| Description | Price |
| Trio up to 2 x 45 minutes sets | £600 (GBP) |
| Quartet up to 2 x 45 minutes sets | £800 (GBP) |
| Quintet up to 2 x 45 minutes sets | £1000 (GBP) |
| 6 pieces band up to 2 x 45 minutes sets | £1200 (GBP) |
| DJ extra services up to 2 hrs sets | £250 (GBP) |
WHO
Guacamaya is an upbeat versatile 4 to 6 pieces band with a vibrant energy that transports you into the best holiday experiences of the Caribbean and Mediterranean countries.
Style and Genres such as Brit-Pop, Motown, Funk, Samba, Salsa, Psychedelic Cumbia, Calypso, Afrobeat, Reggae, Merengue, Boogaloo, Cha Cha Cha, Balkan, Rock, Punk, and Latin Jazz to the most recent Latin, British and American Pop from 1970's to 2020's.
WHAT
From 3 pieces to 6 pieces band.
We play British/American Pop cover songs from 1970's to 2020's with a Afro-Caribbean twist, as well as Cuban, Brazilian, Caribbean, Balkan and African folk tunes.
We can provide a full PA system including subwoofer + 2 PA speakers + 1 PA Stage Monitors or In-ears + Microphones + Stage Lights for a crowd of 350 people max.
DJ Services between the sets when required.
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Trio: Vocalist/Guitarist | Vocalist/Bassist | Vocalist/Drummer
Quartet: Vocalist/Guitarist | Vocalist/Bassist | Vocalist/Conga Player | Vocalist/Drummer
Quintet: Vocalist/Guitarist | Vocalist/Bassist | Vocalist/Conga Player | Vocalist/Drummer | (Saxophonist or Guitarist)
Sextet: Vocalist/Guitarist | Vocalist/Bassist | Vocalist/Conga Player | Vocalist/Drummer | Saxophonist | Trumpet
7 Pieces Band: Vocalist/Guitarist | Vocalist/Bassist | Vocalist/Conga Player | Vocalist/Drummer | Pianist | Saxophonist | Trumpet
If you are looking for a depressive and melancholic vibe, we don't suggest you hiring us.
= free travel (up to 15 miles)
1. 'Aquarela do Brazil'
2. 'Alba' - Antonio Flores (Diego Torres)
3. 'All Day Today, All Night Tonight' - Un Solo Pueblo
4. 'Bamboleo' - Gypsy Kings
5. 'Bésame Mucho' - Consuelo Valázquez
6. 'Billie Jean' - Michael Jackson
7. 'But I Still Haven't found' - U2
8. 'Brick in the Wall' - Pink Floyd
9. 'Baila, Baila, Baila' 'Maria Dolores' - Gypsy Kings
10. 'Camisa Negra' - Juanes
11. 'Calypso - Woman del Callao' - Juan Luis Guerra
12. 'Cara Luna' - Bacilos
13. 'Corazón Espinado' - Santana
14. 'Confesion' - King Changó
15. 'Cumbia Sobre el Rio Suena' - Celso Piña & Control Machete
16. 'Cuarto de Tula' - Buena Vista Social Club
17. 'Despasito' - Luis Fonsi Feat Daddy Yankie
18. 'Don Palabras' - Maldita Vecindad
19. 'English Man in new York' - Sting
20. 'Entre dos Aguas' - Paco de Lucia
21. 'Fiesta de Locos' - Calle 13 & Residente
22. 'Guantanamera' - Compay Segundo
23. 'Havana' - Camila Cabello
24. 'Hot Steppa' - Ini Kamoze
25. 'Imagine' John Lennon
26. 'Inolvidablemente' - Luis Miguel by (Julio Gutiérrez)
27. 'Jenny From The Block' - Jennifer Lopez
28. 'La Vida es un Carnaval' - Celia Cruz
29. 'Lágrimas Negras' - Diego El Cigala by (Miguel Matamorros)
30. 'Mambo Italiano' - Dean Martin
31. 'Maria Dolores' - Gypsy Kings
32. 'Maria, Maria' - Santana
33. 'Melting Pot' - King Changó
34. 'Negra Tomasa' (Bilongo) - Rodriguez Fiffe
35. 'Nossa' (Ai se eu te pego) - Michel Teló
36. 'No Woman No Cry' - Bob Marley
37. 'No voy en tren' - Charlie García
38. ''Ojalá que Llueva Cafe en el Campo' - Juan Luis Guerra
39. 'O Pato' 'Tico Tico no Fubá' - Joāo Gilberto
40. 'Oye como va' - Tito Puente
41. 'Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps' - Oswaldo Farrés
42. 'Pimpers Paradise' - Bob Marley
43. 'Poron pon pon' - Spanish Folk
44. 'Quien será' - (Dean Martin) by Luis Demetrio
45. ‘Redemption Song’ - Bob Marley
46. 'Represent Cuba' - Orishas
47. 'Reggaeton Dale' - J Balvin
48. 'Sarandonga' - Lolita Flores
49. 'Something stupid' - Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman
50. 'Take on Me' - A – HA
51. ‘Todo se transforma’ - Jorge Drexler
52. 'Thong Song' - Sisco
53. 'Uma Brasileira' - Paralamas
54. 'Una Lágrima' - Peret
55. 'Vivir La Vida' - Mark Anthony
56. 'Volare' - Gypsy Kings
57. 'Volando Voy' - Camarón de La Isla
58. '19 Dias y 500 Noches' - Joaquin Sabina
59. '1, 2, 3, Maria' - Ricky Martin
60. ‘Bella Ciao’ - Netflix / Money Heist
61. ‘Ain’t Nobody’ - Chaka Khan
