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History of Steel Drums. Carl R. Schneider - Presenter West Union High School 937-544-5553 (S). Trinidad and Tobago. Most recent acoustic instrument 55 gallon oil drum Left from Naval Bases - WW2. Pre-Pan. British Colonial Rule - 1800’s Hand Drums - Call Gangs Outlawed hand drums in 1886
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History of Steel Drums Carl R. Schneider - Presenter West Union High School 937-544-5553 (S)
Trinidad and Tobago • Most recent acoustic instrument • 55 gallon oil drum • Left from Naval Bases - WW2
Pre-Pan • British Colonial Rule - 1800’s • Hand Drums - Call Gangs • Outlawed hand drums in 1886 • Tamboo Bamboo • Machetes inside poles • Outlawed Tamboo Bamboo • Found instruments
Early Pan • Iron Band Parades • Winston “Spree” Simon - 1930’s • Discovered dented section - made tone • Convex in shape • Ellie Manette - Father of modern pan • Competitions at Carnaval
Carnaval • 2 Contests • Popular songs of the year • Technical and Versatility Piece • 100 musicians and 300 pans • Rehearse in panyards • Community identity
Performers • Witco Desperadoes • Phase Two Pan Grove • Amoco Renegades • Trinidad All Stars • Skiffle Bunch • Fon Clair • Antillean All Stars • Exodus • Nutones
Pan Player’s • Len “Boogsie” Sharp • Ken “Professor” Philmore • Robbie Greenidge • Andy Narell • Jeff Narell • Tom Miller • Pan Ramajay
Modern Pan • Panyard • University Tuning Project • Worldwide • High Schools and Universities • Tuning • Standardization on patterns and tuning