"Professor"
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KEN PHILMORE
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
April 30, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH: |
..., Trinidad |
EDUCATION: |
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STEELBANDS: |
Fonclaire
Invaders
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SPECIALTIES: |
Player
Arranger
Composer
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CAREER: Philmore began his arranging career in the 1980s with Fonclaire Steelband in San Fernando. As a soloist, he has recorded and performed in other countries, including the USA. In the 1990s, he began arranging music for other steelbands, including Invaders. The following is a summary of Philmore's success in the steelband Panorama competition:
- Panorama
- 1986 - "Pan Here to Stay" (Lord Kitchener), 3rd
- 1989 - "Fire Down Below" (Lennox Sharpe), 2nd (Tied)
- 1990 - "Pan by Storm" (Ken Philmore), 2nd
- 1991 - "Pan Ecstacy" (Ken Philmore), 2nd (Tied)
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DIED: |
September 30, 2018, at the San Fernando General Hospital, Trinidad, where he was hospitalized after being injured in a vehicular accident on September 24, 2018. |
Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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