The result of hitting steel to create sweet dulcet tones are a part of the Caribbean’s musical DNA. It’s the steel drum (aka “steel pan”) with its warm sounds now firmly associated with the warm ...
For years, the same steel drum musician has played at NewsChannel 5 bell ringings. His Caribbean rhythms stood out. We were ...
No time or money for a tropical destination wedding? When coconuts, palm trees, and umbrella drinks are in short supply, Pan Loco Steel Band comes to the rescue by spicing up your big day with the ...
A Miramar class is exposing Caribbean steel pan drums to a new audience. Playing steel pan drums is second nature for instructor George Goddard, a musician originally from Trinidad. Goddard was ...
DAVENPORT -- Caribbean steel-drum bands don't play funerals. High drama isn't accented by the lilty, pina colada tones hammered into one-time 55-gallon barrels. That's the fun of playing the pan drum.
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 ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Uniting the community since 1979-- that’s been the goal of the MOJA Arts Festival, which began Thursday evening. For the next 11 days, Charleston leaders will bring poetry, ...
DARIEN CENTER — The Lancaster High School Kids Carnival Caribbean Steel Drum Band will perform a free concert from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 22 at Shelter No. 2 at Darien Lakes State Park, 10475 ...
Instruments of the Caribbean will be featured in a holiday concert Dec. 10 in Richland. The Tri-Cities Steel Band Association will hold its Christmas concert in the auditorium at Chief Joseph Middle ...