LANSDALE —Thanks to the Brittany Pointe Panhandlers, the signature steel pan rhythms of the Caribbean have become a familiar ...

Steel pans are made from industrial drums used for carrying oil. On a steel drum, you will see a series of dents hammered into the shiny metal surface. Each dent creates a different note.

The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago.

The words of fisher poet Steve Schoonmaker, when put to the sounds of Jim Maloney’s music, create a sense of wonder about the ...

Steel drum bands and performers from across New England joined together Sunday for the 31st New England Pan Festival. The event held at Cony High School in Augusta brought together musicians of ...