Brass Band for Family & Children’s Events

The Bananas are a unique group of musicians that can perform anywhere unamplified without the requirement of any electricity; they are ideal as kids’ and family music entertainers.

The group features an oil-can guitar, harmony vocals, a horn section, and a rhythm section. In addition, with years of experience performing, they have incorporated a unique busking acoustic band.

They are all about fun and can play a selection of Jazz, Funk, Disco and Ska classics. The band are also available to perform in bespoke themes with costumes; however, advance notice is required.

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• The band perform Jazz, Funk, Rock’n’Roll, Disco & Ska Classics; all get The Banana Boys’ treatment.
• The musicians have many years of professional and international live music playing festivals, events and openings.
• Five-piece band of harmony vocals, oil-can guitar, horns, bass instrument & percussion (with smaller groupings available)
• Self-contained, electro-acoustic (no PA required)
• Outdoor or indoor, walkabout or stage

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Repertoire

• 500 (Russian) Miles – Our version of the Proclaimers
• All That She Wants – Ace of Base
• Any Dream Will Do – From Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
• …Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
• Bo Selecta – Craig David
• Brimful of Asha – Cornershop
• Carolina – Shaggy
• Cotton Eye Joe – Rednex
• Crazy in Love – Beyonce
• Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
• Ebenezer Goode – The Shamen
• The Fresh Prince of Belair – Will Smith
• Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
• Get Lucky – Daft Punk
• Getting Jiggy With it – Will Smith
• Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles
• I Feel Good – James Brown
• I Like to Move it – From Madagascar
• I Wanna be Like You – From The Junglebook
• I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
• I Shot the Sheriff – Bob Marley
• In the Summertime – Mungo Jerry
• It Must Be Love – Madness
• It Wasn’t Me – Shaggy
• Jamming – Bob Marley
• King of the Swingers – From The Junglebook
• Lip up Fatty – Bad Manners
• Macarena – Los del Rio
• Men in Black – Will Smith
• A Message to you Rudy – The Specials
• Monkey Man – Toots and the Maytals
• Mr Boombastic – Shaggy
• Mysterious Girl – Peter Andre
• No Diggity – Blackstreet
• No Limit – 2 Unlimited
• The Okey Cokey – Children’s
• Old Macdonald – Children’s
• On A Ragga Tip – SL2
• One Step Beyond – Madness
• Pump Up the Jam – Technotronic
• Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson
• Rock Around the Clock – Bill Hayley
• Summer Lovin – From Grease
• Sunshine in a Bag – Gorillaz
• Superstition – Stevie Wonder
• Tequila – The Champs
• Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
• Under the Sea – From The Little Mermaid
• Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson
• Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
• Sweet Dreams – The Eurythmics
• Wannabe – Spice Girls
• What Is Love – Haddaway
• We are Family – Sister Sledge
• The Wheels on the Bus – Children’s
• Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
• YMCA – The Village People
• You’re the One that I Want – From Grease
• You’ve Got the Love – Candi Staton

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