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steel band
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steel band
Music a type of instrumental band, popular in the Caribbean Islands, consisting mainly of tuned percussion instruments made chiefly from the heads of oil drums, hammered or embossed to obtain different notes


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Bradford also says if SeverCorr is successful in producing the 72-inch steel bands, the company would have a major advantage over other steel companies, considering no other steel company in the United States is able to produce the 72-inch width, a size that the auto industry is considering adopting more widely.
Sponsored by Industrial Marine of Santurce, the group partied to steel bands, rafted up at the local beaches and listened to presentations by Sea Ray and Cummins representatives on the latest in new boats and engines.
Two flat steel bands run through the spine of the lamp, which insulate power feeds and prevent the lamp from buckling.
 
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