Steelpan is a musical instrument originating from Trinidad and Tobago. Steelpan musicians are called pannists.
Lennox "Boogsie" Sharpe is a successful and popular composer and arranger of steelpan music.
Andy Narell is an American jazz steel pannist.
Phase II Pan Groove is a steel orchestra from Trinidad and Tobago.
Jit Sukha Samaroo was a Trinidadian composer and steelpan musician.
Ralph Anthony MacDonald was a Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.
Robert Greenidge is a steelpan player. He is a member of popular music singer Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band and the instrumental group Club Trini. Greenidge has also collaborated with artists such as Robert Palmer, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Taj Mahal, Ringo Starr, Earth, Wind & Fire and Carly Simon.
The Sforzata Steel Orchestra is a Trinidad and Tobago steelpan band, formed on 29 July 1975 by arranger Merlin "Mutt" Gill, Irvin Burgess and other musicians who had left the nearby Scherzando Steel Orchestra.
Raymond Anthony Holman is a musician, composer, pannist and performer from Trinidad and Tobago.
Tracy Thornton is one of the most recognized steelpan players in the U.S.A.
Panorama is an annual music competition of steelbands from Trinidad and Tobago. It is usually held around Carnival time.
Sterling Betancourt MBE, FRSA is a Trinidad-born pioneer, arranger and musician on the steelpan, a major figure in pioneering the Pan in Europe and the UK (1951).
Clive Bradley was a known arranger of steelpan music.
Anthony "Tony" Williams is an inventor, pioneer and musician of the steel pan.
The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, also called Despers, are a steelband from Laventille in Trinidad, formed in 1945.
Heavenly is an album released by popular Soca artist Machel Montano from Trinidad and Tobago in 2009. It was first launched at J&R Music World in New York City on June 19, 2009. The album marks Machel Montano's third solo release after rebranding to Machel Montano HD in 2007.
The UK National Panorama Competition, a Saturday evening event that immediately precedes the Notting Hill Carnival, is a major showcase for Trinidad and Tobago Steel Pan, or, music. Held at Emslie Horniman's Pleasance park in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea it typically involves approximately 1,000 performers, and attracts almost 5,000 spectators. Steel Bands from around the UK prepare a music performance, arranged to last for up to 10 minutes, and compete for the Panorama Championship.
Akil Anthony Borneo, better known by his stage name 5Star Akil, is a Trinidadian Soca artist and disc jockey (DJ). Born in St James, a suburb in Trinidad and Tobago which locals have dubbed "the city that never sleeps", Borneo began his career in music at the age of sixteen as a DJ, playing live music at Club Prosperity in his neighbourhood. He, along with friends, eventually formed one of the most successful DJ outfits in Trinidad and Tobago, Associate Degree Sound System before receiving his breakthrough in radio as an on-air personality at 96.1wefm, one of Trinidad and Tobago's leading urban radio stations.
Patricia Alison "Pat" BishopTC was a Trinidadian educator, music director, artist and cultural icon. She was one of the first women to arrange for steelbands and was the recipient of the Trinity Cross, the highest of the National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra (TTDFSO) is a specialized military band that is part of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. It has its roots in British traditions for military bands, all while also uniquely using unconventional instruments such as steelpans and other native Trinidadian instruments. The 40 member band is currently the only military steel band in the world.
