Caribbean music - steel drum or other - for iPod?

revasas · Post by **revasas** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:47 pm

Traveling to St. John this summer (woo hoo!!!). Looking for some recommendations on steel drum or reggae - or other Caribbean-like music - to fill my iPod with. Any suggestions?

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:19 pm

Inner Visions from STJ! My favorite CD of theirs is Street Corner Musician, but I like them all. The Sean Paul song Get Busy is fun.

Cheers, RickG

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:44 pm

I'm partial to Victor Provost. Here's his website: http://www.victorpanman.com/

The Putumayo CDs are also really good. I love the French Caribbean one! http://www.putumayo.com/en/shop_catalog ... submenu=S5

bevm · Post by **bevm** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:48 pm

We like Big Mountain and Inner Circle (They did the "Bad Boys" song for "Cops"). They both take some songs you already know and put them to a reggae beat and do original stuff too.

sherban · Post by **sherban** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:48 pm

Hi- You can also get alot of ideas from a similar thread that was posted a few months ago...

I need to get our iPOD loaded up with some new stuff too...

http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/f ... sc&start=0

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:34 pm

California Girl wrote:I'm partial to Victor Provost. Here's his website: http://www.victorpanman.com/

The rendition of "I shot the sheriff" is a chuckle.

Cheers, RickG

snorkelqueen · Post by **snorkelqueen** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:16 pm

Anything MARLEY

boston buffett guy · Post by **boston buffett guy** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:51 pm

How about some Harry Belafonte? It doesn't get much better than "Jamaica Farewell."

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:31 am

Inner Visions "Pack up your bundle" song is what we listen to to start the trip. "Mr. Blue Sky" is how we start a lot of days. That before bed glass of Ponche Kuba goes perfectly with "Echoes" by Pink Floyd.

The first Tuatara album "Breaking the Ethers" has killer original steel pan music. I've been taking that to the islands since 1999.

Cheers, RickG

sherban · Post by **sherban** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:57 pm

Another cool list of Island songs is here:
http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/f ... sc&start=0

My short list of "Island Santana"--

Santana-- "Oye Como Va"
Santana (Shaman)- "Foo Foo"
Santana (Shaman)- "Adouma"
Santana (Milagro)- "Saja Right on"
Santana (Shaman)- "Amore (Sexo)
Santana (Supernatural)- "Smooth"

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:39 pm

I don't know how many of the songs are on itunes, but we have this Trojan UK box set that we like to listen to while driving around:

http://www.amazon.com/Trojan-Box-Set-U- ... 930&sr=1-2

There's a lot of good songs on there. Of course I left disc one in the jeep in October. Leaving cds behind is a bad habit of mine. I forgot my disc one from my Meet Me in Margaritaville set back in June. This time, I'm uploading everything to itunes and burning copies to bring for the car.

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