Authentic, fresh and infectious – Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band have it spot on. After 6 months in Trinidad & Tobago mastering the steel drums, veteran band-leader Bjorn Wagner came back to successfully weave steel into his funk productions.

With shed loads of international radio play, including Gilles Peterson’s and Benji B’s airwaves, BRSB are doing a stellar job of pricking up ears.

Grabbing our attention is “8^th Wonder” – a smashing tropical re-work of a Sugarhill Gang classic with a signature steel & soulful sound. A fresh take on one of hip-hop’s foundations.

Out on 12^th August through Big Crown Records