Artist artifact

Caribbean

Ellie Mannette

Steel drum innovator, pan music pioneer

Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean1927-2018
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Ellie Mannette — portrait photograph
Jake Lambuth · CC BY-SA 4.0

Biography

Steel drum innovator, pan music pioneer

Influence

Revolutionizing steel drum construction and playing technique

Historical context

Steel drum innovator, pan music pioneer Revolutionizing steel drum construction and playing technique Known as the 'Father of the Modern Steel Drum'

Associated instruments

  • Steel Drum
  • Traditional Caribbean percussion

Specimen note

Known as the 'Father of the Modern Steel Drum'

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