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A steelband in Trinidad and Tobago, 2013. 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. Steelpan musicians are called pannists. In 2023, the United Nations General Assembly declared August 11 as World ...
Steel pan musician and musical instrument maker. Spouses. Jacqueline Patricia Mannette (married 1974) Joyce Kingston (deceased) Children. 10. Elliott Anthony " Ellie " Mannette [a] (5 November 1927 – 29 August 2018) [1] was a Trinidadian musical instrument maker and steel pan musician, also known as the "father of the modern steel drum". [2]
He is credited with the invention of the Ping Pong steelpan instrument. Simon also was part of TASPO, the Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra and visited Great Britain in 1951. [1] Winston "Spree" Simon worked closely with Anthony Williams, who later invented the fourth and fifth soprano pan. Simon also gave Bertie Marshall significant ...
Williams was a pioneer of the steel pan, along with Winston "Spree" Simon, Ellie Mannette and Neville Jules. Williams was part of the Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra, TASPO, which visited England for the Festival of Britain in 1951. [2] In 1953, Williams presented a soprano pan with the notes laid out in a circle of fifths. Because the ...
Today, steel-pan is the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago and is used worldwide. In 2013 Ancel Bhagwandeen was awarded by the Prime minister's Awards for Scientific Ingenuity for developing and producing the World's first tenor pan stick that is sound sensitive and displays light colours in sync with playing the steel pan.
Biography. In 1957, Ray Holman began playing steelpan at the age of 13 with the Invaders Steel Orchestra, led by Ellie Mannette, [1] for whom he composed his first pan piece, "Ray's Saga", recorded by the Invaders in 1961. [2] At 20, he became the youngest player to win the solo Ping Pong (an early version of the tenor pan) competition in the ...
Rudolph Charles. Rudolph Charles (1 October 1938 – 29 March 1985) was a musician and instrument maker of the steelpan, but most notably, he was a pioneer and leader of the steelband movement in Trinidad and Tobago. Also known as Charlo, The Hammer and Trail, among other names, he led Desperadoes Steel Orchestra to 10 various victories from ...
Laventille is the place where steel pan was born, and the birthplace of innovative world-renowned tuners such as Rudolph Charles and Bertie Marshall. [1] As the heart of the steelpan world, this is where pioneer Winston "Spree" Simon lived and created one of the century's new acoustical musical instruments. Laventille is the original home to ...