E30 Damoi Morgan

Steelpan artist, composer and educator Damoi Morgan joins Sewor Okudzeto on Afro Soul Stories to explore the remarkable history and evolution of the steel pan. Born in Brooklyn with Trinidadian and Jamaican roots, Damoi reflects on his journey from school music rooms in New York to research and performance across Senegal, South Africa and London.

We discuss the steel pan’s transformation from an instrument shaped by colonial suppression into a global symbol of Caribbean creativity, alongside Damoi’s own artistic development, his album Reflections Abroad , and the experiences that continue to shape the way he composes, performs and teaches. A conversation about music, migration, heritage and the continuing evolution of one of the world’s youngest instruments.