More than 45 years ago King Scherptong I Egilio Goeloe came up with the idea to start a steelband. Since then they started with 5 members and over the years they have changed members multiple times and today they have 12 members forming the steelband Silver Bullet.
The band has traveled to play internationally at different lands and countries like , Chile , Trinidad , Mexico , Aruba , Curacao and a lot more
Name : Egilio Goeloe
Age : 63
Years playing in steel band : 47
Year started : 1966
Instrument : Soprano
How I started : I really liked the music and used to listen to it on the radio and since I was little I used to like working with tools and so I like making notes in a and Ipan from scratch liked it more than any other instrument so I decided to play it.
Name : Jeffrey Scherptong
Age : 50
Year playing in steel band : 33
Year started : 1980
Instrument : Alt Sopraan
How I started : My brother came to me and asked me if I wanted to start playing with the band and I just said yes.
Name : Suleima Thode
Age : 20
Years playing in steel band : 4
Instrument : Alt Sopraan
How I started : The silver bullet members came to give us lessons , than the lessons stopped and I was still interested so I went to them and they trained me till I could play.
Name : Nilda Emerenciana
Age : 54
Years playing in steel band : 7
Year started : 2006
Instrument : Double Tenor
How I started : I thought the instrument was very unique and I was very interested to learn how to play it.
Name : Rishinel Anthony
Age : 45
Years playing in steel band : 26
Year started : 1987
Instrument : Cello
How I started : Boeboei came to me due to a player who couldn’t play anymore and ask me to play , so I started training and that’s how I began.
Name: Felix Mercera
Age: 53
Years playing in steel band : 22
Year started : 1990
Instrument : Bass
How I started : Well their base player went to Aruba and Boeboei asked me If I wanted to join the band and I said yes , so I went and practiced the songs and I’ve been playing ever since.
Name : Marc Mercera
Age : 42
Years playing in steel band : 11
Year started : 2002
Instrument : Percussion
How I started : Well Julius invited me to come and play in the steel band and i stayed till today.
Name : Judell Emerenciana
Age : 39
Years playing in steel band : 15
Years started : 1998
Instrument : Drums
How I started : I was in a different steel band than I went to study at Curacao and when I came back I was approached by Mr. Scherptong and was ask to join Silver Bullet , so I trained with them for 1 year and than I just started playing.
Name : Nelson Anthony
Age : 54
Years playing in steel band : 3
Year started : 2010
Instrument : Drums
How I started : I was approached by Jeffrey , Marc and Julius , they convinced me to come play in the steel band and it’s very fun , I’m very proud to be playing with Silver Bullet.