Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History is a vivid account of the
events that led to the “accidental” invention of the steel drum: the
only acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century. Angela
Smith walks readers through the evolution of the steel drum from an
object of scorn and tool of violence to one of the most studied,
performed, and appreciated musical instruments today. Smith explores the
development of the modern steelband, from its roots in African slavery
in early Trinidad to the vast array of experiments in technological
innovation and to the current explosion of steelbands in American
schools. The book offers insights directly from major contributors of
the steelband movement with sections devoted exclusively to pioneers and
innovators.
Drawing on seven years of research, repeated trips
to the birthplace of the steel drum, Trinidad, and interviews with
steelband pioneers, Smith takes readers far beyond the sunny
associations of the steel drum with island vacations, cruise ships, and
multiple encores of “Yellow Bird.” Digging deep into Trinidad’s
history—a tale of indigenous extermination and African slavery, of
French settlement and Spanish and British colonialism before mid-century
independence—Smith weaves an unforgettable narrative of talking drums,
kalinda stick fights, tamboo bamboo bands, iron bands, calypso,
Carnival, and the U. S. military. Together, all played major roles in
the evolution of today’s steelband and in the panman’s journey from
renegade to hero in the steelband’s move from the panyards of Trinidad’s
poorest neighborhoods to the world’s most prestigious concert halls.
The reader will discover how an instrument created by teenage boys,
descendants of African slaves, became a world musical phenomena. Steel
Drums and Steelbands is the ideal introduction to the steel drum,
steelbands, and their history.
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