The Caribbean Steel Drum band performed on the Peace Quad on Thursday, in an evening featuring musical talent and a welcoming ...

A couple years after Joel Smales heard Ithaca College's Steel Band, he bought a steel pan of his own to play along with Binghamton High School's Jazz Ensemble. "Everybody loved it," said Smales, a ...

Miles away from the Caribbean, Elton Williams teaches lessons on the steel drum at the Caribbean Information Music Center in Hampton. Williams does not play music to win championships. He does not ...

The result of hitting steel to create sweet dulcet tones are a part of the Caribbean’s musical DNA. It’s the steel drum (aka “steel pan”) with its warm sounds now firmly associated with the warm ...

Carnival in the Caribbean, a riotous spectacle of drums, rhythm, dance, color and phantasmagorical characters, inspires jazz trumpeter and composer Etienne Charles. “I have always thought of Carnival ...

No time or money for a tropical destination wedding? When coconuts, palm trees, and umbrella drinks are in short supply, Pan Loco Steel Band comes to the rescue by spicing up your big day with the ...

The Caribbean is more than a tourist destination, and East Tennesseans of Caribbean descent want to share that. To that end, they’ll be celebrating Caribbean Heritage Month with “Steelpan in the Park” ...