Live Caribbean music for hire and so much more
Steel band music can cover many genres with our professional steel band. This is because we know hundreds of songs. Consequently, we can perform from playlist that include:
- Caribbean calypso, soca & island ‘folk’ music.
- 21st Century modern pop music.
- Reggae & ska music.
- Classic pop & soul music.
- Classic Latin American music.
- Special theme music (eg. Disney, Indian).
Most traditional steel bands principally play ‘Caribbean Folk’ music consisting of calypso and touristic Harry Belafonte ‘island music’- along with some old Latin-American ‘standards’. We really enjoy playing these wonderful melodies but we also meet the modern demand for our steel band to play the pop and reggae that is familiar to younger audiences. It’s often requested these days- especially at weddings. Because we offer vocals within the band itself, we’re more suited as a steel band to meet the demand for modern pop covers that might be unrecognisable if played just instrumentally on steel pans/drums. When required to be fully-instrumental and unplugged, most often we’re hired to play as a fully instrumental and entirely ‘unplugged’ acoustic 3-piece, or ‘steel trio’- a unique steel band format that the Cherrie family helped forge in London in the early ‘50s. In this format we mostly play ‘cover’ tunes that are very strong melodically whether they’ve originated from the Caribbean or not and irrespective of how ‘traditional’ or ‘modern’ they are. Solid Steel has performed around 300 of these different songs over the years. However, please investigate some of our playlists in the FAQ section below if you’d like to make a few special song requests before your event. In addition, you’re welcome to explore the studio recordings & ‘live’ video samples of Solid Steel’s music in various band formats shown in the players on this page.Live Caribbean style popular music

Caribbean calypso for hire, but so much more!