Contemporary Trio & Quartet Recommended Repertoire

 

The Contemporary Band should have a large memorized repertoire of over 200 selections, wide enough to play 3 or 4 sets per day for a 7 rotation, ideally without repeating any numbers. This repertoire should have an emphasis on Party Music, while being able to cover the following styles:

 

Strong emphasis on Party Music

 

Contemporary & Caribbean music such as:
Hot Hot Hot
Lambada
Mambo #5
Celebration
Satisfaction
I will survive & best of disco
Livin La vida Loca and best of Ricky Martin
Turn the beat around and best of Gloria Estefan
One Love and best of Bob Marley & Reggae
Contemporary Hits

 

Strong emphasis on 50's & 60's Rock'n Roll and Oldies such as:
Rock Around the Clock
Let's Twist Again
Don't Be Cruel and best of Elvis
Twist and Shout and best of the Beatles
Mustang Sally, Respect and best of R&B and Motown
Jerry Lee Lewis: Great balls of fire
Unchained Melody, Sea of Love, Stand by me, Under the Boardwalk, etc.

 

Emphasis on Country hits such as:
Crazy
Country Roads
Lucille
Achy Breaky Heart
For the Good Times
Jambalaya
Tennessee Waltz
Best of Hank Williams
Garth Brooks
Dolly Parton,
Shania Twain, Etc

 

You should also be able to cover a few favorite songs of each of the following categories:

 

Standards including the best of:
Gershwin
Sinatra (New York New York)
Cole Porter

 

Waltzes including:
Moon River
That's Amore
Anniversary Waltz

 

Cha Chas including:
Never on a Sunday
Guantanamera
I Just Called

 

Rumbas including:
Besame Mucho
You belong to my Heart

 

Bossa Novas including:
Girl from Ipanema

 

Sambas including:
Quando Quando
Brazil

 

Merengues including:
Marina
La Cumbachero

 

Tangos including:
Hernando's Hideway
La Cumparsita

 

Mambos including:
Tequila

 

Polkas including:
Beer Barrel Polka
She's too Fat for Me

 

Paso Doble including:
Eviva Espana