Calysto SteelBand – Calgary steel drums band.What can you say about a Caribbean-style steel drums band playing in Calgary, Alberta? Is this for real? Seriously, how could it be authentic?
No not the Barbados vacations tourist culture. Instead, the way of living of the locals who are there NOT for an escape but because they often know of nothing else. Ann is "Heavenly blessed and worldly wise" as the old song goes, having lived in both the Canadian Maritimes and the harsh prairies of Canada for very significant portions of her life as well. She is a woman of science, working mostly for engineering and consulting companies as well as energy producers. Ann has been playing steel drum in various outfits since she was a child. She has instructed many children in their first drums lesson, music fundamentals as well as steel pan technique over the decades. Some of these people are still in this cultural performing act.  Try steel drum music for fun...What makes this steel drums band so unique? Firstly its domain. Calgary. Secondly its size, as many Caribbean steel pan performing units consist of three or four players. By comparison, Calysto Steelband has had as many as 24 players and is presently around 17.This gives the organization the unofficial title of a "Steel Orchestra", as our hosts in Barbados have dubbed us while playing there. The band is now booking for 2009. To find about this band's availability and pricing, call Ann Jamieson at (403) 560-7698. See where the band is playing next on the Steel Drum Pans page. This steel drums band has played at
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