Trinidad Steel Band - Steel Drums of Trinidad - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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

Classics of this genre take the listener on a fun trip to the Caribbean. The steel drum is a popular instrument used in the islands that creates a unique sound. Dating back to the 19th century, calypso music uses improvised lyrics and languages such as Spanish and African dialects. Album Tracks 1. Island in the Sun 2. Banana Boat Song 3. Red, Red Wine 4. Aloha 5. Guantanamera 6. Lambada 7. Jamaica Farewell 8. Kingston Town 9. Islands 10. Pedro 11. Tocame 12. Peanut Vendor 13. Volare 14. Volcano 15. Brazil 16. Yellow Bird 17. Hot, Hot, Hot!

Album Tracks 1. Mr. Pannist - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Scarborough, Vincen 2. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Kern, Jerome 3. Pan Rescue - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Benjamin, Eustace 4. Secret Love - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Fain 5. Some Like It Hot - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Benjamin, Eustace 6. El Bimbo - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Morris 7. One Drop - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Marley, Bob 8. Earthquake - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Kitchener, Lord 9. Girl from Ipanema - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Jobim, a. C 10. I Want to Dance with Somebody - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Rubican 11. Just the Two of Us - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, MacDonald, Ralph 12. This Masquerade - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Russell, Leon 13. All Night Long - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Richie, Lionel 14. The Heavy Roller - Southside Harmonics Steel Orchestra, Kitchener, Lord