When one recalls ‘The First Serenade band’ songs such as Bef La Laje, Donkey Tricks, Easy Feeling and the Old Mas Calypso medley comes to mind.
The versatility and originality of their music has satisfied many in Dominica and elsewhere with variety in different genre of music.
The group which originated from Pointe Michel is back on the road again with musicians from a wide cross section of Dominica.
The group which had been in existence for more than twenty-seven (27) years straddled a broad genre of music including Zouk, Soca, Calypso, Bouyon, and soukous and even country and western.
However it went dormant for almost seven years after some members left the band.
Today some of these musicians have come together with renewed energy and reformed ‘First Serenade Band’.
The band’s intention is to bring back a sense of pride in Dominica’s music, foster unity and boost vitalization in Dominica’s music industry.
The group is concentrating on producing music that its audience can fully appreciate and to satisfy a wide cross section of patrons on the islands and in the regional and international community since the band believes that. Dominicans have lost the true sense of what music really is.
The “First Serenade Band” intends to keep its music at a very high standard.
The group intends to release its block buster compact disc in the not too distant future.
Since its re emergence the band has performed at a number of events and activities such as Fete La Pointe, Renegades Calypso Tent, Fort young Hotel Happy Hour, Police Calypso Show, Lime Creole in the Park, carnival Monday in Portsmouth and Carnival Tuesday in the City of Roseau, May Fest 2014 and JR’S Bar & Grill, just to name a few events.
Again, the band’s hope is to perform on both the regional and international scene and to receive the same recognition that it once enjoyed.
The First Serenade has procured a transfusion of young blooded musicians who are computer savvy and digitally literate. These new musicians comingled with the veterans have now made the band a cohesive, volatile and an awesome entity.
The members of the band are veterans Carlton Winston, Adrien Michel, Kelvin Dubuisson, Lloyd Jno.Baptiste, Christopher Dangleben and the young blooded interns are Dean Alexander, Alisha Ducreay, Semon Etienne, Elise Harris, and Ursan Tavernier.
y’all need to make some new music and stop remixing the same ole albums. they’ve been remixed enough!!
Sernadeeeeeeeeeeede we need you guys cant wait especialy Archie
Great to see serenade back on top now they have the real bass man DEAN ALEXANDER while archie taking a rest
Imagine a foreign promoter reading those comments. Then we wonder why nothing out of dominica is successful. The advantage that every country has over us is that they support what is theirs. A jamaican who doesnt smoke will tell you j.a weed is the best. A trinidadian who knows that their music now is not what lord kitchener was singing will support what they have now.. The comments section on these sites just put a magnyfying glass on our ignorance for the world to see..
GOOD LUCK SERENADE!!!!
never the same without royeeeee!
Where is Eric?
what mess a real mess with dangleben and calty a rea l fraud u both need to go learn yr instrument. but again if after all these yrs u all never did that, it is now to late.
thats my band but there are too many stray dogs in the city
That the lloydy like wi. give him room, that’s his thing self. Good Luck Folks
missed , would love to see them back in the uk
Can’t wait to year some great music from the First Serenade Band. Always very good music.
One Love Dominicans!!!
yeah i like dat!
Snake is back in d fowl cage…
one love NINJAH keep it up forward we go
Donkey tricks time……..
My favorite local band….. Calty wha you say!
Yes more new garbage is out. More monkey music.
Its about time.
I am happy to hear that quality music is coming back to DA. Too much nonsense with crappy lyrics being passed for good music. Good luck guys…show them how it’s done.
Bring back & keep that heavy deep bass of the past! That attracts fean especially POSSIE!
People get save, only what is done for Christ will last, we are living in the last days, another sewo band will not help Dominica. This country needs worship leaders, who will worship God in spirit and in truth. Lay up treasures in heaven where moth and rust doth not corrupt and where thieves do not break thru nor steal, for where your treasure is there your heart will be also.
The group is concentrating on producing music that its audience can fully appreciate and to satisfy a wide cross section of patrons on the islands and in the regional and international community since the band believes that. Dominicans have lost the true sense of what music and so many other thngs really iare. Ej what a society is, man woman relations what it is to be an honorable member of parliament, or just being good people.
Big up d boyz and them Gwada one love
Serenade going nowhere without Eric B…He was the genus in that band.real serenade fans know that.
Where is Rowie?
lol he in st.martin,Fr W.I. having a ball lol,
Wonderful. Guys don’t forget your roots and help out in the church too…
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome back. This was and will continue to be my most favorite band of all. I LOVE there music. See you all in NEW YORK for Labor Day down in Brooklyn or when I come to DA.
It was about time.come on carlty get goin get the crew togther time to start de work.serenade back in business good luck guys
Good luck guys.
i raise la poite i went to st lukes primary school and i remember numerous con-as-u-like shows and creole day shows at la poite primary school with only first serenade’s clean and descent music on pay WELCOME BACK MY PEOPLE LONG LEAVE THE FIRST SERENADE BAND
What language is that?
You ought to have studied English at your school
since i started leaving here i have listened to those guys live performance an to me they got the cleanest musical out-put you can get from any band in d/a the brass section is just out of this world and you could hear every instrument in the band iam so happy to see you guys back together BIG UPPPPP
change that to yard fowl.Lol!
‘la poite and yardie’, you all are one and the same man! same spelling and same choice of words? leaving for living?
Anyway welcome back SERENADE! Your music was great and we expect even greater things from you. Too much noise parading as music these days!
serenade was noting without ARCHIE[ Adrian Michelle]. welcome back ARCHIE, love zouke man, arranger, programmer bassman and composer now i can attend your jams, n wishing u all, all the best.
Very happy!! Love first serenade music..very versatile.. :
RESPECT….BIG UP.
waw that is great. Continuous decent bouyon