The steel pan’s cheerful yet melancholic chime has mesmerized Mike Kernahan since he was a young boy growing up near the oil fields of Palo Seco, Trinidad. It is in his blood, he says – his two uncles ...

As a young drummer fine tuning his skills in Trinidad, Salmon Cupid always wondered why the steel pan wasn’t electrified as the guitar and piano were. “I didn’t know how to do it. I just knew I had a ...

Sometimes, when he’s on the bandstand, his body jerking and his face locked in a grimace as he tucks into a solo that sails from one key change to the next, the jazz steel pan player Victor Provost ...

The steelpan - a percussion instrument created in Trinidad and Tobago in 1939 - is making a comeback as a new generation embraces its vibrant sound. Fans of the pan say new technology has made the ...