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A man once described as the “the Stradivarius of the steelpan” and a co-founder of Northern Illinois University’s steelpan program died Tuesday. A native…
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NIU held a tribute concert Sunday to honor Cliff Alexis, who joined the university’s school of music in 1985.Alexis helped establish steelpan studies as a…
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Cliff Alexis -- co-director of the Northern Illinois University Steel Band -- is considered a living legend within the steel pan world. Before that, he…
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From its beginnings as a small band -- without even a lead instrument -- in a corner of the NIU Percussion Studio, the NIU Steel Band has a lot to…