Hugh Hugginsjr

Winter Springs, FL

$200 and up

Travels up to 200 miles

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Lady in red

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First Love

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Overview

i am a solo steel drum player from Trinidad and Tobago, and I've been playing music for over thirty years and traveled to perform many places around the globe like "Canada
, Mexico, Taiwan" just to name a few, I reside in Orlando FL, my music repertoire has a variety of cover and original songs, I cover a lot of Caribbean music(calypso, reggae, Latinand pop) I am available to play at all different types of functions and events...


Reviews

18 reviews

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Bibi B.

April 23, 2026
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Excellent!

Hugh was Amazing!
Celebrating my husband’s 65th with Hugh, our closest friends and family will remain a memorable celebration thanks to the happy vibe created by Hugh!
Great Steel Drum Player!
Would recommend to everyone!

Hired as: Caribbean/Island Music, Steel Drum Player


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Matt M.

April 9, 2026
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Excellent choice

What a perfect fit for our event. Was on time, professional and very talented. Kept the carribean vibe going and highly recommend

Hired as: Steel Drum Player


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Shereen W.

December 1, 2025
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Beautiful serenade. Beautiful night.

Mr. Huggins showed up on time. Was very respectable and polite. Played a wide variety and genres on music. Never stopped for lengthly breaks. All our guests enjoyed him.
It added so much to the ambiance of the evening. Will surely consider having back.

Hired as: Steel Drum Player


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Karina V. D. L.

August 28, 2025
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Excellent

On time, played for two hours as requested, music was excellent and made our event enjoyable for all. Definitely would recommend and rebook.

Hired as: Steel Drum Player


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Diane D.

August 19, 2024
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Outstanding!!!

All of our guests enjoyed his performance! Absolutely no complaints from any of our 33 guests!!! Thank you Hugh for making the trek to our residence to provide us with entertainment! We will definitely use your services again!

Hired as: Caribbean/Island Music, Steel Drum Player

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Booking information

Price range: $200 and up

Languages: English

Gig length: 60 - 180 minutes

What to expect

Music for any mood/events,from weddings to birthday parties and companies picnics and events,my genre excludes a variety of music from Caribbean Latin and pop,great for dancing or ambience

About

As a high school student growing up in the birthplace of steel drum (Trinidad and Tobago) my first experience was playing in various competition and concerts,and touring to Canada with one of the local bands,in 1988 I migrated to America and I am now based in Orlando FL,I've been fortunate to release a album and a few singles and traveled all over the world in my thirty five years in music

Additional booking notes

No requirement,just a plug outlet

Set list

Calypso(hot hot hot,sugar bum bum,calypso music,the hammer)
Reggae( wait in vain,sun shiney day,red red wine,three little birds)
Pop(human nature,master blaster,Africa,what you won't do for love)
Latin(girl from ipanema,blue bossa,consita linda,)

Influences and inspiration

Musiccal influences
The mighty sparrow(calypso)
David Rudder(calypso)
Bob Marley(reggae)
Michael Jackson(pop)
Antonio Carlos Jobim(bossa nova)

Setup requirements

Only requirement is a plug outlet

No equipment needed

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