The Monday night dances, which begin May 26, are open to the public and operate on a donation basis, with proceeds supporting ...

The steel pan, often referred to incorrectly as a steel drum, emerged in the 1930s. Metal objects including car parts, paint pots, dustbins, oil drums and biscuit tins, were originally used as ...

If you hear musical sounds that make you feel like you’re in the Caribbean even though you could swear you’re in coastal ...

A steelpan is a big, silver metal drum, often supported on a stand and played with two ... On this day, 26 July, in 1951, the Trinidad All-Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) performed at the ...

“The Swiss are fascinated by the sound of the steel drums. There are more than 200 steel pan orchestras in the country,” Rohner told swissinfo. The new instruments are made of special steel ...

The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago.

AMBRIDGE ― The Ambridge Area High School Steel Drum Band celebrates 35 years of making joyful music with a special show Thursday joined on stage by international musician, composer and educator ...

The longer the strip, the lower pitch the sound will be. Steel pans are made from industrial drums used for carrying oil. On a steel drum, you will see a series of dents hammered into the shiny ...

The students say the steel pan drums are more than just musical instruments, but a chance to create something special. More from News 12 1:38 'Everybody loved him.' ...

Everyone around him was dancing. “I saw the surprising impact it had on people and the next day began to make a pan out of a steel drum.” For years he made steel pans and by the 1990s teamed ...