The Champion Steelbands of Trinidad

Headliners at Carnival and pan competitions, these six champion steel bands from Trinidad offer listeners songs that hum gently or dance wildly. Participating ensembles are the Katzenjammers, The Invaders, The Fascinators, the Southern All Stars, The Highlanders, and, notably, the all-female Girl Pat Steelband. This field recording was made by Emory Cook.

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Track Listing

101	Cumpanchero	The Highlanders	02:50
102	The Breeze and I	Katzenjammers	03:13
103	Tropical Meringue	Southern All Stars Steel Orchestra	03:31
104	Love is a Many Splendored Thing	Katzenjammers	04:25
105	Anna	The Highlanders	04:13
106	Skokiaan	Southern All Stars Steel Orchestra	02:19
201	Katzberg	Katzenjammers	04:21
202	Tom Cat Mambo	The Invaders	02:52
203	Meringue Minor	Southern All Stars Steel Orchestra	02:42
204	Grey Clouds	Girl Pat Steel Orchestra	03:12
205	Fascinators Minor	The Fascinators	02:53
206	PP Samba	Southern All Stars Steel Orchestra	02:40
207	Benata	The Highlanders	03:03