EGG HARBOR – Hear the unmistakable sound of a steel pan, aka steel drum, and you must be listening to music of the Caribbean or South Pacific, right? Not necessarily so, says Liam Teague, and he plans ...

The sound of steel drums conjures images of an ocean, a beach and a tropical drink in hand. What surrounds this particular steel-drum band, however, are tubas, music stands and the grand piano that ...

During last month’s funeral service for Trinidad and Tobago-born steelpan musician Reynold Juan “Caldera” Caraballo at Brooklyn’s St. Francis of Assisi-St. Blaise Parish, longtime West Indian American ...

On the island of Trinidad, a once-humble instrument has inspired an academic specialty Satanand Sharma’s voice never rises as he gently reprimands a pair of students, guiding and cajoling them through ...

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You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Steel drum bands from throughout Maine and New Hampshire plan to gather to ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Often, Lisa Lanza is a demure presence at the piano. Right about now, though, she’s stepping forward, ready to revel in an afternoon celebration of music, youth and cross-continental ...

oft steel pan music) - My name is Becky Bass and this is my take on the steel pan. (soft steel pan music) I'm a musician. (upbeat rock music) I've been singing and playing the steel pan since I was ...

Jonathan Scales has climbed many mountainous obstacles to become the steel pan composer he is today. An unconventional choice on an unconventional instrument — how could he know it would even work?

Do you know the songs of your people? Have you sung and danced to the melodies that brought them hope, peace, and joy? The Caribbean (also known as the West Indies) is a popular tourist destination.

A deft musician and beloved mentor, he helped keep steel-pan music — his bridge to the Caribbean — a vibrant part of New York life. He had the coronavirus. By Sam Dolnick This obituary is part of a ...