As part of the free Summer Sundays pop-up performances schedule, Rainbow Steel Band will host two 30-minute sets in Bath city centre on Sunday 16th July.
Times:
1pm – 1:30pm
2pm – 2:30pm
One of the oldest steel bands in the country, the band originated in Barbados in the 1950s moved to the UK after Hallam Ifill immigrated to these shores with the remaining members following shortly after.
They settled in Bath and began performing under the name of the Barbados All Stars.
Rainbow is the oldest black & minority ethnic community organisation based in Bath, and since its inception Rainbow has gained National and International recognition, playing for Royalty, touring Europe and the Caribbean. Rainbow was fortunate enough to return to its Bajan roots for a tour in 1984.
The current line-up includes the legendary Earl Rodney, who has been with Rainbow since 1992, taking the band to a new dimension in playing and arranging.