Review Centre: World Music Ensembles

"Gary Trotman of Steelosophical was really excellent. Our charity event was brought to life with the amazing tropical sound that he produced. Everyone there was dancing to the music. Gary made the night!"

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"We booked Jai Ho Bollywood Strings for my mum's 80th Birthday Party. I cannot praise them highly enough. The music at our event was wonderful and Natalya went above and beyond what we expected, arranging for my mum's favourite songs to be played as an opening surprise, in addition to helping me choose the rest of the programme with a mind to the age range and tastes of those attending. The communication throughout the process was excellent and it seemed that she and her team really cared that my mum and our guests had a wonderful day. We loved them and I thoroughly recommend booking this group - they were fabulous!"

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"I loved the way Ciro was engaging with the public and lovely voice. Hopefully Ciro will be available for next year event. "

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"Thank you so much to you and 515 for providing such fantastic entertainment during my mendhi night on Fri 21 July at Sattavis Patidar in Wembley. Each and every guest was so complimentary of you. Everyone commented on how engaging the band was. They loved the part where you asked me to join you for a song (although I'm fairly sure it was you they enjoyed!). My family from Chicago and St Louis was so impressed, they literally could not stop praising you. Apparently the talent in the US is not the same! We made the right choice when we selected you and your band. You guys are worth every penny. I would recommend you without any hesitation whatsoever. Wish you all the best going forward."

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"We saw the band as part of the Crystal Palace Overground Festival. The band lit the space up which considering considerable contingent who were only in pub for the soccer was no mean achievement. The set was party friendly and resulted in some very pissed elegant dancing and boisterous enjoyment. The musicianship was of a very high standard and this combined with an obvious love for their material and a familiarity with each other and said material made it a stimulating, life affirming and emotional experience. The music is traditional Klezmer and includes references to balkan music and is lively picking you up and laying you low with melancholy and vigorous celebration."

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"I would like to thank Havana Kings most sincerely for playing such a big part in making our party an extremely memorable and happy event. We and our guests were bowled over by the music both before and after dinner – you are all superb musicians and you do everything with such flair and enthusiasm."

Reply by Havana Kings
Hi Graham , Thank you so much for this great review. Sorry for the late reply but I’ve only seen this now. All the best Flavio

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"Michael you were all brilliant! Thank you so much! You were amazing fitting in around us when we didn’t know what we were doing ourselves! All the international representatives loved your act, especially the Secretary General. I cannot thank you enough! I’m sorry I didn’t see you at the end. I just wanted to say thank you to all of you. Many thanks"

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"what a fantastic evening we all had.to hear the steel band was such a great experience, a lot of my friends had never heard a steel band before, and they loved it!! as did.. thank you for making our nite so great."

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"Oysland were amazing! Very professional to deal with and really got the party guests in the mood to dance with their music. "

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"What a fabulous night of fun, laughter and dancing (lots of dancing) F.O.B. Band gave us this weekend for a joint 60th birthday party. The music was superb and Ollie's calling had everyone up and dancing all evening. Highly recommended!"

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"We absolutely loved our set that we had at our reception. We originally had it booked for our wedding but due to covid had to cancel and rebook. RBFS were very understanding of this and helpful in fitting us in for another event. They were on time for setting up, and it added a lovely ambience to our reception. We had so many compliments from our guests and we too managed to capture the beautiful music. Very talented and highly recommend for any function! "

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"Edina was absolutely wonderful, she got everyone in our Salsa Club dancing to glorious salsa, lambada, bachata, and cha-cha music! Thank you Edina, can't wait to hire you again in the coming months. She's kind, humble and extremely talented."

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"While most of our central arena acts cancelled with the terrible weather , Gary and his fantastic music brightened up the rest of our afternoon. Thank you so much for ending our event on a truly tropical note ."

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"Leo and the team provided a really memorable experience. They arrived in plenty of time, setup and played in the church and also at the reception. Everyone that I spoke to were highly complimentary about how they really lifted the event. Fantastic!"

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"The steel band were a great success adding just the right sound for a Commonwealth atmosphere."

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