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’. Additionally, they tend to supplement this typical Caribbean material with some old Latin-American ‘standards’. We really enjoy playing these wonderful melodies but we also meet more modern demands. As a consequence, our steel band music includes the pop and reggae that is more familiar to younger audiences. This is the music that is more often requested these days- especially at weddings. Because we offer vocals within the band itself, we’re more suited as a steel band to do this. This is because many modern pop covers are difficult to recognise if played just instrumentally on steel pans/drums. When required to be fully-instrumental and ‘unplugged’, most often we’re hired to play steel band music as an all acoustic 3-piece. This 3-piece format- or ‘steel trio’- is a unique steel band format that the Cherrie family helped forge in London in the early ‘50s. As a result, we’re very proud of our musical heritage and like to play ‘cover’ tunes that are very strong melodically. This is regardless of whether the tunes originated from the Caribbean or not or how ‘traditional’ or ‘modern’ they are. This has led to Solid Steel performing 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