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Neville Blackman — March 20, 1931 to Dec. 23, 2013
Ontario, CANADA - Neville James Blackman is credited with being one of the key people who introduced the sound of the steel drum to Hamilton. So it was only fitting that those soothing, uplifting rhythms filled St. Margaret Mary Roman Catholic Church for Blackman's funeral.
Blackman came to Hamilton in 1966 from his native Trinidad as part of a contingent of teachers recruited by the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board. It didn't take him long to become an integral part of the community, forming the city's first steel drum band.
...."Definitely, he brought the steel drum to Hamilton," said longtime family friend and fellow steel drum player Carol Phillip. "The steel drum is the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago. It was important to pass it on to the youth to get them involved in their heritage."
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