One of the biggest "steel pan" bands of the 1960s was the Esso Trinidad Tripoli Steelband, who gained worldwide fame when an unlikely patron heard their act and took them on tour.

Trinidad and Tobago's PM has said the new Coat of Arms with the Steelpan shows that the pan had reached the country’s “highest heights." STEELPAN HISTORY: The iconic Steelpan on the Coat of Arms.

“On this day in 1951, the Trinidad All-Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) performed at the Festival of Britain, introducing the steelpan and a new music genre to the world.” ...