Born 1978 in Denmark. Pannist, composer, and arranger.

Sune Borregaard began playing steel pans in 1989, and has formed and played in several steelbands since.

He plays Caribbean music as well as jazz, and is leader and arranger for the 6-piece steel band Sonic Steel, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sonic Steel plays a lot of Latin music in jazzy arrangements.

Besides performing as a jazz soloist, Sune also commits a great deal of his time to incorporate the steel pan in settings that aren’t common for the instrument. For instance he released an avant-garde album with the trio SUMI in 2006, where the possibilities that opens up when pans are combined with effect processors are investigated.

Sune has toured all of Europe several times and began arranging for steelbands in 2001, the same year he began teaching pans in music school.

Sune conducts and writes music for steel pan workshops in Denmark, and was also the arranger for the Danish band at the Steelpan European Festival in 2002. He holds a bachelor in musicology from the University of Copenhagen and a MM in steel pans and jazz from Northern Illinois University.

For more information, please visit www.suneborregaard.dk

Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)

When Dizzy Gillespie created the fusion of jazz and Cuban music in the late 1940s, "A Night in Tunesia" became one of the hits of this new style. This chart is written in mambo and swing, the arrangement is....

Difficulty: Hard (great for college steel bands and advanced bands)

This Cuban tune is arranged with the smoothest beginning and features a vivid montuno in the middle. It is full of temperament and has extensive....

Difficulty: Hard (great for college steel bands and advanced bands)

This lively samba is packed with funky chord progressions and hip accents. It has plenty of entertainment....

Difficulty: Easy (great for high school & college steel bands)

Wanna boost the dance floor? This is the tune to do it with! This highpowered version of the old Movie hit Best Days of Our Lives will without a doubt give your audience the.....

Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)

As one of the most popular and well known tunes in the Latin repertoire, "Black Orfeus" is a sure crowd pleaser.  Arranged in an upbeat Samba feel....

Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)

As one of the most popular sambas in the Latin repertoire, “Brazil” is a sure crowd pleaser. This arrangement features some neat ideas in....

Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)

Here is a fun steel band version of Boney M’s hit “Calendar Song”.  The groove is disco, a style that is seldomly used in the steel band, and the....

Difficulty: Easy/Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)

This is a simple and smooth samba with some jazzy chords in the accompaniment.  The backline will be very good at strumming off-beats after....

Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)

This is an up-tempo calypso with a catchy hook line.  The title refers to Carnival time in Trinidad and Tobago and was written for the 2006 Carnival, where Skiffle Bunch made it to the finals with an....

Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)

This is a cha-cha-cha in Cuban style. The groove plays with the perception of beat one, which due to the tumbao-bassline sometimes feels as if it occurs on....

Difficulty: Easy (great for junior high, high school, and beginning college steel bands)

This is a highly energetic tune that is not too difficult to learn.  It features some nice conversations and....

Difficulty: Medium/Hard (great for advanced high school and college steel bands)

This fun Calypso tune was written for the “Last Day In August”, which is the day music school begins in Denmark. The B section gives way....

Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)

When Dizzy Gillespie combined the fusion of Jazz and Cuban music in the late 1940s, “Manteca” became one of the early hits of this new style. This arrangement....

Difficulty: Medium (great for high school and college steel bands)

Classic calypso with an edge. The legendary calypsonian, “The Mighty Sparrow” wrote this catchy calypso back in de day. This arrangement preserves the....