The Bamboushay Steel Band

Bamboushay! It's a West Indian dance step and a call to celebration, and it gives this Michigan State student ensemble its name. The steel drum is made by carefully hammering the bottom of a metal oil barrel until it is capable of producing a variety of melodic tones and a strong percussive beat. Under the guidance of musical director Gene Bluestein, Bamboushay demonstrates the versatility of the steel drum, playing lively dance tunes from the West Indies and throughout the Americas. Bluestein's liner notes describe the history of the steel drum and discuss the arrangements used on the recording.

RELATED LESSON PLAN
"Steel band Style, Calypso Culture and Childhood Chants:Trinidadian Music for the Classroom"

Track Listing

101	Cocoanut	The Bamboushay Steel Band	02:17
102	Begin the Beguine	The Bamboushay Steel Band	05:03
103	Kingston Town	The Bamboushay Steel Band	03:39
104	Never on Sunday	The Bamboushay Steel Band	04:04
105	Coqui	The Bamboushay Steel Band	06:32
201	Choucoune (Yellow Bird)	The Bamboushay Steel Band	06:33
202	Mr. Benwood Dick	The Bamboushay Steel Band	02:51
203	Palo Palo	The Bamboushay Steel Band	02:46
204	Mambo Jambo	The Bamboushay Steel Band	03:18
205	Maquinolandela	The Bamboushay Steel Band	02:47
206	A Certain Smile	The Bamboushay Steel Band	02:00
207	Bamboushay	The Bamboushay Steel Band	00:21