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zola steelpan

professional soloist

Please contact ayeshahg@gmail.com for rates

PLI Insurance, PAT Test, Risk Assessment, IR35 Form and UTR info can be provided upon request.

Musical Service

  • The act includes playing & improvising over popular songs & backing tracks. I can provide the speaker if required - this means I can be set up anywhere in the venue as background music! (Speaker: Portable BOSE S1 Pro)

  • Setlists can be tailored to suit the style of the event. Scroll further to see pre-made setlists!

  • I can also improvise live alongside a DJ in club style settings

Venue Requirements (Optional)

  • A PA System

  • 1x Microphone

  • 1x Microphone Stand.

Wedding of Jamal & Ternika - July 2022

BIO

Born in Leicester, Zola connected with the steelpan scene aged 6 at the African Caribbean Centre. Aged 15 she joined Contrast Steel Band, and went onto play London Notting Hill Carnival and National Panorama Competitions - uniting with Real Steel and Metronomes Steel Band.

After moving to Manchester in 2021 to pursue a career in fashion merchandising, she realized her true calling was to create music & art. In 2023, busking allowed her the exposure to start a solo career. With a repertoire of over 60 songs, Zola hopes to bring the Steel Drum to light showcasing its gorgeously bright, and colorful resonance.

“My music effectively addresses the shortfall of authentic steel drums in music. The Island instrument was only created in the 1930’s and therefore is relatively new and rare to some (which also makes it niche.) Many producers choose to use a pitched up/down midi sample of the drum, creating an instant loss in the dynamics and beauty of the sound.” - Zola

setlistS

genre examples

SOFT ROCK & AMBIENT R&B

(SOFT - MELLOW - CHILL)

  • Tom Odell

  • Coldplay

  • One Republic

  • Nelly Furtado

  • Ed Sheeran

INDIE ROCK

(HAPPY - FEEL GOOD - UPBEAT)

  • Two Door Cinema Club

  • Harry Styles

  • Tame Impala

  • Arctic Monkeys

  • Paramore

REGGAE, DANCEHALL & SALSA

(FUN - DANCE - HIGH ENERGY)

  • Sean Paul

  • Musical Youth

  • Camila Cabello

  • Beanie Man

  • Bob Marley

CLASSICS

(POPULAR - COMMERCIAL - TIMELESS)

  • Amy Winehouse

  • Luther Vandross

  • Knarls Barkley

  • Ben E. King

  • Bill Withers

AFROBEAT & HIP HOP/TRAP

(MODERN - Y2K - UPLIFTING)

  • Ckay

  • Drake

  • Wizkid

  • Tyla

  • Post Malone

POP

(CHARTING)

  • Dua Lipa

  • Taylor Swift

  • Tones and I

  • Bruno Mars

  • Ariana Grande

galleries

My Musical Journey

Gig Archive

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