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August 14, 2023
Steelpan drums, invented in Trinidad and Tobago, and the culture behind their sound will be celebrated every August 11 as World Steelpan Day. Janine Mendes-Franco (Global Voices) writes, “It’s a potent instrument, a tool to bring us together.” Here are excerpts from this heart-warming article. In a resolution adopted by the United Nations’ General Assembly on…
August 10, 2023
Pan in all its glory will be on show at the “University of Woodford Square”, Port of Spain, during World Steelpan Day celebrations tomorrow, from 5 p.m.
January 20, 2023
The steel pan (it’s really a bit of a faux pas to call it a steel drum!) is one of Trinidad’s proudest exports. It distinguishes itself by being the only acoustic, non-electric instrument invented in the 20th century, and one incubated in Laventille, Port of Spain, during the Second World War