Charlie Halloran and the Tropicales

Charlie Halloran’s Tropicales bring a 1950s Caribbean hotel party to life with torrid horns, tropical rhythms, and infectious grooves. 

With a nod to New Orleans’ history as the northernmost port of the Caribbean, the Tropicales perform music from Trinidad and Venezuela, Martinique and Guadeloupe, and other destinations along the archipelago.   

Their album Shake The Rum was released to vinyl in 2022 on Hi-Tide Recordings to rave reviews, alongside performances at Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, Hi-Tide Summer Holiday in Asbury Park, and a run of shows in New York City.   

Halloran also released The Alcoa Sessions in late 2021, imagining the music on board the Alcoa Steamship cruises running from New Orleans through the Caribbean from 1949-1959. Mixing traditional New Orleans jazz, 1950s R&B, and music from Trinidad, Venezuela, and Martinique, The Alcoa Sessions has been nominated for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year by OffBeat Magazine.