The Sultans are a 6-piece band playing an exciting mix of danceable music, guaranteed to make your event go with a swing!
With a repertoire to suit all tastes including jump jive in the form of Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens and Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie by Louis Jordan, Just a Gigolo (Louis Prima), a selection of Sinatra (Nice ‘n’ Easy, The Best is Yet to Come, Too Close for Comfort, Goody Goody), plus a hint of Glenn Miller (spirited versions of In the Mood and Pennsylvania 6-5000), a touch of Latino in Sway, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps and Oye Como Va, plus a smattering of something more modern (Tiger Feet, Lovecats, Tainted Love), this is exactly the right mix to make your event one to remember.
Supplementing our repertoire are selected pop and rock songs. Walk Like an Egyptian (the Bangles), Lovecats (The Cure), Valerie (Amy Winehouse / The Zutons), Moondance (Van Morrison), Tainted Love (Gloria Jones, Soft Cell), Rock This Town (The Stray Cats) and Mambo No 5 (Lou Bega) are just examples of more recent songs given the swing / rock n’ roll / rockabilly treatment.
All songs are arranged to give an authentic swing sound essential for dancers, especially any jivers present.
The Sultans can also play a more intimate swing set, creating the perfect ‘lounge atmosphere’ if required before the main event or while food / drinks are served during a ‘meet and greet’.
Songs in this style of set include Satin Doll, Georgia On My Mind, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, Moonlight Serenade and many more!
The Sultans are the perfect choice for weddings, parties, corporate events, festivals, regattas, themed nights, launches etc.
A big full sound or a set tailored to your needs from our extensive repertoire – tastefully presented and sure to please your guests!
It is impossible to list all the tunes we perform, but our current repertoire for Pubs, Hotels and Functions includes much of the following …
Tainted Love – Soft Cell
Get It On – T Rex
I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) – Louis Prima (from The Jungle Book)
Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
Goody Goody – Bobby Darin
Giddy Up A Ding Dong – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Summer In The City – The Lovin’ Spoonful
Chattanooga Choo Choo – Glenn Miller
These Boots Are Made For Walking – Nancy Sinatra
Yeh Yeh – Georgie Fame
Mambo No. 5 – Lou Bega
C’est La Vie (You Never Can Tell) – Chuck Berry
Rock This Town – Stray Cats
Don’t Take My Coconuts – Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Tiger Feet – Mud
Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend – Marylin Monroe
The Walk – Jimmy McCracklin
Heroes – David Bowie
Right Now – The Creatures
The Love Cats – The Cure
My Boy Lollipop – Milly
Walk Like A Egyptian – The Bangles
I Love To Boogie – T. Rex
Tuxedo Junction – Glenn Miller
Rock and Roll – Led Zeppelin
Buena Sera – Louis Prima
See You Later, Alligator – Bill Haley
… while for Swing and Jive Dance Clubs we usually include selections from the following …
Caldonia / One O’Clock Jump – Louis Jordan / Count Basie
Let the Good Times Roll – Louis Jordan / Ray Charles
Route 66 – Nat King Cole / Julie London
Fever – Peggy Lee
Ain’t Nobody Here but Us Chickens – Louis Jordan
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Louis Jordan
Saturday Night Fish Fry – Louis Jordan
Too Darn Hot – Ella Fitzgerald
I’m Beginning To See The Light – Duke Ellington / Ella Fitzgerald
Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
Too Close for Comfort – Frank Sinatra
Mack the Knife – Bobby Darin
Satin Doll – Duke Ellington
Mess Around – Ray Charles
Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald
The Best is Yet to Come – Tony Bennett
Just a Gigolo – Louis Prima
It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) – Duke Ellington
Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie – Louis Jordan
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Duke Ellington
What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
Alright, OK, You Win – Peggy Lee
Pennsylvania 6-5000 – Glenn Miller / Brian Setzer
Jump Jive and Wail – Louis Prima
If you or your guests have any favourite songs then (with plenty of notice!) we will try to include these within our repertoire.