The busker tapped the instrument, called a “handpan,” which emitted both drum-like rhythms and delicate harmonies. The mix of percussion and melody intrigued Georgia, Josiah’s mother.

Explore the journey of transforming raw metal into a beautiful musical instrument in this video. Handmade steel drums are created with precision and skill, from shaping the steel to fine-tuning ...

Here’s how it works. Sinori is a brand new instrument for percussionists made from a sheet of stainless steel. You can flex it, wobble it, or bash it with brushes, mallets or your hands, with - if ...

The early steel drums were made from small containers with the bottoms pushed to a convex shape. By the 1940s they were making larger instruments from the 55-gallon oil drums discarded by the oil ...

A [Hank Drum], as explained here, is a steel drum-type instrument made out of a propane tank. The name comes from the [Hang] or [Hang Drum] which is significantly more expensive t ...

The steel drum evolved from frying pans and oil cans after the Trinidadian government banned other musical instruments. Folks of limited means also turned household objects into music makers with ...

Caribbean-American Steel Pan Branches Steel Orchestra, founded by Trinidadian immigrants in 1977, promotes the culture of the steel drum orchestra and motivates young people from the Caribbean ...

Composer Andy Akiho explains to host Scott Yoo why he loves the steelpan drum. Both then play his piece “Deciduous.” Speaking of found sounds like, I think the roots of this, you know, I'm not ...

We saw people around us frustrated. I know the magic of the (steel drum) instrument. It was not taking any toll on me to do that so why not," said Gettes. Berk pulled out his camera to record the fun.