A visit to Panyard Inc., one of the Kenmore neighborhood's burgeoning music businesses, is as much a lesson in the history of steel pan drums as a look inside the Akron company. Owner Ron Kerns is a ...

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 ...

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.

IOWA CITY - When her kids attended West High, Barbara DeGroot discovered the school's steel drum band. From that day forward, every time she saw Ginny Armstrong, the band's instructor, DeGroot would ...

Go to Amesbury Middle School after school and you might find yourself dreaming of swaying palm trees on a Caribbean island. It’s that calypso music you’re hearing, the music of steel drums. A new ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia International PANFestival will bring a celebration of steel drum sounds to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront this weekend. The event will take place Friday and Saturday ...

Towards the end of the school year, teachers and students alike dream of a tropical summer vacation away from tests and grades. Randy Baez, music teacher at DeSoto Trail Elementary School, is in a ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Hampton Roads organization is working to bring music to underserved communities. The Mosaic Steel Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization that teaches adults and kids how to play ...