The steel drum, also called the steel pan or just pan, is surely one of the most unusual and versatile musical instruments in the world. The clangy sound of a steel band performing during carnival in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PETOSKEY — The Petoskey Steel Drum Band's busy summer schedule will be even more exciting this year when they travel to ...

The UC College-Conservatory of Music opens its Spring 2023 ticketed concert series at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, with a performance by the CCM Steel Drum Band. Experience a musical trip to Trinidad ...

On July 3, bands from across the country will be performing for the 250th Salute to Independence Parade in Philadelphia. Students with the Petoskey Steel Drum Band will be among them. The Petoskey ...

A look at the steel drum's infiltration into hip-hop production. The island vibes you associate with the instrument’s ethereal, hollow tones aren’t by mistake. Its roots can be traced back to late ...

Thundering. Clangoring. The air around me throbs and shatters with the sound of steel pans. I'm in Queen's Park Savannah, a big patch of green in the heart of Port of Spain, capital of the island ...

Hawaiian shirts, a red double-decker trailer and of course steel drums was the scene at Eighth Street and College Avenue Saturday afternoon. Bringing up the rear of Tulip Times festival's Muziekparade ...

At his Detroit studio, Caribbean Mardi Gras Productions, Ralph Taylor has cleared away the giant Carnival costumes he designs and dusted off a dozen sets of steel drums he’d had in storage for years.

GRANVILLE - The Granville Music Boosters have announced a couple of special, upcoming steel drum band events. First up, is a concert: “We always have spring concert, but the reason this one is a ...

IOWA CITY - When her kids attended West High, Barbara DeGroot discovered the school's steel drum band. From that day forward, every time she saw Ginny Armstrong, the band's instructor, DeGroot would ...