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Steel Drum Street Musicians
Steel drums are thought to have originated in Trinidad and Tobago, where the orchestra at Carnival played music on frying pans, dustbin lids and oil drums. After 1947, steel drums were made from actual 55 gallon steel drums, which were first used for storing oil and similar substances. Steel drums are sometimes called steel pans and the musicians are known as pannists. The steel drum or steel pan is considered a part of the instrument group known as idiophone. Technically, though the steel pan is considered a percussion instrument, it is not actually a drum, but a membranophone. The pansticks have rubber tips and the musician may use two in each hand. The steel pan instrument is the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago. Steel bands at Carnival in Trinidad are known for re- inventing calypsos music every year. A steel band�s repertoire can span a broad range of music, from Latin and Jazz Fusion, to film music, popular tunes and classica...

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