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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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A SLICE of the Caribbean came to the North East at the weekend with an open air performance from a number of North East steel bands.
Ohio) Steel Band, presents a resource for directors of steel bands, beginning with the history of pan, starting a program, and components of an ensemble, and followed by techniques, developing instrumentation, repertoire, and rehearsal strategies.
As well as the heat, the sounds and the rhythms of steel bands from across the region rang out from a number of locations in the town.
 
 
 
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