It means "Friends from Puerto Rico". Composed and arranged by John Wooton. Performed by the Southern Miss Steel Pan Orchestra. Soloists are Daron Roberts on lead pan and John Wooton on double seconds.

Amigos de Borinquen

Performed by the Southern Miss Steel Pan Orchestra (SoMiSPO). Soloist are Josanne Francis on lead pan and John Wooton on double seconds.

Party Time

Breezin'

The Bomb

Composed be Sam Bruton
Arranged for Steel Band by John Wooton
Performed by the Southern Miss Steel Pan Orchestra
Special guests: Sam Bruton (piano), Bill Summers (percussion), Chris Severin (bass), Ricky Sebastian (drums)

Midday Oasis

By Chris Broadman, played by Wishful Thinking, arr. by John Wooton, performed by the Universtiy of Southern Mississippi.

Groan Men Counting

An album yet to be released.  I heard this tune on Sesame Street and wanted to sing it ever since.

Kaiso Kristmas

Keep Christmas With You

This is a tune by Juan Tizol from Puerto Rico, made famous by Duke Ellington and his band, of which Juan Tizol played trombone.  This features Ricky Sebastian on drum set and several Southern Miss students on vibes, marimba, percussion and set.

Caravan

The Bomb was written by Robert Greenidge for the Harmonites Steel Band in Trinidad for the Panorama Competition during Carnival. I played in the band and transcribed all the parts.  Since the piece was taught orally and never written down, it was always changing but this is how we played it at Panorama Finals.

Wally's World by Walfredo Reyes Jr. (Currently the drummer for the band Chicago), arr. by John Wooton.  Soloists are Bill Summers (shaker & congas), Ricky Sebastian and Daron Roberts (drum sets), Adam McPhail (guitar. Recorded in the Fall of 2014

Wally's World

By Oscar Hernandez, arr. John Wooton
Gunner Vowell - Vibes
Adam McPhail - Guitar
Garrick Pitts - Soprano Sax
Daron Roberts - Drum Set

Sentimiento de Cancion

Kaiso Kristmas
John Wooton - vocals & steel pans
Larry Panella - Saxophone
Chris Cortez - Guitar
Sam Bruton - Piano
Lowery Hicks - Bass
Jeff Mills - Drums

Here Comes Santa Claus

From our Kaiso Kristmas album featuring
John Wooton - Steel Pans & Percussion
Larry Panella - Saxophone
Sam Bruton - Piano
Chris Cortez - Guitar
Lowery Hicks - Bass
Jeff Mills - Drums

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