Sterling Betancourt

Biography

Sterling Betancourt (30 March 1930 – 3 June 2026) was a Trinidadian-born pioneer, arranger and musician on the steelpan, and a major figure in pioneering the steelpan in Europe and the UK. He was a member of the Trinidad All-Steel Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) that played in London at the 1951 Festival of Britain. In a career spanning more than five decades, he received numerous awards including his involvement in the origins of the Notting Hill Carnival in the 1960s. Betancourt lived in London, England.

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