Desperadoes

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Formed in the early nineteen forties in Port of Spain Trinidad, the Gay Desperadoes, now know as Desperadoes, are undoubtedly one of the best steel orchestras in the world today. The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra emerged from the fusion of three different Steelbands from Laventille. The name of the group was chosen from the movie Desperadoes starring Glenn Ford which was shown in Port of Spain at the time. Despers (as they are affectionally called) were led by Rudolph Charles since 1961 until his death in 1985. Charles invited several pantuners like Bertie Marshall and Lincoln Noel to create the best possible orchestral effects. The orchestra has worldwide appearances and has performed at the Royal Albert Hall, the Carnegie Hall and along with the classical singer Luciano Pavarotti. Raymond "Artie" Shaw was the first musician to conduct Despers at Carnegie Hall in New York and for Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Albert Hall in London. From the hills of Laventille Despers have won competitions in Calypso, Pop and Classical genres through the years and have earned a legendary status throughout the world. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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