Desperadoes Steel Orchestra
The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra , also Despers , is a steel band from Laventille in Trinidad and Tobago .
history
The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra was formed in the early 1950s from the merger of three steel bands in Laventille. The name of the group goes back to the movie Desperadoes with Glenn Ford . The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra was led by Rudolph Charles from 1961 to 1985 . Charles invited various pan builders to work with him and improve the sound of the steel band. Members of the band included Wallace Austin, Lincoln Noel and Bertie Marshall .
The orchestra has performed worldwide, including in 1972 at the Royal Albert Hall , 1987 in Carnegie Hall and 1996 with star tenor Luciano Pavarotti .
successes
The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra have won the national steel band competition of Trinidad and Tobago, Panorama , ten times.
| year | song | arranger |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Obeah Wedding | Beverly Griffith |
| 1970 | Margie | Clive Bradley |
| 1976 | Pan in Harmony | Clive Bradley |
| 1977 | Crawford | Clive Bradley |
| 1983 | Rebecca | Clive Bradley |
| 1985 | Pan Night and Day | Beverly Griffith |
| 1991 | Musical Vulcano | Robert Greenidge |
| 1994 | Fire coming down | Robert Greenidge |
| 1999 | In my house | Clive Bradley |
| 2000 | Picture on my wall | Clive Bradley |
| 2016 | Different me | Carlton "Zanda" Alexander |
Discography (excerpt)
- 1965: Carnival In Trinidad ( RCA Victor )
literature
- Voices from the hills: Despers & Laventille The steelband and its effects on poverty, stigma & violence in a community, by Ancil Anthony Neil, 1987.
Web links
- Desperadoes Steel Orchestra at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Campbell: From Desperadoes to Despers to Witco . In: Trinidad Express . 1st February 2013.