Legendary Panman Rudy 'Two Left' Smith

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Rudy 'Two Left' Smith 

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Rudy Smith Quartet performing at Moods im Schiffbau 
Zürich, Switzerland. 
21st November 2007 

Rudy Smith - Steelpan 
Chris Wiesendanger - Grand Piano 
Jonas Tauber - Contrabass 
Dieter Ulrich - Drums 
Video by Peter Krüsi



Calypso music by The Merrymakers Steel Orchestra: Boys and girls love Saturday night (Germany, 1963).

This video is the Original Merry Makers Steel Orchestra from 1963 in Germany at the beginning of a European Tour. The name of the song is "Boys and Girls Love Saturday Night." The personnel includes Alfred (Sack) Myers (leader) on seconds along with Danny (Squeeze) Grant, Alfred (Valjah) Cooper drums, Rudy (Two Left) Smith, Herbert (Herbie) George, and Clem (Cuma) Anderson on tenor, Ansel (Babulal) Joseph (tuner) on cello, Cecil (Lord Horse) Yueille on bass, Nolan (Limbo) Jacobs dancer, Daphne (Papette) Shepherd singer.

They left TT in December 1962 and arrived 23 December 1962. This was early in the tour. They existed till 1964 as Merry Makers. Then a few went back to Trinidad in 1964 and the remainder formed a group called The Modern Sounds of Trinidad and started playing jazz. That was Rudy Smith, Danny Grant, Ansel Joseph and a person they sent for, George Shockness. They stayed the balance of the time in Spain through 1966. The four of them split up then: Ansel to Paris and then home to TT, Rudy and George to Sweden, Danny stayed in Spain then on to London. info by Charlene Lusk


Modern Sound Corporation Live 1978 - with Rudy Smith


The Modern Sound Quintet was formed by Rudy Smith, a Trinidadian Steel Pan drummer late 60's in Sweden. This international group of musicians featured John Roachford (Piano) from Barbados, Sigfriend McIntosh (bass) from Surinam, George Allun (drums) from Trinidad and Kofi Ayivor (congas) from Ghana and Lars Samuelson (jazz trumpet) from Sweden. They released one album "Otinku" in 1971.

Late 70's they changed their name to Modern Sound Corporation and released another album "Dancin' Feet" in 1978

The Modern Sound Corporation 1977-1980
John Roachford(keyboards), Kofi Bentsi-Enchill(bass)
Rudy Smith(steel pan), Mike Denti(guitar)
Charles Dyall(sax, trumpet), Bill Prince(alto sax, trumpet)
George Allyn(drums)



Modern Sound Corporation - Dancin' Feet (1978)
Tracklist: 
01 Modern Sound Corporation 00:00 
02 Dancin' Feet 04:10 
03 Love And Affection 08:16 
04 María 12:52 
05 Steel Drum 15:52 
06 Love Carnival 19:31 
07 Baby I Know 22:49 
08 Afro Disco 25:05 
09 My Mamma Told Me (Listen What Mamma Said) 28:28 
10 Safari 37:32 
11 Yoruba Woman 42:09

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