At his Detroit studio, Caribbean Mardi Gras Productions, Ralph Taylor has cleared away the giant Carnival costumes he designs and dusted off a dozen sets of steel drums he’d had in storage for years.

Amid the electronica of 20th Century music one new instrument stands out for its simplicity. The steel pan, possibly the only instrument made out of industrial waste, has become an icon of Trinidadian ...

Ellie Mannette, the father of the modern steel drum, has died at 90. While most people only hear a racket if you bang on a metal trash can, Mannette heard so much more. ELLIE MANNETTE: I listened to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sinori is a brand new instrument for percussionists made from a sheet of stainless steel. You can ...