Steelpan virtuoso Robert Greenidge has died. He wast 76
He was renowned for his work as musical director and arranger for Desperadoes.
Robert Greenidge, the internationally acclaimed steelpan virtuoso, arranger and composer whose artistry helped elevate Trinidad and Tobago’s national instrument to global recognition, died on June 8th after a prolonged illness. He was 76.
For more than half a century, Greenidge stood as one of the steelpan’s most influential ambassadors—an artiste whose technical brilliance, musical imagination and versatility connected panyards with prestigious concert halls, recording studios and festival stages.
