Sonny Blacks - Carnival Pioneer Castos https://sonny-blacks-carnival-pioneer.castos.com Sonny Blacks was a legend of Carnival, Steel Pan and Calypso. In this interview as one of the first KCAW Local Heroes, he talks about arriving in London in May 1961 with Dixieland Steel Orchestra after having won the prestigious Trinidad Music Festival. He discovered Mighty Sparrow, convened the first Notting Hill Carnival Committee and was intimately involved till his death in July this year. We salute you Sir. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:06:35 +0000 en © 2025 https://episodes.castos.com/5f709fd1d35133-63763659/images/podcast/covers/c1a-7d2q-1p7jo35vsv15-ucvclg.jpg Sonny Blacks - Carnival Pioneer https://sonny-blacks-carnival-pioneer.castos.com Sonny Blacks was a legend of Carnival, Steel Pan and Calypso. In this interview as one of the first KCAW Local Heroes, he talks about arriving in London in May 1961 with Dixieland Steel Orchestra after having won the prestigious Trinidad Music Festival. He discovered Mighty Sparrow, convened the first Notting Hill Carnival Committee and was intimately involved till his death in July this year. We salute you Sir. Portobello Radio episodic Sonny Blacks was a legend of Carnival, Steel Pan and Calypso. In this interview as one of the first KCAW Local Heroes, he talks about arriving in London in May 1961 with Dixieland Steel Orchestra after having won the prestigious Trinidad Music Festival. He discovered Mighty Sparrow, convened the first Notting Hill Carnival Committee and was intimately involved till his death in July this year. We salute you Sir. Portobello Radio chatter@portobelloradio.com false https://feeds.castos.com/63pn4 yes <![CDATA[Sonny Blacks]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:06:35 +0000 Portobello Radio https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/68220/episode/2264572 https://sonny-blacks-carnival-pioneer.castos.com/episodes/sonny-blacks Sonny Blacks was a legend of Carnival, Steel Pan and Calypso. In this interview as one of the first KCAW Local Heroes, he talks about arriving in London in May 1961 with Dixieland Steel Orchestra after having won the prestigious Trinidad Music Festival. He discovered Mighty Sparrow, convened the first Notting Hill Carnival Committee and was intimately involved till his death in July this year. We salute you Sir.

Chapters

  • (00:00:02) - Antoine Black at Kensington Art
  • (00:00:18) - The First Caribbean Steel Band in the UK
  • (00:06:42) - Notting Hill, in the UK
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