The Caribana Steel Band is a three-piece acoustic steel band led by Eugene de Vlugt. Eugene started his professional career in Trinidad and Tobago, where his band Eugene and The Hurricanes had chart success.

The band plays lively, summery background music at weddings, garden parties, corporate functions, product promotions and club events. Repertoire covers Caribbean melodies and steel versions of well known popular English tunes. As the band is acoustic, they can set up anywhere and do not require electricity, so are ideal for outdoor events.

Eugene also runs a UK version of The Hurricanes, a five-piece calypso band with steel pans, guitar, keyboard and percussion. This band covers a wide range of music for dancing covering Soca, Calypso, Latin and Reggae.

The three-piece steel band is drawn from a team of 8 musicians, so exact line-up on the day may vary. The demo tracks featured on this page were recorded live at a function, so are of poor quality and include some background noise.

The Caribana covers a wide repertoire covering caribbean favourites together with steel arrangements of popular tunes and standards. We follow with a selection from their playlist:

Calpyso, Soca, Caribbean “Island Songs”

Ambakaila
Bacchanal Woman
Back Bay Shuffle
Banana Boat Song (Day’O)
Big Bamboo
Brown Girl In The Ring
Brown Skin Girl
Caroline
Caroline
Don’t Back Back
Don’t Wok’ Fo’ Carnival
Dr Cassandra
Ethel Bahia Girl
Feeling Hot Hot
Fire Fire
Island In The Sun
Jamaica Farewell
Kingston Market
Linstead Market
Little Monkey
MaryAnn Party
Matilda
My Band
Netty Netty
Ole’ Lady
One For The Road
Pan In A Minor
Pan Symphony In C
Ragga Ragga
Rum & Coca Cola
Sa Sa Yea
Sailing
Say Say (Fire)
Shake Senora
Sly Mongoose
St Thomas
Sugar Bum Bum
Swinging Engine
The Calendar Song
The Cricket Song (Soul Limbo)
The Hammer
When The Saints Go Marching In.
Woman is Boss
Yellow Bird

Sambas, Salsa, Cha Cha Cha & Merengue

Amor Amor
Ay!
Besame Mucho
Brazil
Cielito Lindo
Cosita Linda
El Cumbanchero
Guantanamera
Maria Elena
Moliendo Café
Never-on-a Sunday
Perfidia
Ping Pong Samba
Quando Quando
Sabrosito Asi
Sway
The Lambada

Reggae Music (Including Bob Marley Versions)

Can’t Help Fallin’ In Love (UB40 Version)
Help Me Make It Through The Night
No Woman No Cry
Swing Low (Sweet Chariot)
Three Little Birds

Ballads

Autumn Leaves
Besame Mucho
Breezing (George Benson)
Dancing Queen (ABBA)
Every Breath You Take (Sting)
Forget You (Cee Lo Green)
Get Me To The Church On Time
Groovy Kind Of Love
I Have A Dream (ABBA)
Imagine (John Lennon)
Lady Of Spain
Love Me Tender
Marry You (Bruno Mars)
More
Price Tag (Jessie J)
Sailing (Rod Stewart)
She’s The One (Robbie Williams)
Spanish Eyes
Summer Time
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
The Last Farewell (Roger Whittaker)
Top Of The World (Carpenters)
True Love
Un-Chained Melody
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Agent: Chris Siddons, Spotlight Entertainments

Telephone: 01825 713213

Email: info@spotlight-ents.biz