Roland Kernen

Caribbean Cocktail

The hot tropical climate of the Caribbean makes these islands a wonderful place to be. The population is of largely African ancestry, together with people of European and Amerindian origin. The community is proud of the local Creole culture that gave rise to a musical style characteristic of these wonderful islands. This small Caribbean Cocktail includes three different dances: - A traditional calypso with vibrant rhythms driving a typically Caribbean melody; - A quieter beguine, featuring warmer and tranquil sounds; - A merengue with a strong sense of exuberance and joie de vivre is easy to hear. This popular composition captures in music the feelings of a community where life's joys are all-important. Caribbean Cocktail is a light-hearted piece that is ideally suited to youth bancs and ensembles with an incomplete or imbalanced instrumentation.