Denzil "Belt" Botus (born July 3, 1946) is a pannist from Trinidad. He is best known for holding the record for most winning steel band Panorama arrangements and his heavy jazz influence in calypso/soca music. Botus has been active since the 1960s and is considered one of the best steel drummers in the world.
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Andy Narell
American musician
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Anthony Williams
Trinidad and Tobago musician
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Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
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Lord Kitchener
calypsonian
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Bill Elliott
musical artist
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David Rudder
Trinidad and Tobago musician
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Michael Gibbs
Rhodesian born English jazz composer
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Rupee
Barbadian musician
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Larry Campbell
American musician
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Carlos Franzetti
Argentine composer (born 1948)
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Norman Dello Joio
American musician
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James Reese Europe
American jazz musician and United States Army officer
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Don Costa
American recording artist, conductor, record producer, music arranger, jazz guitarist
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Christian Jacob
French jazz pianist
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John Williams
American composer, conductor, pianist and trombonist (born 1932)
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Mark O'Connor
American fiddle player
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Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985)
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Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Nuno Bettencourt
musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist
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Richard Hayman
American musician
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Bill Cunliffe
American musician
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Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist; Harvard AB 1928, achieved early fame as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s
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Fred Lipsius
American musician
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Bill Frisell
American musician
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Ravi Bissambhar
Trinidadian musician
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Ray Noble
English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor (1903-1978)
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Duke Ellington
American jazz musician, composer and band leader
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Clifton Williams
American composer
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Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
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Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician
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Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Don Redman
American musician
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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José Iturbi
conductor and pianist
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Van Dyke Parks
American musician
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Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader