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Upcoming Appearances
- Saturday, June 30, 2012
- 7:00PM - Fundraiser
- Erie, PA
- Saturday, July 07, 2012
- 5:30PM - Wedding Cocktail Hour
- Ford City, PA
- Wednesday, July 18, 2012
- 12:00PM - Event
- Tiffin, OH
= Booked through GigMasters
Past Appearances
- Tuesday, December 27, 2011
- 12:00PM - Holiday Party
- Erie, PA
- Friday, September 02, 2011
- 8:30PM - Restaurant Event
- Austintown, OH
- Saturday, August 20, 2011
- 7:00PM - Wedding Reception
- Akron, OH
- Friday, August 12, 2011
- 6:30PM - Meadville Area Recreation Complex
- Meadville, PA
- Wednesday, August 10, 2011
- 11:00AM - Anniversary Party
- Wadsworth, OH
- Friday, August 05, 2011
- 6:00PM - Wedding Cocktail Hour
- Erie, PA
- Sunday, July 24, 2011
- 4:30PM - Burning River Festival
- Cleveland, OH
- Saturday, July 23, 2011
- 5:00PM - Mosquito Lake Marina
- Cortland, OH
- Friday, July 22, 2011
- 7:00PM - Summer Concert
- Fairlawn, OH
- Sunday, July 17, 2011
- 1:00PM - Clay's Park Resort
- N. Lawrence, OH
Click here for more past appearances= Booked through GigMasters
- Location:
- Diamond, Ohio
- Travel Radius:
- Will travel up to 500 miles from Diamond.
- Pay Range:
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$325-$2700 per event
- Member Since:
- 2010
- Primary Category:
- Steel Drum Band
- Additional Categories:
- Beach Band, Beach Music Steel Drum Band, Calypso Band, Calypso Steel Drum Band, Caribbean Band, Caribbean Steel Drum Band, Hawaiian Band, Reggae Band, Soca Band, Wedding Band, World Music Band
- Influences:
- Jimmy Buffett, Santana, Bob Marley, Arrow, Van Morrison, Gloria Estefan, Harry Belafonte, UB40
Group Members
- Tricia McKinney - steel drum/vocals
- Rod Lubline - drums/percussion
- Ralph Balletta - keyboards/vocals
- Mike Sampsel - guitar/vocals
- Dave Howard - guitar/vocals
Description
Are you looking for a fun party band with a tropical flair? Look no further... The Calypso Gypsies Steel Drum band will bring the sound & feel of the tropics to your special event with a mix of summer favorites by Jimmy Buffett, Santana, Harry Belafonte, Bob Marley and many others, as well as delightful Caribbean steel drum melodies & toe tapping rhythms from around the world.
We play from a duo all the way up to a full 7 piece band so we'll have a group to meet your budget.
We offer a fun, interactive & festive musical presentation.
No need to worry... we're experienced professional musicians... we'll dress in colorful tropical attire, start on time and will maintain the proper volume & dynamics to fit your event.
Whether it's from parading around in a conga line, dancing under the limbo stick or playing percussion up on stage with the band everyone will remember having a great time at a Calypso Gypsies performance. We would love to help make your event a huge success.
The Calypso Gypsies new CD, "Prancer's Tropical Vacation" is now available! Listen to a preview in the audio/video section.
Song List
- Hot Hot Hot - various artists
- Volcano - Jimmy Buffett
- Day-O - Harry Belafonte
- Mary Ann - various artists
- Matilda - Harry Belafonte
- Yellowbird - various artists
- Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte
- Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
- Black Magic Woman - Santana
- Oye Como Va - Santana
- Fins - Jimmy Buffett
- 3 Little Birds - Bob Marley
- Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
- La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
- Patsy's Pan - original
- Man Who Can Dance - original
- Sloop John B - various artists
- Shake Sonora - Harry Belafonte
- Iko-Iko - Dixie Cups
- Waiting In Vain - Bob Marley
- Tequila - The Champs
- Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke
- Jingo - Santana
- Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters
- Tide Is High - Blondie
- Never On Sunday - various artists
- Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett
- Cheeseburger In Paradise - Jimmy Buffett
- Red Red Wine - UB40
- Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
- Man Smart, Woman Smarter - Harry Belafonte
- Baila Este Ritmo - Flaco Jimenez
- Hand Jive - Johnny Otis
- Stir It Up - Bob Marley
- Changes In Latitude - Jimmy Buffett
- Zulu Chant - traditional
- St Thomas - Sonny Rollins
- No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley
- Late In The Evening - Paul Simon
- Me & Julio - Paul Simon
- Down On The Corner - CCR
- Lime In The Coconut - Nilsson
- Boo Boo Day - Harry Belafonte
- Everywhere Calypso - traditional
- Macarena - Los del Rio
- West Indies Jam - traditional
- Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker
- Samba - Dance Rhythm - various artists
- Soca - Dance Rhythm - various artists
- Merengue - Dance Rhythm - various artists
Available For:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, New Year's Eve Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, School Assemblies, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.
Feedback
- The Calypso Gypses Sttel Drum Band was a great addition to our Hawaiian Luau fundraiser. Tricia was easy to work with and the band was on time, on budget, and exceeded our expectations. We were more than happy with the job they did and can't wait to create more events to utilize their great talent.
Scott Muska
Ohio Campaign Headquarters
-- Scott M, Lorain, OH, 3/3/2010
- They were fantastic. They were wonderful with adults as well as with children. They taught luau dance moves to whom ever was interested. Trisha was very patient and did a terrific job of teaching the dance moves. They went above and beyond what I expected. They made my son's graduation very special. -- Sheila D, Fraser, MI, 6/5/2010
- They were awesome! Full of energy and very interactive with the crowd! I definitely would consider hiring them again. -- Mandy G, West Jefferson, OH, 6/25/2010
- Great follow up, and accommodating about the date change. Guest's enjoyed this performance.
Thank you! -- Carrie W, Erie, PA, 12/27/2011
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