Caribbean Bands

This is just a sampling of the Caribbean bands we work with. For more info on each band and a sound clip please click on the band name to visit their bio page.

Zion Lion	Zion Lion is a Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Roots Reggae band. Their members have many years experience in diverse genres of music including Steel drums, Reggae, Gospel, Jazz, Salsa as well as Latin and African rhythms.
Roots Rock Society	Awarded "Award of Honor for Contribution to World Beat Music" at the 2008 Chicago Music Awards. Roots Rock Society, founded in December of 1986, strongly believes in keeping their heritage and culture alive with their energetic live show and innovative blend of reggae, calypso, soul, zouk and other rhythms of the African Diaspora.
Indika Reggae Band	Indika gives their audience a full spectrum of Reggae flavor in the style of Jamaica’s Reggae Sunsplash Festival.
Dub Dis	Reggae is not just music, it is a philosophy, with a message handed out to a danceable beat. In the current musical landscape, Dub Dis delivers a message of the love of humankind.
Universal Expressions	UXP is undoubtedly the most popular and hardest working Caribbean band in the Midwest. The band has won more awards and honors bestowed on any Caribbean band. They are a ten-time Winner of the Source News Music and Cultural Awards. “Caribbean Band of the Year”. Their leader, Richard Parris is the six-time Winners of the "Soca / Calypso Artist of the Year," while lead vocalist King Mellowman has also walked away seven - times with the "Reggae Artist of the Year."
DeHurricane Band	De Hurricane - Haling from the exotic isle of Dominica, Cleve “Hurricane” Jean Jacques has been a professional musician since he could remember. Hurricane’s musical career began at the tender age of fourteen, when he was performing as lead guitarist and vocalist for the Island’s leading band. Then Hurricane continued to develop in strength as a song writer, musical arranger, and entertainer. In 1986, he entered the arena of calypso and for the next fourteen years touched the hearts and lives of people all over the world.
Gizzae	Hailing from the beautiful Caribbean island of Dominica, the Ancient and Holy Lands of Ethiopia, and the south side of Chicago, comes the award winning reggae music of Gizzae. Rocket, Ruphael, Clem, Asrat and Ralph have over 100 years of musical experience collectively and 4 Grammy® awards playing music professionally
Hydro Afro Reggae Band	One of the Chicago’s best Reggae bands. From their very first performance, they began to spark the interest of Chicago Reggae club owners and fans with their unique sound
Grammy Award Winning - Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band	The Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band is a family group that plays a repertoire of music that ranges from classical to rock and roll – using oil drums. This feat has astounded audiences not only because of the unusual use of oil drums as instruments, but also because of the group’s artistic versatility in playing modern, classical, reggae and Calypso music.
Nigel John & Tropical Mix Steel Drum Band	Nigel John is a Master Steel drum performer who fronts the Tropical Mix Band. He has a unique universal groove to his Jazz Caribbean style.
Son De Mexico	Son De Mexico is Michigan's premier Mariachi band.  This quartet comes with over 125 years experience of playing Mexico most traditional music.  Mariachi goes beyond music, it is the sum of a cultural revolution expressed through a group of musicians, dressed in popular clothing (most recently charro suits) which encompasses the essence of Mexico and its people. It is something cultural, spiritual and traditional that is unique to this country, an experience not to be missed.
Living Soul and the Pearl Divers	Michigan's premier Jimmy Buffet Band, Living Soul is celebrating their 15th anniversary in 2006 and there are no plans to slow down now! Over the last 15 years Living Soul has produced six CD's. The best seller to date is " I Can't Spell Caribbean” The CD features Greg "Fingers" Taylor.
Mr Myers	Mr. Myers blends the sounds of calypso and ska, the rhythms of Reggae and a touch of rock and roll with some favorite tunes to create their own special style of music- Caribbean Rock.
Los Bandits	Los Bandits plays Tex-Mex music, the infectious accordion-led dance music created along the Texas-Mexican border, but with a twist. This Kalamazoo-based conjunto calls its music "Tex-Mex, Michigan style," a mixing of rhythm and blues, gospel and country rock influences with norteño and tejano performance style and instrumentation. They have a big, rousing and danceable sound that gets listeners on their feet in short order.
The South Side Evolucion	Get ready for some Tejano music meets Latin Rock showdown, it’s what one listener had to say after Mike Medina & the South Side Evolucion concert.
Orquesta Senscacional	Take a Latin musical cruise! "Endowed with Puerto Rican and Dominican blood, the newly resurrected Orquesta Sensacional blends youth and experience to create the ultimate joy that Latin music lovers have come to expect and demand!
Mambo All Stars	I n 1971, Feliz Raul "Timbal" joined the Tuley High School Steel Band, and formed La Libertad Latina. After being absorbed into the music and the sounds of the steel drums, Raul started mastering the Timbales and, in 1978, Raul joined La Orquesta Confidencia.
Orquesta Ritmo	The current mission of RITMO, as it was when it was originally created, is: To introduce, educate, and entertain the American public in the electrifying genre of Latin Music.  The latest version of RITMO currently consists of eleven players.  They are some of the best from Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Flint.
Tumbao Bravo	2007 Detroit Music Award in the World Music Category for "Outstanding World Music Recording" What’s that? You want Latin Jazz with swing? The Detroit based Tumbao Bravo ensemble hears you and will deliver the goods. “Give the drummer some” is a James Brown adage that applies to Tumbao Bravo, the sparkling Detroit – area Latin Jazz band