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The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, also called Despers, is a steelband from Laventille in Trinidad. ==Origins and evolution== The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra emerged from the Hills of Laventille in 1947. The name of the group was chosen from the movie ''Desperadoes'' starring Glenn Ford that was shown in Port of Spain at the time. The group's first name was The Laventille Boys, and later The Dead End Kids. Desperadoes were known more for their Mas Portrayal, thanks to Mr. Wilfred "Speaker" Harrison, rather than a good Steelband. That began to change in the late 1950s when a teenage panside by the name of Spike Jones, from Ovid Alley off Laventille Road merged into Desperadoes. Mr. Rudolph Charles was given the captaincy in 1961, which lasted until his death in 1985. Mr. Charles recruited a few members away from other Steelbands and an arranger by the name of Mr.Beverly Griffith and transformed Desperadoes from a steelband into a Steel Orchestra. in later years he invited several pantuners such as Mr. Bertie Marshall and Mr. Lincoln Noel to create the best possible orchestral effects. The orchestra has worldwide appearances and has performed at the Royal Albert Hall in 1972, Carnegie Hall in 1987, and performed with the Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti in Barbados in 1996. The late Mr. Raymond "Artie" Shaw was the first musician to conduct Desperadoes Steel Orchestra at their performance for Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and the late, Insp. Anthony Prospect conducted their English tour in 1981. The late Dr. Pat Bishop conducted their performance at Carnegie Hall in NYC. Desperadoes have also toured some of Trinidad & Tobago's motherlands; such as Africa, India, China, England and Grenada. Desperadoes has qualified for the most Panorama finals,48 of 52, was a finalist for 36 consecutive years 1976 through 2011, has the highest winning percentage(1) victory every 5.2 years, has won every entered competition, and has a total of 24 combined victories, from 1965 to 2011. Desperadoes is the only steel orchestra to have maintained such a high level of consistency over the last 50 years, hence he term, Finest Steel Orchestra Ever. For more history about Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, see the new book, "Desperadoes <> Rudolph Charles Era and Beyond" by Ian Franklin.〔For more about the winning steel orchestras in Trinidad & Tobago, and New York's, Brooklyn Panorama, see the book ''400 Questions & Answers on Pan from 1960 to Present'', by Ian R. Franklin.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Desperadoes Steel Orchestra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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