<p>Educator, musician, and pioneer of the UK steelpan movement <strong>Lionel McCalman</strong> joins the show this week. Lionel, Rotimi and Lloyd take a seat at our roundtable to trace the roots of steelpan from Trinidad to UK schools, exploring how the instrument evolved from community tradition to national symbol - and how it’s still shaping identity, education, and British Black culture today.</p><br><p><strong>Follow the show and get in touch:</strong></p><p>Email the team at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a> | Follow the show on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/manyriverspod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/manyriverspod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BlueSky</a></p><br><p>Listen to the <strong>Spotify playlist</strong> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Ib3XPtPPPhIBJWcC0yeyC?si=623874ef1e5f453c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><br><p>Lloyd is the co-curator of <strong>Black Sound London: The Story of British Black Music</strong>, an exhibition currently on at the Barbican Library from 10 Mar to 19 Jul 2025</p><p>More information <a href="https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/black-sound-the-story-of-british-black-music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><br><p>__________</p><br><p>A Warner Music Entertainment podcast, produced by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/darksidemediahq/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Darkside Media</a>.</p><p>Produced by Tom Dark for Darkside Media, and Sorcha Macdonald for Warner Music Entertainment. Edited by Pete Vuckovic.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
