Steel Pan Drum
The steel pan drum is a idiophone instrument invented in the country of Trinidad and Tobago in The Caribbean, originally it’s made of a 55 gallon drum of oil, by sinking the bottom of the drum into a concave shape with different clefts that makes the different notes.
The first steel pan drum were invented in 1800’s by native slaves which played it in the Carnival in the island, since then the instrument is evolving until now.
In that time the colonialists thinks that with the steel pan the slaves send secret messages to each other to make a revolution, so the colonialists banned the instrument.
In the Second World War the Carnivals were forbidden and with that the first pannists could make changes in the instrument, tuning the sounds, etc.
Nowadays the steel pan drum is a very important instrument, in fact is the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago, and now exists different types of pans with different sounds and notes. There exist the High Tenor (soprano pan), Low Tenor, Double Tenor, The Double Second Pan, The Quadrophonic Pan, The Guitar Pan, The Cello Pan, The 4 Pan Bass or Six-Pan Bass. Each one of those are used to make different sounds in a Steel Band the make different rhythms and play different songs, including vocals but just with steel pans’ sounds as you can see in this video: Sounds of Steel - Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough (Steel Pan Drum)
I hope you enjoy the video and realize that this instrument is very important to the culture of The Caribbean is old and it was made by the slaves of the island and it’s important because in the time of colonialism, there was many slaves in the island and this is a instrument that evolves with the salves and now is part of the Caribbean people. Also is the principal sound in Calypso music.
By: Katherine Peña Villavicencio
Hello. I think that is so important to know, because is part of the evolution of musical instruments. I didn't know nothing about this instrument and is so pleasant hear the sound it makes (it's relaxing). Thank you a lot for showing us this, and congratulations for your entry.
ResponderEliminarHi! Thank you Bastian, I hope you have enjoyed the video, is a very important instrument to The Caribbean and of course to Trinidad and Tobago and it is part of the culture of those.
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ResponderEliminarhello, i think that the sound of this instrument will be very hard, or not so nice, but the sound is beatifull,is very tuneful, i like it! And the rhythm is very contagious, i fell like dancing! The people of this country should be, very happy and friendly, because this instrument and the sound i do think it.
ResponderEliminarhello, i think that the sound of this instrument will be very hard, or not so nice, but the sound is beatifull,is very tuneful, i like it! And the rhythm is very contagious, i fell like dancing! The people of this country should be, very happy and friendly, because this instrument and the sound i do think it.
ResponderEliminarI love the sound of this instrument is very cheerful, but i confess this topic remind me to Hermes Conrad from Futurama dancing the Limbo https://youtu.be/SjbdG1-MU-M
ResponderEliminarWhen I was on vacation in Viña del Mar, it was a man who played this instrument but he was playing it with his hands. I was surprised about the sound of this instrument because it was very relaxing and it has a beautiful melody. I didn´t know about the origin of this instrument, so thanks for letting me know about it.
ResponderEliminarPS: The information about " the colonialists think that with this instrument send messages between the slaves for make a revolution", it was a very interseting fact.
Well, what can I say? You left me shocked... The history that instrument is very interesting for me, because i didn't have any idea about the Steel Pan Drum. it seems incredible that slaves of that time (despite being pressured by the colonialists) have been able to invent such a wonderful instrument.
ResponderEliminarI think that the structure of this instrument is very beautiful and also makes a beautiful sound.