Exhibit
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is the birthplace of steel pan music and calypso, with soca and chutney also central to the island sound. Masters in this archive include Ellie Mannette (Steel drum innovator, pan music pioneer) and Andy Narell (Steel drum jazz fusion). Steel drums were invented in the 1930s using discarded oil barrels from the petroleum industry.
Exhibit copy
Trinidad and Tobago is the birthplace of steel pan music and calypso, with soca and chutney also central to the island sound. Masters in this archive include Ellie Mannette (Steel drum innovator, pan music pioneer) and Andy Narell (Steel drum jazz fusion). Steel drums were invented in the 1930s using discarded oil barrels from the petroleum industry.
Historical context
Trinidad and Tobago is the birthplace of steel pan music and calypso, with soca and chutney also central to the island sound. Masters in this archive include Ellie Mannette (Steel drum innovator, pan music pioneer) and Andy Narell (Steel drum jazz fusion). Steel drums were invented in the 1930s using discarded oil barrels from the petroleum industry. Leading documented genres in this exhibit include Calypso, Soca, Steel Pan, Chutney.
Specimen note
Steel drums were invented in the 1930s using discarded oil barrels from the petroleum industry.
Genres
- Calypso
- Soca
- Steel Pan
- Chutney
Highlight instruments
- Steel DrumArtifact →
- Calypso
- Soca
- ChutneyArtifact →