Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra - Caribbean Steeldrums - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Classic vintage mid 1970's recording of an authentic old style Trinidadian steel pan band playing a wide variety of traditional material as well as a unique steel band tribute to the soul of Philadelphia via MFSB's 1974 hit, InchT.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia).Inch All selections newly remastered. Album Tracks 1. T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia) 2. Bass Man 3. Tropical Bird 4. Brazilian Love Song 5. Carmelita 6. Una Paloma Blanca 7. Mongoose 8. Sweet 'N Breezy 9. Mama's Tune 10. Ben Wood Dick 11. Wedding March 12. Amazing Grace 13. Medley of Mathilda / Mary-Ann 14. Perdoname 15. Steel Drums Jam

The steel band was invented during World War II, and so this 1957 recording of the Trinidad Panharmonic Orchestra captures the early days of what is now a widely popular genre of music. According to the liner notes, InchIt appeals to the kids, the grown ups and the old.... [It] has the power to instill in you the urge to wriggle like a snake, to jump like the goatiest of goats and tip-toe like... Pavlova.Inch the band has played at every public square in the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Liner notes provide a brief history of the development of the steel band. Album Tracks 1. Matilda 2. On Parade 3. West Indians Take Over 4. Master Planner 5. Trinidad Castillane 6. Brown Skin Girl 7. Merry Meringue 8. Merengue Boom 9. Mama Gave You Something

Currently Artist Affiliate in Cello and Chamber Music at the University of California, Davis, Susan Lamb Cook performs frequently in northern California and her performances have been heard on Capital Public Radio. She holds a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa where she studied with Charles Wendt, and a degree with honors in performance from the Academy of Music in Vienna. While in Europe, Ms. Lamb Cook studied with Angelica May and participated in and observed master classes by Andre Navarra, Paul Tortelier and Ralph Kirshbaum. As soloist, Susan Lamb Cook has appeared with orchestras in Europe, the United States and the Middle East, performing with the Cairo Symphony in Egypt, the Vienna Bach Soloists, the International Bartok Chamber Orchestra, the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony, the Camellia Symphony, the Paradise Symphony and the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra. As a member of the Gold Coast Trio, Susan Lamb Cook's performances with violinist Rachel Vetter Huang and pianist Hao Huang have thrilled audiences both in the USA and abroad. Their 2006 performance at the Liszt Concert Hall in Raiding, Austria was featured on Austrian National Television and their 2008 performance in the Hong Tai Concert Hall in Xiamen, China received critical acclaim. The Gold Coast Trio has also appeared at the Haydnfestspiele, Eisenstadt, the Bessie Bartlett Frankel Festival of Chamber Music at Scripps College, and the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at the University of California, Davis. Their concerts have been broadcast on Capital Public Radio and the trio has released a CD of works by Beethoven, Beach, Bernstein and Piazzolla. Ellen Schinnerer Deffner began specializing in piano accompaniment in London, where she was a student at the Guildhall School of Music. She won the School Accompanying Prize during he