Steelband Promenade

Emory Cook recorded three of the top West Indian steelbands—Brute Force, The Southern All-Stars and the Merrymakers—under the stars, in a vegetable garden and from the cloakroom of Port-au-Spain's posh Hotel Normandie, respectively for this recording that is so authentic it comes complete with its own cricket noises. Despite the somewhat unusual and slightly awkward venues, these are highly listenable tunes.

Track Listing

101	Lisboa Antigua	The Merrymakers	03:14
102	The Bandit (O Canganceiro)	Southern All Stars	03:46
103	Semi-Lo	Southern All Stars	02:11
104	Wild Merengue in C	Southern All Stars	02:57
105	Chow Chow	The Merrymakers	02:53
106	Puerto Rico	Southern All Stars	02:37
201	Little Darling	The Merrymakers	03:25
202	Chouconne	The Merrymakers	02:43
203	Doctor Nelson	The Merrymakers	02:43
204	Back to Rome	The Merrymakers	02:11
205	Measurement	The Brute Force Steel Band	03:04
206	Silent Television	The Brute Force Steel Band	03:19