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Albert Amoroso Oceanik is both the solo performer and the assembled group of musicians he surrounds himself with. The man is Albert Albee Amoroso, born in Trinidad and seemingly born to make music. As an early member of the family band, he began playing the steel drums at the age of six, when he was so small he could curl up inside them. |
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A child prodigy, he performed on Trinidad’s radio stations, including the popular Auntie Kay show, and with several well-known Caribbean island bands. As its Director, he saw the school’s steel band featured in island panoramas and steel band music festivals. In addition, Albert is still remembered in Trinidad and Tobago for his talent on traditional drums and his athletic skills on the soccer fields.
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Albert eventually realized that his future was in
the United States and bravely made the move to Boston
in the 1970’s. It wasn’t long before he
was performing alongside many of New England’s
great musicians, including M. Telewa and Westley Wirth
on the bass…Bob Moses and Glen Grant on drums…Earl
Appleton and Orville Wright on keyboards…and
Fred Woodward on the guitar. And in the East
Coast’s best known bands, including Island Side,
Mighty Charge, Dub Station, and Jam Down. Plus the
popular band that Albert himself organized and made
famous in the late 80’s: Oceanik.
Steel & Voices
