Tony Juliano has spent years living and working in the Caribbean.
He loves island music as much as he loves rock 'n roll.
Courtney Colletti, TJ, Louie Manera, Steve Delaney - on the dunes
in Ocean City, Maryland, during a several year run at Seacrets/Jamaica,USA
Courtney and Joey Stout love their work.
Tony's band, Down Island Dogs
plays reggae, Latin rock, calypso,
tropical rock,ska,bossa nova,
other styles of the Caribbean,
plus some of their own original
Quasi-Calypso-World-Beat Music.
Louie Manera, Steve Delaney, Tony, Joey Doyle, Courtney Colletti
The Down Island Dogs studio album is very hot.
It includes creative, tight arrangements of music by: Bob Marley,
Santana, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Cliff, Jimmy Buffett, Paul Simon
and others.
Rockin' congas on a percussion break - Rosetree Park, Media, PA
Tony's Caribbean experience is obvious in the genuine island feeling he brings to the music.
It's one thing to try and learn some tropical tunes.
What makes these guys different is that they truly understand the grooves.
In fact, TJ has even invented some ... hybrids like Ska-Funk, Fatback Mambo, Chabolero, Skasanova,
and the ever popular Funky Calypso (the title of their live double album).
The girls love Courtney. Joey Stout & Son In Concert Jack Belz: sax, flute, percussion
Joey Doyle, Courtney Colletti, TJ, Steve Delaney: Rehoboth concert
The careers of these musicians cover a lot of territory ...
the Virgin Islands, the Mediterranean, Florida, California,
the Northeast and Mid Atlantic regions - from Boston
to the Chesapeake Bay.
Gig-wise, the group size changes to fit the situation:
solo-duo-trio for small or low-key events ... four to six pieces (or more) for a bigger sound.
Depending on the line-up, the band plays:
guitars, bass, trap drums, conga drums, Latin percussion, keyboards, saxophones, flutes, harmonica,
and pretty much anything that might be layin' around.
Steve, Courtney & Joey ... calypso power trio
Pick up a pair of maracas, and shake those things.
The music of Down Island Dogs is infectious.
From the first few bars ... it moves you.
All photos except the top one: Franco Prezio.
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