Solid Steel
Solid
Steel is a fully professional Caribbean steel band founded by Paul
Cherrie, and comprises some of the finest ‘steel pan’
players in the UK today.
The individual musicians'
roots lead directly to the tropical islands of Barbados, Jamaica,
Dominica, and principally Trinidad, the home of the steel drum or
'steel pan', arguably the most dynamic new instrument in world music.
Available either as a
fully instrumental and unplugged acoustic act or as an amplified one
with vocals, they will always try to play the right material for you
at the right volume whether there are two or twenty members in the
band at your event. They are as comfortable performing on sophisticated
ballads as the liveliest of up-tempo tunes. The band boasts a broad
repertoire that encompasses calypso, soca, reggae, samba, salsa, merengue,
cha cha cha, bossa nova, bolero and pop.
Together for the last
sixteen years, they are now perhaps the best-known steel band on the
corporate event circuit, having endeared themselves to the leading
party organisers with their exceptional professionalism. Those clients
put great faith in reliability, on the strength of the track record
the band has over the broad variety of work that they have undertaken
in the past. As they see it, 'solid' undoubtedly means reliable where
Solid Steel is concerned.
Aside from top five-star
hotels like the Dorchester and Park Lane Hilton the band has successfully
played for private parties, weddings, college balls, corporate events,
festivals and countless Caribbean theme nights. Over the years they
have also played to international audiences in France, Monte Carlo,
Spain, Germany, Norway, Turkey, Ireland, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain,
Doha, Syria, Israel, Hong Kong and Djibouti. Almost inevitably, they
have never been to any of these places just the once!
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