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Caribbean/Island Music for Hire Near Me

Hire Caribbean or island musicians to bring tropical vibes and lively rhythms to your event. Find Caribbean musicians for hire near you, with profiles, pricing, and FAQs to help you book with confidence.

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What is Caribbean/island music?

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Caribbean or island music refers to a musical genre that originated in or is associated with the Caribbean islands. It includes reggae, soca, calypso, zouk, salsa, and merengue, among others. The genre is known for its vibrant rhythms, energetic performances, and island sounds.

How much does it cost to hire Caribbean/island music?

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On average, professional Caribbean bands or musicians costs $500-$1,000. The exact price will vary depending on your location, the length of the performance, the number of performers, and their skill level. A solo musician will charge less than a full band.

What instruments are typically used in Caribbean music?

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Caribbean music can incorporate a variety of instruments, including drums, percussion, guitars, bass, keyboards, horns, and steel drums and pans. These instruments create the distinctive sound and rhythm of island music.

How long do Caribbean bands typically perform for?

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Caribbean bands are typically booked for 3 hours. Most musicians can accommodate shorter or longer performances, depending on their availability and the specific needs of your event. For longer performances, the musicians will require more breaks for water and to rest their voices. Keep in mind that the length of the performance will affect the cost of the booking.

What should I expect during a Caribbean or island music performance?

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When you hire Caribbean music performers, you can expect a lively and energetic performance with plenty of dancing and audience participation. The musicians may also incorporate traditional dances and costumes, depending on the specific cultural traditions of the band or the event.

Do Caribbean/island music performers take requests?

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Most Caribbean musicians will take requests. However, they may charge more if they have to learn new music rather than playing from a prepared setlist. It’s also important to discuss any requests prior to booking to ensure the artists can accommodate them.

What should I consider when selecting a Caribbean band for my event?

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When booking Caribbean or island music for your event, there are several factors to consider, including the size of the band, their experience and reputation, the length of their performance, and their availability. We recommended watching videos of past performances and reading reviews from former clients to find the perfect Caribbean band or performer.

You should also consider the specific needs and preferences of your event, such as the type of music you want them to play and the overall atmosphere you're trying to create. It’s important to communicate your needs and expectations clearly with the band to ensure your event goes smoothly.

What types of event can I hire Caribbean/island music for?

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Caribbean music is perfect for all types of events. Help create the perfect island atmosphere at your wedding reception, corporate event, festival, cultural event, or outdoor party. Caribbean music is especially good for beach parties and tropical-themed events.

Caribbean/Island Music on GigSalad:

Irie Time - Caribbean/Island Music in Houston, Texas Featured vendor banner
Irie Time - Caribbean/Island Music in Houston, Texas

Irie Time

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Rosemarie B. said “Highly recommend, as they brought the Caribbean Steel Drum vibe I was expecting. Interaction is very professional, timely and personable. Would def. Use…”

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Strings - Caribbean/Island Music in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Melissa M. said “Jiggy & Jacky from Strings delivered an incredible performance at our South Miami event. The crowd truly enjoyed the Caribbean/ Island Music, and…”

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Junkanoo Riddims Entertainment - Caribbean/Island Music in Pompano Beach, Florida

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  • Map pin icon Pompano Beach, FL
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Tiffany B. said “This band was an amazing addition to my wedding reception. Rick was extremely professional and timely in communicating. The band showed up on time, was…”

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Danny Williams Steel Drummer/Vocalist - Caribbean/Island Music in Twin Peaks, California

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Stephanie B. said “Brad was fantastic! He played all the songs and tunes continuously for three hours. The guest of honor was so surprised and happy. The music just added…”

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Caribbean/Island Music for hire across the U.S. and Canada:

United States:

