At his Detroit studio, Caribbean Mardi Gras Productions, Ralph Taylor has cleared away the giant Carnival costumes he designs and dusted off a dozen sets of steel drums he’d had in storage for years.

The University of Akron Steel Drum Band: 2:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St. akroncivic.com. Albert Lee ...

“I am excited to take part in this unique musical experience, which is unlike anything I have done yet in my career,” says Mike Portnoy. “And, it is always an honor to pay tribute to one of my biggest ...

The sound of steel drums conjures images of an ocean, a beach and a tropical drink in hand. What surrounds this particular steel-drum band, however, are tubas, music stands and the grand piano that ...

Despers USA practices on a big parking lot off Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, N.Y. Band members start wandering in around 6 or 7 p.m. and slowly take their places behind racks of steel drums. Like a ...

What: The ensemble's 30th anniversary concert. When: 8 p.m. Saturday, April 10. Where: E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. Tickets: $18, general ...

This Brooklyn drum group steeled the show. The 96-member steel drum group sponsored by the Daily News won the $20,000 top prize at the West Indian Day band competition early Sunday at the Brooklyn ...

GRANVILLE - The Granville Music Boosters have announced a couple of special, upcoming steel drum band events. First up, is a concert: “We always have spring concert, but the reason this one is a ...

SAN DIEGO — The Island Steel Drum Band, comprised of students from Southwest Middle School and Southwest High School in South Bay San Diego, performed together for what they believe is the last time ...

What started as a five-piece steel drum band has morphed into four bands with 80 members under the direction of Canal Winchester High School music director Todd Phillips. "We have had the group since ...

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 ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The ConverZatons program will focus on the cultural importance of the drums to the ...