Luke Rodney Band

Best Video Performance Space, 1842 Whitney Ave., Hamden, Connecticut 06517

Luke Rodney was born in Trinidad & Tobago in the year 1954. His mother Josephine Stephen and Simeon Rodney his father lived in Biche Charuma a little village in the country side. As far back as Luke can remember he always had a love for music and wanted to be a musician.

From a very young age Luke has been a self taught musician with music, melodies and lyrics floating around in his head. All his songs are from like experiences. Luke is a vocalist and is a master drummer and took up ukulele a few years ago.

Luke has played with many renown music groups such as Bird Song Steel Orchestra, Flamingoes, Sound Roy Cape Calypso All Stars, Ed Watson Brass Circle and has run the gamut from dance halls to playing for Presidents. Luke also played on different cruise lines such as Norwegian, Crown, and Royal Viking. Luke Rodney has travelled extensively through the Caribbean, Germany, Sweden, Norway, ETC.

Luke is a father of three children and one grand daughter. Luke migrated to the United States in 1993. Some of the bands he played with : Cobalt Rhythm Kings (a blues band out of New Haven), INITY Reggae band, Holy Smoke, Jah Movements, St. Luke’s Steel Band, and currently plays with White Eyed Lizard.