  • Alabama
    • Birmingham
    • Huntsville
    • Montgomery
    • Mobile
    • Tuscaloosa
    • Dothan
    • Auburn
    • Decatur
    • Madison
    • Florence
    • Phenix City
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  • Arizona
    • Phoenix
    • Tucson
    • Mesa
    • Chandler
    • Scottsdale
    • Gilbert
    • Glendale
    • Tempe
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    • Surprise
    • Yuma
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  • Arkansas
    • Little Rock
    • Fort Smith
    • Fayetteville
    • Springdale
    • Jonesboro
    • Rogers
    • Conway
    • North Little Rock
    • Bentonville
    • Pine Bluff
    • Benton
    • More cities...
  • California
    • Los Angeles
    • Orange County
    • San Diego
    • San Jose
    • San Francisco
    • Fresno
    • Sacramento
    • Long Beach
    • Oakland
    • Bakersfield
    • Anaheim
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  • Colorado
    • Denver
    • Colorado Springs
    • Aurora
    • Fort Collins
    • Lakewood
    • Thornton
    • Arvada
    • Westminster
    • Pueblo
    • Greeley
    • Boulder
    • More cities...
  • Connecticut
    • Bridgeport
    • New Haven
    • Stamford
    • Hartford
    • Waterbury
    • Norwalk
    • Danbury
    • New Britain
    • West Hartford
    • Greenwich
    • Bristol
    • More cities...
  • Delaware
    • Wilmington
    • Dover
    • Newark
    • Pike Creek
    • Bear
  • District Of Columbia
    • Washington
  • Florida
    • Jacksonville
    • Miami
    • Tampa
    • Orlando
    • St Petersburg
    • Hialeah
    • Tallahassee
    • Cape Coral
    • Fort Lauderdale
    • Pembroke Pines
    • Hollywood
    • More cities...
  • Georgia
    • Atlanta
    • Augusta
    • Columbus
    • Macon
    • Savannah
    • Athens
    • Sandy Springs
    • Roswell
    • Johns Creek
    • Warner Robins
    • Albany
    • More cities...
  • Hawaii
    • Oahu
    • Honolulu
    • Maui
    • Kauai
    • Hilo
    • Kailua
    • Kaneohe
    • Waipahu
    • Pearl City
    • Kahului
    • Kihei
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  • Idaho
    • Pocatello
  • Illinois
    • Chicago
    • Aurora
    • Naperville
    • Joliet
    • Rockford
    • Springfield
    • Elgin
    • Peoria
    • Champaign
    • Waukegan
    • Cicero
    • More cities...
  • Indiana
    • Indianapolis
    • Fort Wayne
    • Evansville
    • South Bend
    • Carmel
    • Fishers
    • Bloomington
    • Hammond
    • Gary
    • Lafayette
    • Muncie
    • More cities...
  • Iowa
    • Davenport
    • Dubuque
    • Bettendorf
    • Mason City
    • Clinton
    • Burlington
  • Kansas
    • Wichita
    • Kansas City
    • Olathe
    • Topeka
    • Lawrence
    • Shawnee
    • Lenexa
    • Manhattan
    • Leavenworth
    • Leawood
    • Derby
    • More cities...
  • Kentucky
    • Louisville
    • Lexington
    • Bowling Green
    • Owensboro
    • Covington
    • Richmond
    • Georgetown
    • Florence
    • Nicholasville
    • Hopkinsville
    • Elizabethtown
    • More cities...
  • Louisiana
    • New Orleans
    • Baton Rouge
    • Metairie
    • Lafayette
    • Lake Charles
    • Kenner
    • Alexandria
    • Houma
    • LaPlace
    • Central City
    • New Iberia
    • More cities...
  • Maine
    • Portland
    • Lewiston
    • Bangor
    • South Portland
    • Auburn
    • Biddeford
    • Sanford
    • Brunswick
    • Saco
    • Westbrook
    • Augusta
    • More cities...
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore
    • Columbia
    • Silver Spring
    • Frederick
    • Rockville
    • Gaithersburg
    • Dundalk
    • Bowie
    • Wheaton-Glenmont
    • Ellicott City
    • Germantown
    • More cities...
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston
    • Cape Cod
    • Worcester
    • Springfield
    • Cambridge
    • Lowell
    • Brockton
    • New Bedford
    • Quincy
    • Lynn
    • Fall River
    • More cities...
  • Michigan
    • Detroit
    • Grand Rapids
    • Warren
    • Sterling Heights
    • Ann Arbor
    • Lansing
    • Clinton Township
    • Flint
    • Dearborn
    • Livonia
    • Troy
    • More cities...
  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis
    • St Paul
    • Rochester
    • Duluth
    • Bloomington
    • Brooklyn Park
    • Plymouth
    • Woodbury
    • Lakeville
    • Eagan
    • Blaine
    • More cities...
  • Mississippi
    • Jackson
    • Gulfport
    • Southaven
    • Biloxi
    • Hattiesburg
    • Olive Branch
    • Tupelo
