Try a 6 piece (including vocalists) with keyboard, bass, lead guitar and sax players (instrumentalists) and 2 lead/background vocalist. All I do is mute the Bass track ... with Reggae, Soca, Salsa ... etc the enegry is just right.

The Arranger alone may sound cleaner ... however it is very very difficult to do a solo act in a night club and expect people to dance ... they do clap best though ...

AJ