PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Recognized as the pre-eminent steel band competition in the world, Panorama is an annual Carnival music competition open to both conventional and single pan steel bands in ...

A percussion instrument created in Trinidad and Tobago in 1939 is experiencing a revival as a new generation embraces its vibrant sound. Fans of the steelpan — or pan, for short — say ...

Amanda Kendal-Brown grew up in a Trinidadian family in which music and carnival were always a part of her life. When Kendal-Brown was 12, her mother, Yvette Kendal, introduced her to the steel band, ...

If countries had national instruments, then the steelpan would be Trinidad's. In an island nation of just 1.5 million people, there are about 70 steel bands registered to compete in the annual ...

Drummers perform during Carnival in Trinidad. Thundering. Clangoring. The air around me throbs and shatters with the sound of steel pans. I'm in Queen's Park Savannah, a big patch of green in the ...

Branches Steel Orchestra, founded by Trinidadian immigrants in 1977, promotes the culture of the steel drum orchestra and motivates young people from the Caribbean diaspora, with about 60 active ...