England, UK - Ebony’s historical journey began in a humble setting of a chilly autumn of 1969 in Acton, London by Cape James and Winston ‘P’ Joseph. Cape inherited the steel pans from The Relatives Steelband when John Justalyn, a founder of the band passed away.
A garden shed at Cape’s home became Ebony’s first panyard with its original members: Winston ‘P’ Joseph, Leeford Sylvester, Hugh and Wendell Hargreaves and Cape James. The band comprised of a single cello pan, a set of 4-pan bass, one tenor pan and a double tenor pan.
James proceeded to register the band as the Ebonites Steelband but soon discovered that the name had already been registered and with good intentions, registered the band, ‘Ebony Steelband’. And so the birth of Ebony Steelband had joined a family of Caribbean culture already establishing a place into British society.
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Congrats and best wishes for the future.You continue to excel dispite all the challenges you have faced in the past but steelbands are about struggle and I am sure you will go from strength to strength.Once more on behalf of my band Desperadoes may GOD bless you,your leadership and your supporters.
Congratulations to Ebony Steelband on their 40th anniversary! I am happy to have been there in those early years with Ethelred "Cape" James, Randolf Baptiste, Winston "P" Joseph, Hugh and Wendell Hargreaves, Lee "Sylos" Sylvester and all the other guys, who, together literaly weathered the storm but Ebony persevered to be one of, if not, the best steelband in the UK having 18 panorama wins under their belt, and loads of other achievements along the way. Best wishes to the present administration under the astute leadership of Pepe Francis.
May the band continue to reach for the stars.
Ivan Hutchinson
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May the band continue to reach for the stars.
Ivan Hutchinson