| TRINIDAD
& TOBAGO PAN BANDS
NORTH
STEELBANDS
BPTT Renegades (138 Charlotte St, Port of
Spain)
BWIA Invaders (147 Tragarette Rd, Port of Spain
- Opposite Oval)
Neal & Massy All Stars (46 Duke St, Port
of Spain)
PCS Starlift (187C Tragarette Rd, Port of
Spain)
Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove (13 Hamilton
St, Woodbrook)
T&Tec Power Stars (114 Western Main Rd,
St. James)
WITCO Desperadoes (Upper Laventille Rd, East
Dry River, Port of Spain)
SOUTH/CENTRAL
STEELBANDS
Fonclaire (Dottin St, San Fernando)
TCL Skiffle Bunch (Coffe St, San Fernando)
Trinmar Hatters (Lady Hailes Av, San Fernando)
Tropical Angel Harps (Southern Main Rd, Chaguanas)
EAST
STEELBANDS
Caribbean Steel Mills Angel Harps (Eastern
Main Rd, Arima)
Exodus (St. John's Village, St. Augustine)
Tunapuna All Stars (Railway Rd, Pasea Village,
Tunapuna)
History
of the Steelpan
The
steelpan or steel drum originated in the Caribbean Island
of Trinidad. The stories begin in the 1930's when the African
descendants, to express the music ringing in their heads started
beating out rhythms and harmonies on pieces of metal. From
the forbidden skin drums and the outlawed tamboo bamboo bands,
they were searching for innovative ways of making music to
accompany the people's songs and dances at carnival time.
The
steel drum or steelpan is the only acoustic musical instrument
invented this century. The steel orchestra is composed of
instruments covering the full range of the conventional orchestra.
Six categories of drums make up the orchestra: the tenors,
the double second, the guitars, the cellos, the quadro and
six pan, the bass, plus the rhythm section. These instruments
are made from used oil drums and are extremely versatile.
Steelpan music includes not only Afro-Caribbean music but
extends to jazz, pop and classical with all distinctive rhythms
and tonality of the steelpan instrument.
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