Ralph MacDonald
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Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
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Ralph MacDonald (15 March 1944 – 18 December 2011) was an American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist. Ralph MacDonald was born in Harlem, New York, USA in 1944. As the son of Trinidad-immigrant and Calypso performer Macbeth The Great, Ralph grew up amidst the rise of Calypsonian revolution in New York City. The young boy was often placed playfully on his father's drums for a moment or two and <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anthony
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Stamford
- Occupation
- percussionist
- Notable work
- Just the Two of Us
- Genre
- jazz fusion
- Instrument
- percussion instrument
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- date of birth
- 1944-03-15
- date of death
- 2011-12-18
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- place of burial
- Woodlawn Cemetery
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