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 ...

Modern steel drums produce all the notes of the musical scale, though banging down the oil drum top is mostly unchanged 80 years later. Areas of the bowl are tuned to create pitches.

The steel drum musical instrument was first created in Trinidad, hammered from biscuit boxes, brake drums and oil barrels. One of the biggest "steel pan" bands of the 1960s was the Esso Trinidad ...

Think of steel drums, and what comes to mind? Probably images of white-sand beaches, rum punch, coconut palms and that happy, rhythmic music that goes hand-in-hand with Caribbean vacations. Unless ...

Learn about different musical instruments from all over the world in this KS2 Bitesize music guide. BBC Homepage. ... Steel pans are made from industrial drums used for carrying oil.

Steel drum orchestras have even played classical music at New York’s Lincoln Center. About the Marche du Nain Rouge The 7th Annual Marche du Nain Rouge begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 20.