Steel Pulse
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival 2024
Mendocino County Fairgrounds
14400 Highway 128
Boonville, CA 95415
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival 2024 Lineup
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Friday, June 21
Sunday, June 23
Date To Be Announced
About Sierra Nevada World Music Festival 2024
Epiphany Artists presents the 27th Edition of Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, June 21st - 23rd at the beautiful Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California!...
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Steel Pulse Biography
Steel Pulse was formed in 1975 in Birmingham, England, specifically the inner city area of Handsworth. The founding members were schoolmates David Hinds (the primary songwriter as well as the lead singer and guitarist), Basil Gabbidon (guitar), and Ronnie "Stepper" McQueen (bass). All of them came from working class West Indian immigrant families, and none had much musical experience. They took some time to improve their technical proficiency, often on Roots inspired material by the Wailers, Burning Spear and several other prominent Jamaican artists. McQueen suggested the group name, after a racehorse, and they soon fleshed out the lineup with drummer Steve "Grizzly" Nisbett, keyboardist/vocalist Selwyn "Bumbo" Brown, percussionist/vocalist Alphonso "Fonso" Martin, and vocalist Michael Riley.
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