Steel drums turn out to vibrate with a wide range of subtle resonances that are captivating not only listeners but physicists who investigate how musical instruments cast their distinctive spells.

The steel drum, also called the steel pan or just pan, is surely one of the most unusual and versatile musical instruments in the world. The clangy sound of a steel band performing during carnival in ...

Pan Arts is celebrating 20 years of bringing the sweet sounds of steel drum music to the North Coast, with a free open house and community workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Pan Arts ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - The Mosaic Steel Orchestra was founded 20 years ago by Dr. Anthony Hailey, an internationally-known percussionist. His goal was to bring Caribbean-style steel drum music to young ...

The Summer Music Series swings through the Mount Washington Valley this week to visit the only music shop in New Hampshire that builds steel drums, the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago.

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 heart of Port of Spain, capital of the island ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI – Steel drum music resonated through the Loutit District Library in Grand Haven on Thursday, Aug. 15, as a local band kicked off Jamaican Day. Steel Doin’ It performed in the morning ...

In the middle of December in Ohio, the Caribbean-infused melodies filling the music room at Franklinton Preparatory Academy seemed misplaced. But for students enrolled in a steel-drum band class at ...

San Jacinto College Central music instructors Michael Mizma (steel drum band) and Dr. Paul Busselberg (choral music) are excited about collaborating on a trailblazing music project that will challenge ...