McKinney St. UNT was one of the first universities to start a steel drum program in 1982. Since then, percussionists have explored the instrument’s Caribbean roots, playing Trinidadian music as ...

In 19th-century Trinidad, drumming became so synonymous with gang warfare that the British colonial authorities outlawed hand drums altogether ... use of steel pans lends their music an ...

which resulted in the innovation of steel pan music, initially consisting of frying pans, dustbin lids and oil drums. Harry Belafonte’s Calypso was the first long-playing album to sell over one ...

"I love the steel drum program because I’m going into music education and the program ... Through the years, the band's sun-splashed, calypso sounds have delighted audiences at prestigious ...

What sizes do steel drum ensembles take ... We play everything from Caribbean Calypso to serious classical music. We play music from Cuba, Brazil, Africa, the good old USA and from all over ...

used trash cans and buckets to make music for carnival and other festive events. During colonial times, the British banned these early percussion versions. Ellie Mannette creating a steel drum in 2016 ...