List of steelbands
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Steelbands
, originating from Trinidad and Tobago
, are a group of musicians who play the steel drum family of instruments including the Tenor, Second and Guitar as an orchestral ensemble, often with extended percussion and rhythm section.
This is a list of notable steelbands organized by country and continent.
Steelpan
Steelpans is a musical instrument originating from The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago...
, originating from Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
, are a group of musicians who play the steel drum family of instruments including the Tenor, Second and Guitar as an orchestral ensemble, often with extended percussion and rhythm section.
This is a list of notable steelbands organized by country and continent.
Trinidad and Tobago
| Band | Location |
|---|---|
| Sforzata Steelband Sforzata Steelband The Sforzata Steel Orchestra was created on 29 July 1975 by arranger Merlin "Mutt" Gill, who had left the nearby Scherzando Steel Orchestra.-Early years:... |
Curepe Curepe Curepe is a town in the East-West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located west of St Augustine and east of St Joseph. Curepe abuts the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies. Many of the students attending the university live in Curepe.Curepe began as a crossroads, where... |
| Desperadoes Steel Orchestra Desperadoes Steel Orchestra The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, also called Despers, is a Steelband from Laventille in Trinidad.-Origins and evolution:The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra emerged from the fusion of three different Steelbands from Laventille... |
Laventille Laventille -Etymology:The name Laventille hearkens back to colonial times, especially when the French dominated the cultural traditions of the island. One etymological derivation of the name is due to the fact that the northeast trade winds come to this part of the Island of Trinidad before it reached any... |