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Clive Bradley
[[Image: Clive Bradley, 2005 |220px|alt=|]]
Background information
Birth name	Clive Bradley
Born	November 4, 1936
Origin	Trinidad
Died	November 26, 2005
Genres	Calypso, Steelpan
Occupations	Musician, Arranger, Teacher
Years active	1956–2005
Associated acts	Desperadoes Steel Orchestra

Clive Bradley (November 4, 1936 - November 26, 2005) was a known arranger of steelpan music.

Person

Bradley grew up in Diego Martin, Trinidad where he attended elementary school.^[1] He then visited Fatima College.^[2] Although he did not play steelpan himself he was closely associated with the Desperadoes Steel Orchestra from Laventille.

He was a teacher of mathematics at Fatima College and later on at the University of West Indies.^[3]

Clive Bradley also arranged for a number of Steelbands from New York City. In 1999, Bradley arranged the same song for two different competitions and steelbands and won the Panorama title both in Port-of-Spain and New York. He repeated the same in the year 2000, won the Panorama title in Trinidad and came 2nd in New York. This achievement is a good example of Clive Bradley's musical genius and immense reservoir of creative ideas.

Panorama

Panorama in Trinidad

Bradley won the Panorama competition in Trinidad seven times, six times with Desperadoes.^[4]

Panorama in New York

Over the years, Bradley took part with three steelbands in the New York Panorama, held during the West Indian Carnival Day. He won the competition ten times with two different groups:

Readings

• History of Steelband Panorama 1963-1990 of Trinidad and Tobago by Gideon Maxime
• Felix I. R. Blake: The Trinidad and Tobago Steel Pan. History and Evolution. ISBN 0-952-55280-9

Notes

1. ^ Diego Martin retrieved 14. Dec. 2008 from Toronto Lime
2. ^ Fatima College
3. ^ Teacher
4. ^ Panorama