steel drums

     

Steelpans (also known as steelrums or pans, and sometimes collectively with musicians as a steelband) is a musical instrument and a form of music originating in Trinidad and Tobago. Steelpan musicians are called pannists.

Trivia about steel drums

  • The origin of these instruments goes back to 55-gallon oil containers discarded by U.S. military bases
  • It's the heavy metal instrument of Caribbean origin heard here
  • The first pitched versions of this Trinidadian instrument were made from small convex metal containers

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