• 1. Brute Force Road March – The Brute Force Steel Band
      • 2. Miss Jacob – The Brute Force Steel Band
      • 3. Anna – The Brute Force Steel Band
      • 4. In the Mood – The Brute Force Steel Band
      • 5. Loretta – The Brute Force Steel Band
      • 6. Boncilla – The Brute Force Steel Band
      • 7. Steel Band Clash – The Brute Force Steel Band
      • 8. Over the Waves – The Brute Force Steel Band
      • 9. Bila El Mambo – Hell's Gate Band
      • 10. Mambo No. 5 – Hell's Gate Band
      • 11. Anna – The Big Shell Steel Band
      • 12. Kamaquit – The Big Shell Steel Band
      • 13. Sunny Side of the Street – The Big Shell Steel Band
      • 14. Quancito Meringue – Hell's Gate Band
      • 15. La Veda ni Meringue – The Brute Force Steel Band

      Recorded in 1955, three sixteen-person steel bands—Big Shell, Brute Force and Hell's Gate—come together to provide a sampling of lively music from Antigua. Many of these meringues, sambas, mambos, and waltzes are international favorites, such as "In the Mood" and "Sunny Side of the Street."

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