most successful pioneers of steelband music in Trinidad and Tobago.
   
   Born on March 1st, 1924, he had his early days in Tripoli which was formed in the 1940s, before moving to Crossfire.
   
   Sterling has been one of the pannist in the early days of Tamboo Bamboo; pounding out bamboo rhythms.
   
   After he left Tripoli; Sterling was one of the early leaders of Crossfire, another St James steelband, while at the same time being tuner.
   
   In 1951 when the Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) went to England to take part in the Music Festival; Sterling was selected and made the trip.
   
   At the expiration of this concert tour, Sterling remained in England and formed a trio with Russell Henderson and Mervyn Constantine.
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   Sterling worked in Primary and Secondary schools in London and took the Elmwood Junior band to the finals of the National Music Festival at the Royal Albert Hall.
   
   Although Sterling has retired, he plays in Europe.Among the countries [in which] Sterling has played include Indonesia, Hong Kong, Bahrain, Dubai [UAE], Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland.
   
   Over the years Sterling has visited Trinidad and Tobago, especially at carnival time, and has been the arranger for the old time steelband La Creole Pan Groove.
   
   Sterling Betancourt has been able to make a living abroad playing and teaching steelband music.This could be said for quite a number of our pannists of yesteryear, but Sterling has the honour and distinction of playing locally and internationally, and has been a part of the transition from Tamboo Bamboo to steeldrum and is still alive and able to challenge the modern pannist in musical quality and animation.Moreover he has been able to witness the stage at which steelband music has reached, from where it originated.

3. 3. cca: archive: front gallery

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   Published on: 1/2/2008   Last Visited: 1/2/2008

   Sterling Betancourt Pan Pioneer
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   Sterling Betancourt