| Description | Price |
| Solo steel pan performances with backing. 2 hours of music. | £375 |
A world renowned steel pan soloist with a background in jazz harmony,
Francis has a unique ability to articulate the melodies to your favourite songs in remarkably clear and colourful ways.
With very eclectic musical tastes, Francis' repertoire cross all genres from reggae and calypso, house and dance classics, 90s RnB, and all genres of popular songs from the 70s to the present day.
CEO of Steeldrumbands and having performed in 7 countries and counting, Francis is a very experienced performer with countless connections in the steel pan world, and as a fluent speaker of 4 languages (3 non-native) you can expect great comminications skills.
Based in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
= areas covered (up to 500 miles)
A mixture of traditional island melodies, reggae, and well known pop songs from the 60s right up to the present day.
I couldn't list them all, but here are just a few:
Pop:
Shape of you - Ed Sheeran
Wild Thoughts - Rihanna
Work - Rihanna
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Dance Monkey - Tones And I
Happy - Pharrell Williams
One Dance -Drake
Get Lucky - Daft Punk / Pharrell Williams
One Kiss - Dua Lipa / Calvin Harris
New Rules - Dua Lipa
Hold my hand - Jess Glynne
Thinking out loud - Ed Sheeran
Cheerleader - OMI
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson / Bruno Mars
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
...And many more
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Reggae :
Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley
Three little birds - Bob Marley
Is this love - Bob Marley
I shot the sheriff - Bob Marley
One Love - Bob Marley
Waiting in vain - Bob Marley
No, no, no - Dawn Penn
Kingston Town - UB40
Red red wine - UB40
Don't worry, be happy - Bobby McFerrin
She's Royal - Taurus Riley
...And many more
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90s, 80s:
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
Bad - Micheal Jackson
Blame it on the boogie - Jackson 5
Never can say goodbye - Jackson 5
Play that funky music (white boy) - Pink Cherry
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
The Bee Gees - Staying Alive
Boogie nights - Heatwave
Last night a DJ saved my life - Indeep
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
...And many more
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70s, 60s and beyond:
Something stupid - Frank and Nancy Sinatra
Can't take my eyes off you - Andy williams
Don't worry, be happy - Bobby McFerrin
Queen - Don't stop me now
Build me up buttercup - The Foundations
Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys
Good vibrations - The Beach Boys
Music to watch girls by - Andy Williams
Club Tropicana - Wham
Dancing Queen - Abba
Copacabana - Barry Manilow
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
In the mood - Glen Miller
Fly me to the moon - Frank Sinatra
Mas que nada - Various
Fever ( you give me ) - Peggy Lee
Dream a little dream - The Mamas and Papas
My guy - Mary Wells
...And many more
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House, Dance, & UK Garage
White Noise - Disclosure
Overdrive - Gecko
Gypsy Woman - Crystal Waters
Sing it Back - Moloko
Rewind - Craig David
Sorry (I didn't know) - Monsta Boy
With A Little Bit Of Luck
And many more...
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90s RnB, Dancehall, Afrobeats:
No Diggity - Blackstreet
This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
Pony - Ginuwine
Like Glue - Sean Paul
Hold Yuh - Gyptian
Turn Me On - Kevin Little
Sensational - Chris Brown
Love Nwantiti - CKay
And many more...
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Traditional songs:
Dollar wine
Hot hot hot
Brown Girl in the Ring
Rivers of Babylon
Quando quando
Rum and Coca-Cola
Brasil
Spanish eyes
Never on a Sunday
La Cucaracha
Same de orfeus
Yellow bird
Island in the sun
Jamaica farewell
La Bamba
Cherry pink
Sugar Bum
Linston Market
Peanut Vendor
Dollar wine
Hot hot hot
...And many more
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Disney and miscellaneous
Under the sea
Bear necessities
I wanna be like you
The cricket theme
The lion sleeps tonight (in the mighty jungle)
...And many more
N/A
N/A
Just the address!
Sometimes, yes.
I've played on some nice boats!
Pass, for now.
Little Francis started in primary school. I started gigging by setting up my business - Steeldrumbands.co.uk
I love the variety - it always amazes me the infinite types of events I'm asked to performed for.
I'm quite flexible. The standard quote is for a maximum of 2 hours of music, but it's fine to use less
The set-up is 1x steel pan, and 1x bluetooth speaker.
Yes.
I always tailor the music style to the particular event, for sure.
Can somebody reading this, intending to book, please answer this question in the review section of my profile..?
Yes, please see 'Band One Steel Band' on Last Minute Musicians for the band profile.
The BBC (for the show Black Ops) - Feb '25
Barclays - Dec '24
Various weddings and events
Alton Towers' Caribbean themed weekend - Alton Towers, Alton, 2014
Citroen – At the Splash Landings Hotel, Alton Towers, Alton, 2013
The Ironman UK Triathlon – On Rivington Green to welcome athletes, Bolton, 2013
The Trafford Centre – At the rebranding of the ‘Intu’ Trafford Centre, Manchester, 2013
Nokia – At the Rotherham Call Centre - Ventura House, Rotherham, 2013
Cadbury – At Cadbury world, Bourneville, 2012
British Gas – At the Manchester Call Centre, Manchester, 2012
Sky TV – At their summer ball held at Leeds University, Leeds, 2011
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Wedding Proposal
Concert
Religious Event
Cruise
Charity Event
Theatre Show
Burns Night
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
World Music
African Music
Brazilian
Caribbean
Reggae
Salsa
Samba
PAT tested
Instrumental
DJ / background music options
PA / sound system included
Uses backing tracks
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