Bobby Mohammed Explained

Lennox Sylvanus "Bobby" Mohammed[1] (2 June 1942 - 25 May 2021) was a musician and pannist from Trinidad and Tobago. He was the youngest arranger to win Panorama.

Career

Lennox Mohammed was born on 2 June 1942[2] in Siparia; his family moved to Mon Repos in San Fernando when he was nine years old.[3] He attended Presentation College, and was a founding member of the Gondoliers steelband. He left and founded the Cavaliers in 1961 with 18 pannists.[4] Later that year, the Gondoliers and the Cavaliers faced each other in a competition to win sponsorship from Guinness Caribbean Ltd, with the Cavaliers winning. The Cavaliers went on to win the 1964 Southern Steelband Competition.[5] In 1965, the Cavaliers took first place at the Panorama competition, making Mohammed the youngest arranger to win.[6] After placing second in 1966, Mohammed and the Cavaliers finished first again in 1967.

Mohammed was awarded the Gold Hummingbird Medal in 1992.[7] In 2019, the Harris Promenade East Street in San Fernando was renamed the Lennox "Bobby" Mohammed Street in his honour.[8]

Mohammed died on 25 May 2021 at the San Fernando General Hospital after experiencing kidney failure.[9] His funeral was held on 1 June.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Webb. Yvonne. 2021-06-02. Daughter recalls 'beautiful soul' of Bobby Mohamed. live. 2021-06-03. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602051706/https://newsday.co.tt/2021/06/02/daughter-recalls-beautiful-soul-of-bobby-mohamed/ . 2 June 2021 .
  2. Web site: Lennox "Bobby" Mohamed (Mohammed) - Champion Panorama Arranger. live. 2021-06-02. When Steel Talks/PanOnTheNet. https://web.archive.org/web/20130713005600/http://www.panonthenet.com:80/tnt/2012/arrangers/lennox-bobby-mohammed.htm . 13 July 2013 .
  3. Khan. Nasser. 2013-07-07. Bobby Mohammed … A Steelpan Legend Re-emerges. Trinidad Guardian. 2139/40692 . UWISpace.
  4. Web site: 2003. Lennox Mohammed. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081023164014/http://www.nalis.gov.tt/national_icons/LennoxMohammed.htm. 23 October 2008. National Library and Information System Authority.
  5. Book: Maxime, Gideon. Pan through the years: 1952-1996. 1997. Trinidad and Tobago. 210. Lennox 'Bobby' Mohammed: Pan Player, Arranger, Composer. 499650517. http://www.seetobago.org/trinidad/pan/panpeep/pp24.htm.
  6. Web site: Webb. Yvonne. 2021-05-27. Mohammed remembered as 'eternal' pan arranger, composer. live. 2021-06-02. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210527095940/https://newsday.co.tt/2021/05/27/mohammed-remembered-as-eternal-pan-arranger-composer/ . 27 May 2021 .
  7. Web site: National Awards Database. live. 2021-06-02. The Office of the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20150425215841/http://otp.tt/trinidad-and-tobago/national-awards-database/ . 25 April 2015 .
  8. Web site: Wilson. Sascha. 25 May 2021. South mourns death of legendary pan man 'Bobby' Mohammed. live. 2021-06-02. www.guardian.co.tt. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210525170153/https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/south-mourns-death-of-legendary-pan-man-bobby-mohammed-6.2.1333371.5fb6456f22 . 25 May 2021 .
  9. Web site: Webb. Yvonne. 2021-05-26. Steelband arranger Lennox 'Bobby' Mohammed dies. live. 2021-06-02. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210526055940/https://newsday.co.tt/2021/05/26/steelband-arranger-lennox-bobby-mohammed-dies/ . 26 May 2021 .
  10. Web site: De Silva. Radhica. 2 June 2021. Farewell to pan icon Bobby. live. 2021-06-02. www.guardian.co.tt. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602124631/https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/farewell-to-pan-icon-bobby-6.2.1336641.b0c5c4c3bd . 2 June 2021 .

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