Drumming and dancing, singing birds and sound waves—this Caribbean island marches to the beat of its own steel pan.

Steel pan, born on the island of Trinidad in the late 1930s, began as an outlaw instrument, hammered from milk tins, biscuit boxes, paint cans, brake drums, garbage cans -- and later, the oil ...

On this day, 26 July, in 1951, the Trinidad All-Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) performed at the Festival of Britain, and in doing so introduced the steelpan and a new music genre to the world.

The Brooklyn Museum came alive on Saturday night with sounds straight from Trinidad and Tobago. Roughly a dozen, mostly local bands took part in the Brooklyn Panorama Competition - including Steel ...

Composer Andy Akiho explains to host Scott Yoo why he loves the steelpan drum. Both then play his piece "Deciduous." ...

Google Doodle Drums Up Celebration for the Steelpan Invented in the 20th century, the instrument has roots that go back to the 1700s.

Regrello, who is now a full-time musician and online content creator, broke the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon playing steelpan/steel drums by playing for 31 hours straight.

The steelpan is a phenomenon since it is music created by recycling or repurposing steel drums. The instrument itself is circular in shape. To the creative, the circle is nurturing and self ...

Imagine, as a kid, receiving the Guinness Book of World Records every year for Christmas — and then growing up to actually be in it. That's exactly what happened to Trinbagonian steel pan musician ...