62. ‘Oh Babe I love your way’ - Big Mountain
63. 'Just the Two of us' - Bill Withers
64. 'Levitating' - Dua Lipa
65. 'Sway' - Michael Bublé
66. 'Paracunata' - Aterciopelados
67. 'Jingo' - Santana
68. 'Tank' - Cowboy Bebop
69. 'Gas Gas Gas' - Goran Bregović
70. 'Leaving la vida LOCA' - Ricky Martin
71. 'Clint Eastwood' - Gorillaz
72. 'Come Down' - Anderson Paak
73, 'Carretero' - Congo to Cuba - Putumayo
74. 'Avísale a mi Contrario' - Tito Rodriguez
75. 'El Cantante' - Hector laVoe
76. 'The way you make me feel' - Michael Jackson
77. 'Isn't she lovely' - Stevie Wonder
78. 'Spain' - Chick Corea
79. 'Desperado' - Eagles
80. 'Machete' - Novalima
81. 'Mar a Fora' - Cortejo Afro
82. 'Opposite People' - Fela Kuti
83. 'Loca' - Chico Trujillo
84. 'Tu Vuo Fà l'americano' - (Pa Panamericano) - DJ Monterrey
85. 'Rema' - Calm Down
86. ‘I need a dollar’ - Aloe Blacc
87. ‘Gozadera’ - Gente de Zona
Our setlist keeps expanding every month. Please, request an updated repertoire when making a book.
The basic technical requirements will be sent to the client in a separate email depending on the number of musicians required.
Full Address:
Schedule of the event:
Setup time:
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Indoor or outdoor event:
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Yes, we provide a full PA system (Sound System) for a crowd of 350 people max.
Stage lighting rig
Yes, either a not-charged background music from Spotify (We’re happy to choose the music ourselves or let the client choose the music) to fulfil gaps between sets, or a full DJ service that will be quoted separately.
Yes, we do. Sound system and Stage lights for a crowd of max 350 people.
Yes, we can perform 100% acoustically. Please let us know in advance to pick the right instruments.
yes, we can be paid from Europe, Middle East, America, Caribbean, and South America.
The best gig we have done was in the Old Trafford for the Manchester United Football Club and their sponsorship with Casillero del Diablo. It was amazing making an international crowd of 300 people dancing all night long with our unique Caribbean twist of English bangers.
We love playing at all sorts of events but Festivals and Weddings are our favourite. Making guests dancing never was easier.
After 15 years gigging there are a lot of good memories to mention. We started gigging whilst at university and our performances developed from there. Since we started we’ve performed at hundreds of weddings, parties and events across the UK and beyond.
Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Santana, Gypsy Kings, Sisco, Buena Vista Social club, Fela Kuti, Sting, La Fania, Gorillaz, Blur, Tool, Miami Sound Machine, Anderson Paak, Bruno Mars, Ricky Martin, Outkasts, Chaka Khan, Bob Marley, Chicha Libre, Adel, Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, Goran Bregović, Dua Lipa, U2, Daddy Yankee, King Chango, Celia Cruz, Soda Stereo, Dean Martin, Tito Puente, Jeniffer Lopez, Mark Anthony, Putu Mayo, and so on.
We include all these artists on our setlist.
We normally arrive 2 hours before the performance to set up. We normally perform 2 x 45 minutes or 2 x 60 minute sets. We’re happy to play a bit longer or shorter but we’ve found that these set times suit us and our audiences best.
We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.
We can learn specific songs before the event but we usually limit this to 2 songs. The clients are welcome to pick a set list from our repertoire or let us choose the music for them
Previous customers describe us as a high energy group that loves to get the audience on their feet dancing, singing and smiling
Yes, we have a setlist of 106 tunes. We can perform a maximum of 3 sets of 60 minutes each.
We might charge a bit extra depending on how long our services will be.
We are versatile, we can play the original British/American tunes as they originally are.
Yes we can perform a full 3 sets of 45 minutes of Salsa, Psychedelic Cumbia, Afrobeat, Calypso, Reggae, Samba, Rumba, Balkan, Cha Cha Cha, and Son Cubano, among others
Yes, we had performed in Europe, Caribbean, Middle East and South-America. We are happy to continue performing abroad.
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