Sterling Betancourt

Photo of Sterling Betancourt from the calendar 'The Art Of London Carnival 40 Years On...1964 to 2004'
Sterling Betancourt MBE, FRSA (born 30 March 1930) is a Trinidad-born pioneer, arranger and musician on the steelpan, a major figure in pioneering the Pan in Europe and the UK (1951). In a career spanning more than five decades, he has received numerous awards including his involvement in the origins of the Notting Hill Carnival in the 1960s.

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