Set
your "Tropical" or "South Of The Border"
theme party off right with the sizzling sounds of this
band. If you want it spicy and hot, this
steel drum band can get you on the dance floor with
Latin favorites such as cha-chas, rumbas, tangos and
mambos. If you want it light and breezy, cool down with
the sexy sounds of Latin jazz, ballads and boleros.
For fun, there are Jimmy Buffet hits, Caribbean steel
drum favorites as well as calypso, merengue and reggae
melodies to "lively up yourself "!
This group can spin the mood to give your themed event
the right ambiance and feel. Never too loud, always
looking sharp, dressed in matching tropical shirts and
always keeping the music flowing.
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This Caribbean band has been playing a lively variety of music since the group was started in 1993 by a vocalist/steel drum player.
An Anaheim, CA native and resident, he became fascinated with the rhythms and melodies of music from Trinidad, Jamaica, Cuba, Brazil and Africa. For years he and the band have brought their love of the steel drum and the feeling of being in the islands to audiences throughout California and abroad. more>
This Caribbean band is comprised predominantly of musicians
originally from the Caribbean (Trinidad, Belize, Curacao, Jamaica,
Virgin Islands, etc.) They are full time professional musicians
specializing in Caribbean music and steel drum bands.
The musical director is internationally recognized as one the leading
Caribbean artists, arrangers and producers in the world. Because of this
they are able to offer first-class, authentic Caribbean music on a
consistent basis.
Whether your event is large or small, they have a band size to fit all
occasions, ranging from private parties, corporate events, concerts, TV
shows, beach parties, etc., with band sizes from steel drum soloists up
to a maximum of a 22-piece band with various instrumentation. The genres
of music they offer include reggae, soca, calypso, Latin, ska, Jimmy
Buffett, punta, jazz and R&B.
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This Steel Drum Band captures the mood of the tropics with the
exciting sounds and rhythms of the Caribbean.
They have performed all over the world including Trinidad, the home of
the steel drum. With over 3000 performances, this band has developed the
art of entertaining everyone. From quiet cocktail or dinner music to
getting everyone dancing, singing and having a great time.
The band leader has learned from performing with some of the best: Lou
Rawls, Taj Mahal, Robert Greenidge, Chuck Mangione, Horace Silver and
Emil Richards to name a few. He is a scholarship graduate from USC and
has also attended Boston University, Stony Brook University and the
Manhattan School of Music.
This Steel Drummer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, raised in Boca Raton,
Florida and attended college at Wichita State University in Kansas where
he earned his BME degree in Music Education under the direction of Dr.
Joseph C. Combs.
Upon graduating, he immediately began a two-year journey traveling
across the country and abroad where he performed for three months with
Potential Symphony, a 120 member steel band, for the Panorama National
Steel Band Competition on the Island of Trinidad, West Indies. Life on
the road eventually directed him back to Wichita were he started his own
business, he became the director of the WSU Steel Pan Orchestra,
traveled within the Midwest as an accredited artist with the Missouri
Arts Council and Arts Partners, and performed with Afinké Machine.
In 2002, he relocated to Los Angeles and immediately began spreading the
word of pan, one person at a time. He has since performed and recorded
with an array of amazing artists such as Scott Weiland, Cyndi Lauper,
Cipes & the People, John Ballinger, The Shival Experience, the Survivor
House Band (CBS reality show), Steel and Strings, to name a few.
Currently, he resides in Los Angeles where he is working as a producer,
composer, and most notably with his band, who is signed with Citation
Records.
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