Emile Borde has emerged as one of the most talented and versatile
top entertainers in the current steel drum movement, having
introduced the pans to a wide and surprising variety of music
ranging from classical to jazz to hip-hop. Emile's ecclectic
performance will take your audience on a musical journey filled
with fun and dance!
Born
in port of Spain, Trinidad, home of the steel drum and calypso
music, Emile Borde has emerged as one of the most talented
and versatile top entertainers in the current steel drum movement,
having introduced the pans to a wide and surprising variety
of music ranging from classical to jazz to hip-hop. The son
of famed steel band pioneer Hugh Borde, Emile received formal
training in piano and voice before embarking on his career
as an arranger, steel drummer, and singer with the Trinidad
Tripoli Steel Band, which took him all over the United States
performing with such legends as Harry Belafonte, Chubby Checker,
Sergio Franchi, Liberace, Sugar Minot, Jaco Pastorius, Charlie
Pride, Max Roach and Bob Marley's Wailers.
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