Brute Force Steel Bands of Antigua

produced by Emory Cook, 1913-2002 (Cook Records, 1955), 47 mins

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Field of Interest: World Music
Description: For this Cook recording, the Brute Force Steel Band of Antigua performs mambos, rumbas, sambas, calypsos and meringues plus a march and a bolero. A Trinidadian / Tobagan innovation that came out of WWII, the steel pan has enjoyed enormous popularity as a defining "musical sound of the Caribbean."
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 47 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Mambo, Merengue, Calypso, Dance
Label: Cook Records
Producer: Emory Cook, 1913-2002
Release Date: 1955
Subject: World Music, Music & Performing Arts, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe, Antigua and Barbuda
Keywords and Translated Subjects: América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe