Reggae and Calypso, mostly. Sambas make their way into it as well, as does the occasional bebop, depending upon how we feel. Steel drums are a blast to accompany, and the gig is laid-back enough to give us all quite a bit of freedom to play it how we feel it. Sometimes, though, it's simply all I can do to keep up with the changes.
The steel drum players are incredible, and sometimes we use a conga player who sings instead of a set player. It doesn't seem to matter what we play, because steel drums *always* sound Carribean to the crowd! The best thing is that the least I've made with these folks has been $100 for a two-hour gig. Any longer than that and it's $100 per hour per person additional. It keeps me in goat feed...
John