    • Greenville
    • Pearl
    • Starkville
    • Clinton
    • More cities...
  • Missouri
    • Kansas City
    • St Louis
    • Springfield
    • Columbia
    • Independence
    • O'Fallon
    • St Joseph
    • Blue Springs
    • Florissant
    • Joplin
    • Chesterfield
    • More cities...
  • Nevada
    • Las Vegas
    • Henderson
    • Reno
    • North Las Vegas
    • Paradise
    • Sunrise Manor
    • Spring Valley
    • Sparks
    • Carson City
  • New Hampshire
    • Manchester
    • Nashua
    • Concord
    • Derry
    • Dover
    • Rochester
    • Salem
    • Merrimack
    • Londonderry
    • Hudson
    • Keene
    • More cities...
  • New Jersey
    • Newark
    • Jersey City
    • Paterson
    • Elizabeth
    • Edison
    • Woodbridge
    • Hamilton
    • Toms River
    • Clifton
    • Trenton
    • Brick Township
    • More cities...
  • New Mexico
    • Las Cruces
    • Alamogordo
    • Carlsbad
  • New York
    • New York City
    • Long Island
    • Manhattan
    • Brooklyn
    • Queens
    • Bronx
    • Harlem
    • Buffalo
    • Rochester
    • Yonkers
    • Flushing
    • More cities...
  • North Carolina
    • Charlotte
    • Raleigh
    • Greensboro
    • Durham
    • Winston-Salem
    • Fayetteville
    • Cary
    • Wilmington
    • High Point
    • Concord
    • Greenville
    • More cities...
  • North Dakota
    • Fargo
    • Grand Forks
  • Ohio
    • Columbus
    • Cleveland
    • Cincinnati
    • Toledo
    • Akron
    • Dayton
    • Parma
    • Canton
    • Youngstown
    • Lorain
    • Hamilton
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  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma City
    • Tulsa
    • Norman
    • Broken Arrow
    • Edmond
    • Lawton
    • Moore
    • Midwest City
    • Stillwater
    • Enid
    • Muskogee
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  • Oregon
    • Portland
    • Salem
    • Eugene
    • Gresham
    • Hillsboro
    • Bend
    • Beaverton
    • Medford
    • Springfield
    • Corvallis
    • Albany
    • More cities...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia
    • Pittsburgh
    • Allentown
    • Erie
    • Reading
    • Scranton
    • Bethlehem
    • Lancaster
    • Bensalem
    • Levittown
    • Harrisburg
    • More cities...
  • Rhode Island
    • Providence
    • Cranston
    • Warwick
    • Pawtucket
    • East Providence
    • Woonsocket
    • Coventry
    • North Providence
    • Cumberland
    • West Warwick
    • Johnston
    • More cities...
  • South Carolina
    • Charleston
    • Columbia
    • North Charleston
    • Mount Pleasant
    • Rock Hill
    • Greenville
    • Summerville
    • Goose Creek
    • Hilton Head Island
    • Sumter
    • Florence
    • More cities...
  • Tennessee
    • Nashville
    • Memphis
    • Knoxville
    • Chattanooga
    • Clarksville
    • Murfreesboro
    • Franklin
    • Jackson
    • Johnson City
    • Bartlett
    • Hendersonville
    • More cities...
  • Texas
    • Houston
    • San Antonio
    • Dallas
    • Austin
    • Fort Worth
    • El Paso
    • Arlington
    • Corpus Christi
    • Plano
    • Laredo
    • Garland
    • More cities...
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
    • Saint Thomas
    • Saint Croix
    • Charlotte Amalie
    • Anna's Retreat
    • Red Hook
    • Saint John
    • Frederiksted
    • Cruz Bay
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake City
    • West Valley City
    • Provo
    • West Jordan
    • Orem
    • Sandy
    • Ogden
    • Layton
    • South Jordan
    • Lehi
    • Millcreek
    • More cities...
  • Vermont
    • Burlington
    • South Burlington
    • Essex
    • Colchester
    • Bennington
    • Rutland
  • Virginia
    • Virginia Beach
    • Chesapeake
    • Norfolk
    • Richmond
    • Arlington
    • Newport News
    • Alexandria
    • Hampton
    • Roanoke
    • Portsmouth
    • Suffolk
    • More cities...
  • Washington
    • Seattle
    • Tacoma
    • Vancouver
    • Bellevue
    • Kent
    • Everett
    • Renton
    • Federal Way
    • Yakima
    • Kirkland
    • Bellingham
    • More cities...
  • West Virginia
    • Charleston
    • Huntington
    • Morgantown
    • Parkersburg
    • Wheeling
    • Fairmont
    • Weirton
    • Beckley
    • Clarksburg
  • Wisconsin
    • Milwaukee
    • Madison
    • Green Bay
    • Kenosha
    • Racine
    • Appleton
    • Waukesha
    • Eau Claire
    • Oshkosh
    • Janesville
    • West Allis
    • More cities...
  • Wyoming
    • Cheyenne
    • Laramie

