Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band

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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band
Origin Hamburg, Germany
Genres funk
steelpan
Years active2007–present
Labels Big Crown Records
MembersBen Greenslade-Stanton, Björn Wagner

Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band is a German funk music ensemble founded by members of the Mighty Mocambos.

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History

Bandleader Björn Wagner played in funk group The Mighty Mocambos and lived in Trinidad and Tobago for a time, where he studied steel drums and had one custom made. [1] The group released its first 7-inch single, consisting of two covers of songs by The Meters, in 2007. Shortly after this they followed up with another 7-inch single, a cover of the 50 Cent hit "P.I.M.P.". [2] Several more 7-inch records were released in the mid-2010s. Some of these singles were collected on the group's first full-length, 55, which was released by the Brooklyn label Big Crown in 2016. [3] [4] [5] The album included several new originals as well as the cover of "P.I.M.P." and covers of John Holt's "Police in Helicopter", Dennis Coffey's "Scorpio", Faith Evans's "Love Like This", and Cat Stevens's "Was Dog a Doughnut". [1]

Discography

Albums
Singles

The single "PIMP" was used as a plot device in the 2023 film Anatomy of a Fall. [6]

The single "Laventille Road March" was used in the fifth episode of season five ("Namaste") of the American crime drama Better Call Saul. [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Album review, Pitchfork Media, May 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ Album Review, Exclaim! . May 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ Songs We Love: Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, "Was Dog a Doughnut". NPR, May 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "GERMANY: 55 - Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. ↑ New Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band LP, 55. Wax Poetics , May 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/the-problem-of-the-too-truthful-woman
  7. ↑ Vinny-sant (2022-12-14). Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Laventille Road March (Better Call Saul Soundtrack) (HQ) 1080p . Retrieved 2025-03-27– via YouTube.
  8. ↑ "Better Call Saul - Season 5 Soundtrack & List of Songs". WhatSong. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
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