Selwyn Baptiste (10 July 1936 – 5 January 2012) 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.
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10 July 1936 Trinidad and Tobago
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Died |
5 January 2012 (aged 75)
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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