Canada:

  • Alberta
    • Edmonton
    • Red Deer
    • St Albert
    • Spruce Grove
    • Leduc
    • Lloydminster
    • Camrose
  • British Columbia
    • Vancouver
    • Surrey
    • Burnaby
    • Richmond
    • Abbotsford
    • Coquitlam
    • Nanaimo
    • Victoria
    • Chilliwack
    • New Westminster
    • Port Coquitlam
    • More cities...
  • Manitoba
    • Winnipeg
  • New Brunswick
    • Moncton
    • Saint John
    • Fredericton
    • Dieppe
    • Miramichi
  • Nova Scotia
    • Halifax
    • Dartmouth
  • Ontario
    • Toronto
    • Ottawa
    • Mississauga
    • Brampton
    • London
    • Vaughan
    • Kitchener
    • Windsor
    • Richmond Hill
    • Burlington
    • Oshawa
    • More cities...
  • Prince Edward Island
    • Charlottetown
    • Summerside
  • Quebec
    • Montreal
    • Quebec City
    • Laval
    • Gatineau
    • Longueuil
    • Sherbrooke
    • Levis
    • Trois-Rivieres
    • Terrebonne
    • Brossard
    • Repentigny
    • More cities...

Why Book Caribbean/Island Music

Booking Caribbean or island music is a great way to liven up any occasion. Make sure your guests are swaying to the beat at your birthday party, corporate event, fair, or festival with an upbeat Caribbean music performance. Caribbean music is especially fitting for beach parties and tropical-themed events. Choose your location to find Caribbean bands near you for your special event!

When hiring a Caribbean musician, take the time to browse profiles for photos and videos to see their performances in action. Then read reviews from past clients to see what it would be like to work with them. Once you find the perfect performer, get a contract or booking agreement and make sure all the details are covered. When you book on GigSalad, your payment is processed securely through the site and is protected by our Worry-Free Guarantee.

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Caribbean/Island Music Pricing

Using data from quotes sent through GigSalad, we’ve gathered average nationwide pricing for hiring Caribbean/Island Music.

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