Lionel McCalman

Lionel McCalman was born in Guyana, South America. He is the former leader of Nostalgia Steel Band, the UK’s original ‘traditional’ steel band (founded in 1965), and a retired Senior Lecturer in Education Studies from the University of East London. Today, he is an active musician, and part-time music teacher at a local school. He also runs a community music project, The Entertainers Steel Band, in Nottingham.