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 ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI – Steel drum music resonated through the Loutit District Library in Grand Haven on Thursday, Aug. 15, as a local band kicked off Jamaican Day. Steel Doin’ It performed in the morning ...

When you think of Louisville's music scene, reggae music may not come to mind. But for the past 27 years, steel drums ring the alarm for the start of summer at the Kentucky Reggae Festival. Ibuka ...

THE American state of Michigan is best known for its music out of Motown. Jamaican steel pannist/vocalist Ravon “Steely” Rhoden is, however, expecting a warm embrace with his Caribbean brand of music ...

Lila Sheon, 14, lives in a diverse part of Washington, D.C., called Petworth. Her contribution to our Summer Sounds series comes from a steel drum band practicing on the street. THE JAMIES: (Singing) ...

In preparation for my first visit to the Caribbean, I tried to brush up on the history of places I’d visit, and gain some understanding of their contemporary cultures and societies. In Puerto Rico, my ...