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Culturama - Nevis’ Premiere summer Festival
St. Kitts/Nevis, W.I. - ....Mr. Manners has been involved in the preservation of Nevisian folk music for over five decades having joined the Carib Steel Orchestra in 1962 at the tender age of 15 years. In 1963 Basil became a member of the Rebels Steel Orchestra and later in 1982 he became a founding member of the once famous Shell All Stars Steel Orchestra. During his musical career “Bam” as he is affectionately known has travelled to St. Kitts, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Barbados and Canada promoting the art of steel pan music with the Rebels Steel Orchestra and later the Shell All Stars Steel Orchestra.
....While at the Nevis Cultural Development Foundation, Mr. Manners taught steel pan music in schools throughout Nevis and in 2010 he became actively involved in the teaching of steel pan music to the Social Services Department, Senior Citizens group.
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