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Ebony Steelband Trust is Europe’s leading steel band and one of the first steel bands set up in the UK. The band was founded in 1969 by a group of dedicated Caribbean and British men and women who shared a love of steel bands and steelpan music and wanted to promote steelpan music across the UK and Europe.
With the growth of Ebony Steelband this aim has been increasingly fulfilled. They hold the UK record of being 23 times winner of the UK National Steeband Panorama competition at Notting Hill Carnival - 9 times in succession during the 1990s. In 2005, Ebony was awarded the Queen’s Award for serving the community for over 18 years.
Ebony also delivers a variety of artistic activities and a full range of workshops for people of all ages. Aside from its musical accomplishments, Ebony is also an organisation that delivers a variety of artistic activities and a full range of workshops for people of all ages. The organisation is based in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea where there is opportunity to work with young people to direct them towards living successful and purposeful lives.
Ebony Steelband Trust were victorious at the 2022 UK National Steelband Panorama competition playing a musically arranged rendition of Blaxx's ' Mash Up' by Duvone Stewart. Ebony won the 2022 competition with 277 points.