Long Island’s own Steel Impressions Steel Band is putting a spotlight on Caribbean culture through music. The band says they are the only family steel band on Long Island. O.V. Solomon came to the U.S ...

Rudolph (Rudy) King, who popularized the Caribbean steel band in the U. S., died in Brooklyn last week. He was 73. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, King came to New York in 1949 and set about creating ...

No time or money for a tropical destination wedding? When coconuts, palm trees, and umbrella drinks are in short supply, Pan Loco Steel Band comes to the rescue by spicing up your big day with the ...

The result of hitting steel to create sweet dulcet tones are a part of the Caribbean’s musical DNA. It’s the steel drum (aka “steel pan”) with its warm sounds now firmly associated with the warm ...

The Petoskey Steel Drum Band has been rocking through their holiday tour, stopping at places like Lansing all the way to Harbor Springs. This year the band has 36 students ranging from ninth to ...

Denmark may be far from tropical, yet it has produced one of the finest steel bands on the circuit – the “Steel Hammers”. Having toured across Europe, the 12-piece ensemble will be bringing a flavour ...

A couple years after Joel Smales heard Ithaca College's Steel Band, he bought a steel pan of his own to play along with Binghamton High School's Jazz Ensemble. "Everybody loved it," said Smales, a ...

A Miramar class is exposing Caribbean steel pan drums to a new audience. Playing steel pan drums is second nature for instructor George Goddard, a musician originally from Trinidad. Goddard was ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The annual West Indian American Day Parade stepped off in New York City on Monday with brightly colored costumes, steel bands, flag waving and street dancing. The Brooklyn parade is ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Uniting the community since 1979-- that’s been the goal of the MOJA Arts Festival, which began Thursday evening. For the next 11 days, Charleston leaders will bring poetry, ...

A Telford steel drums band gave Christmas carols a tropical twist, and helped raise vital funds for Jamaicans left devastated ...