NFP, which happens to be Chicagoland's largest
steelpan drum organization," Schaar said.
Far from simply being inanimate objects that we bang on to make music,
steelpans sustain life.
The performing arts suffered less because it was visible, dynamic and had immediate public impact, which is why cultural performance featured so highly in the revolution, including dance, oral poetry,
steelpan, calypso and other forms of musical performance.
For example, what a young Caribbean schoolchild dancing an Indian Mas' or playing the
steelpan represents on the Kiddies Carnival stage is a result of observation and critical analysis through distillation (i.e.
Ellie Mannette is regarded as the father of the modern-day
steelpan and has been a frequent guest of the Great Lakes
Steelpan Festival going back to the inaugural year of 2013.
Entitled Steel Guns to Steel Drums, the movie tells the story of the birth of the
steelpan. Hollywood, finally, will not just use that silver basin to establish setting, but will pay tribute to Trinidad's gift to the world.
As any lover of Caribbean music can tell, though,
steelpan makers haven't done so badly on their own.
Youngsters from across the North East will enjoy Bollywood dancing, samba and
steelpan drumming and henna painting as part of the Children's Multicultural Arts Festival.
This is a guitar duet with Scherr following Frisell's lead while Wolleson makes quiet
steelpan noises behind.
The Portuguese and their descendants have added few new and original dimensions to the cultural landscape of the Caribbean, but chose instead to support and enhance already existing cultural structures, especially calypso, the
steelpan and Carnival in Trinidad, for example, and other areas of the arts.
The first true
steelpan used by musicians was an empty biscuit container.