Bobby Mohammed

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.^[2]

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]