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.

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 ...

What started as a five-piece steel drum band has morphed into four bands with 80 members under the direction of Canal Winchester High School music director Todd Phillips. "We have had the group since ...

A couple years after Joel Smales heard Ithaca College's Steel Band, he bought a steel pan of his own to play along with Binghamton High School's Jazz Ensemble. "Everybody loved it," said Smales, a ...

SAN DIEGO — The Island Steel Drum Band, comprised of students from Southwest Middle School and Southwest High School in South Bay San Diego, performed together for what they believe is the last time ...

The Edmonds Arts Commission presents a free concert in Edmonds City Park performed by the steel drum band the Toucans from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8. The Toucans were the first steel drum band to ...

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 ...

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 Arthur ...

Pan Arts is celebrating 20 years of bringing the sweet sounds of steel drum music to the North Coast, with a free open house and community workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Pan Arts ...

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 ...

Sophomore Isaac Bernardo (above) plays his part of “Jump in the Line” on a lead steelpan drum during Tuesday’s rehearsal. Left, sophomore Samantha McCoy also took part in the rehearsal. The Tyler ...

MESQUITE - A North Texas school system has a bright idea to make academics more diverse. Mesquite ISD is offering a steel drum class as an elective for the first time this year. It may sound like ...