steel drum
noun[Cusually plural]
uk/ˌstiːl ˈdrʌm/us/ˌstiːl ˈdrʌm/awidehollowmetalpan, sometimes made from anoilcontainer, that isplayedlike adrum:
They willdanceto therichCaribbeansoundsof thesteeldrum.
Heplaysin asteeldrumband.
See also
drumnoun(INSTRUMENT)

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- In Trinidad and Tobago, wheresteeldrummusicwasinventedin the 1930s, theinstrumentis called thesteelpan.
- Hundreds ofsteeldrumplayerswilljoininto megabands of up to 110musicians.
- He wasbornin Trinidad, where hedevelopedamusicalinterestafterhearingthesteeldrum.
Musical instruments
- accordion
- acoustically
- aerophone
- alphorn
- alto
- drum kit
- drum machine
- drumbeat
- drumroll
- drumstick
- panpipes
- pedal steel
- penny whistle
- percussion
- percussionist
- tuning peg
- ukulele
- unpitched
- unplugged
- untuned