Solid Steel (Steel Drummers & Band)

We are Solid Steel, a UK-based Caribbean band and company with authentic fully professional musicians for hire. We're available for any event, live or online – so welcome to… the reliable sound of sunshine! Please explore the exceptional work we do at events nationwide which include weddings, corporate & other events and music workshops. We are a steel band and company of steel pan (steel drum) playing musicians available for hire to perform live or virtually at events held in London, the UK and internationally. We’re also a family band with a history that can be traced back to the Windrush generation of steel band players that first introduced the new, exciting sound of the steel pan to London. Consequently, our band’s mission is to entertain and also transport the imagination of our audience equally to the beauty of a Caribbean beach and the excitement of a Caribbean carnival! Why choose Solid Steel's musicians ahead of those from other steel bands? 1) The band is a long-established professional band that is professional in its organisation. Founded by the half/Trinidadian/half-British Paul Cherrie in 1986, the band’s origins are very authentic- and naming this band ‘Solid Steel’ was a real statement of professional intent. 2) The band runs an office. Professionally. Phone calls between real humans are encouraged and emails and messages of all kinds are handled promptly and efficiently. You will receive a simple contract from us that will leave you in no doubt that the bespoke services you wanted to book and what we are providing are one and the same. 3) Musically we excel with a long reputation for only hiring the very best professional steel pan musicians to perform for you. We are not an amateur community band of players who are only really capable of sounding good playing in a band of 50 and who will turn up late at your event wearing their own branded t-shirts. 4) Entertainment is our business. We don’t only play well, but we sing well too- if required. For 99% of steel bands this is not an option. But also we smile, we laugh, we wear good costumes, we interact with the audience- and we enjoy ourselves! In our experience this is the best way- if needed- to encourage an audience to enjoy itself too! 5) Our prices are competitive. Despite this being our full-time job, we are not necessarily more expensive than other bands and will generally be able to match their quotes if fairly challenged to do so. We offer a wide variety of steel band services to the TV & Film industries, the corporate world and, of course, private individuals who require our steel band for their private party and wedding celebrations.