Chiaband has been spreading its musical seed-mix across the St. Louis music scene since 1996. Playing unique arrangements of songs ranging from Traditional to Classic rock in a variety of musical styles (from Latin to Swing to Klezmer and beyond). The group's influences include Brave Combo, the Iguanas, Perez Prado (King of Mambo), Tom Jones (and many other Las Vegas entertainers), and the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars. The band's roots go back to the Jazz department at SIUE where some recent grads thought it would be fun to put together a band of friends to play music that was an antithesis to the traditionally Blues dominated scene. Chiaband charter members Tom Gann, Don Cole, Bill Walters, George Geschwend, Brian Keck and Charlie Rastofer played their first gig at the Stagger Inn in 1996. Soon afterwards, Chiaband started playing at the Venice Cafe and the Famous Bar and has been an eclectic regular in the downtown dance circuit.
Partial Song List:
| Anna - Cumbia Best is yet to come - Rhumba Big Ten Inch Record - Swing Blue Danube - Waltz Brazil - Samba Call me the breeze - Swing Can't You See - Rock Cherry Cherry - Rock Cryin' Time - Latin rock Dance the Night Away - Cha-cha Delilah - Latin rock Dem Rebn Tanz - Klezmer Dyer Maker- Cumbia Easy (Commodores) - Ska Fever - Cool Fly me to the Moon - Swing Girl from Ipanema - Bossa Nova Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon - Slow Mambo Grazin' in the Grass - Soft rock Help me make it through the night - Ballad Hawaii 50/Lucy - Reggae Hungarian Dance #5 - Twist I like beer - Waltz I'll Never fall in love again - B. Nova Is you is - Latin Rock Istanbul - Mambo It's not unusual - 60's rock It had better beÖ - Samba Johnny's Mambo - Mambo Jump Jive & Wail - Swing King of the Road - Swing La Cologiala - Cumbia La Playa - Latin Ballad Latest Flame - Rock Liechensteiner/Barrel Polka Love Boat - Samba Low rider ñ Rock |
Mag7/border - Cha Cha |
Please keep in mind, our song lists are always growing. Please feel free to request a song for your special event.
