How to Play Steel Pan Drums in a Band : Playing Leads on Steel Drums

[longdongtidleydee]

@rieg10 i am from jamaica and we use it a lot and most reggae have it in, it was invented in trinidad but it is used loads by jamaicans :)

[sebamurgui1]

woow i never heard this instrument before, it´s fucking awsomeeee!

[georgecimadon]

Hey, just wondering... isn't the steel pan a jamaican instrument after all?

[ironmanozzy]

I HEARD THESE WERE INVENTED IN JAMAICA LOLOLOLO

[AManandHisPan]

I am willing to bet this guy does NOT play pan professionally. First of all his pan is a D pan and it has a MIDDLE C AND a high c. I know because I play D pan as well. And I absolutely DON'T LIKE when people refer to this instrument as a 'drum'. THE STEEL PAN IS NOT A DRUM!

And big up T&T for inventing this instrument but the country dropped the ball on the pan a long time ago...As a country it does little to promote and advance the pan..It's a shame because now Europeans are doing it.

[flspy]

@AManandHisPan Lighten up man!

[SPS148669]

I alway hear thus instrument being played in Nintendo Mario games!

[kylexwiel]

Trinidad and Tobago we seh

[d2pans]

This is not HOW to play, it is about the different voices of pan. Please label the videos as such. Thank you.

[penedawn]

Winston 'Spree' Simon has also been credited as the first to 'find' notes on a drum, as he beat it back into shape by the side of the road. They used to be convex, rather than concave. Spree was only 9 at the time, and his mate had mashed the pan down when playing. Many claim they were the first but 'spies' went from yard to yard and a great deal happened in a short time. This is documented online and makes fascinating & worthwhile reading. Ask Ellie about Spree, and Russ Henderson's input.

[penedawn]

Winston 'Spree' Simon has also been credited as the first to 'find' notes on a drum, as he beat it back into shape by the side of the road. They used to be convex, rather than concave. Spree was only 9 at the time, and his mate had mashed the pan down when playing. Many claim they were the first but 'spies' went from yard to yard and a gread deal happened in a short time. This is documented online and makes fascinating & worthwhile reading. Ask Ellie about Spree, and Russ Henderson's input.

[commandandconq3]

oops klicked noobvillage video :/

[nong333]

So THAT'S where that sound comes from!

I've been hearing this sound in a lot in beach or tropical theme music but I've never seen the instrument that makes it.

[selenademi33xx]

i play steel pans

[dabycle]

great instrument! <3

[RWIron]

who givs a shit who made it! it makes good sounds, just listen/play it!

[sixsyrignsattached]

This is a great learning experience no matter how competitive you all might feel about the where of it.  It's part of the world now.

[Fireflies49]

u need to retune d highest notes on ur pan. and its called a high c pan.

[Fireflies49]

u need to retune d highest notes on ur pan.

[laknar33]

le steel vien des ile trinidade et tobago .

[crimehellboy]

trinis made pan, im jamaican and i kno da

[ribi95]

I love this instrument!! this song apears in the Sirenita! jeje

[salemcripple]

Honestly who fucking cares where it came from originally.

[hadeslovesgreenday]

I can't believe there are morons who dare comment and say th steelpan was invented in Jamaica or whatnot, when they don't know what the hell they're talking about.............GOOGLE IT IDIOTS!!!! THE STEELPAN WAS INVENTED IN TRINIDAD!!!!!!!!! whoever told you otherwise has probably never used the internet.........

[ganitywaltz]

@hadeslovesgreenday what is a trinidad

[epiqism]

@ganitywaltz ........... omg i hope you're kidding... it's a carribean island >>

[Akiithebest]

@hadeslovesgreenday who the hell cares if its from trinidad or jamaica?! like shit its from the west indies..just leave it be!

[godsangelfella]

@hadeslovesgreenday yeah but jamaicans were the ones to ROCK THE F*CK OUTTA OF DAT SH*T

[TheJosh909]

@godsangelfella aamm ok i am a trinidadian....n u all need 2 come trinidad 2 understand jamaicans can't play it shit as gud.heheheh come round carnival time!!!! den allyuh will never make the mistake and say it was invented in jamaica again!!!!!!

[TheJosh909]

@godsangelfella aamm ok i am a trinidadian living in trinidad....n u all need 2 come trinidad 2 understand jamaicans can't play it shit as gud.heheheh come round carnival time!!!! den allyuh will never make the mistake and say it was invented in jamaica again!!!!!! my humble opinion :)

[rieg10]

@hadeslovesgreenday ye, i agree with you, i KNOW that trinidad invented them, but i always think jamaica invented them, i dont really know why

[4evermason]

@rieg10 I think that too. I think its because its tropical music and the first thing we think of when we hear tropical music is Jamaica :D

[dogshmog]

@hadeslovesgreenday Well thank god for Jamaica, I don't know where we would be in this world if Jamaica hadn't invented the steelpan!

[conyelp]

@hadeslovesgreenday Yes, the steel pan drum did originate in Trinidad. Music used to be outlawed there so the people would take a hammer and pound on steel drums like the ones that used to sit behind a house with garbage in them. The hammering slowly beat the shape of a pan. Then the people started to see how many different sounds they could get, that's what ingenuity can do. True story, look it up.

[djmixalus]

wiki pedia steel pan youtube wont let me copy the direct link

[HansumTrini]

TRINIDADIANS R THE ONES WHO INVENTED THIS THANK YOU

[lobstertexas]

he's actually saying "Tenor" not "Tinner" .. caption-fail :p

[saxyvi]

Sounds good, but go to saxyvi channel to hear some real steel pan music from St. Thomas.

[bordermexican99]

FUCK YOU EXPERT VILLAGE

[doginthehouse2010]

i play steel pans

[shawdowman56]

The guy who invented these lives in west virginia lol every one how says it comes from the jamica he was born and raised in WV

[Ibber]

@shawdowman56 and I suppose you believe spaghetti was invented in Italy. I don't believe the pan was invented in WV or Jamaica. I believe it may have been perfected there, and turned into the instrument it is today, but I don't think it was invented in either of those places. I imagine the first pan drum was probably a dented garbage can.

[shawdowman56]

@Ibber No actually Ellie Mannete invented the steel drum and he lives here in WV he has a shop here too. Im not shitting you dude.

[quillber]

fuck this

[robbyphoto]

invented in trinidad and tobago

[marshallmaiden99]

They have 138 thousand videos.

[SimpleSencilla]

Thank you, this is amazing I didn't know anything about steel drums and you helped me understand them better :)

[hecateentrone]

amazing sound can you telll me what kind of steel is?

[myhalfof]

Bagdiil must not be able to read fast enough to keep up with the spoken word.

The text is for people who may not be able to understand spoken English, but can read it. Also, many people who tune steel drums lose their hearing. The common word for the instrument is "steel drum." Those who play it and craft it, refer to the instrument as a "pan" as a shorthand to differentiate it from other percussive instruments that may be in the same band.

[olesquidlips]

where's the video?

[bagdiil]

Remove the text dumbass

[fooloof]

@bagdiil: i guess calling him "dumbass" didn't work, since the text is still there!

[yt2vinay]

@bagdiil Just disable the captions, moron.

[TurbineJesse]

I've got an oil "pan" under my truck to hold my oil. How do you feel about that? A drum is a percussion instrument, exactly like the one in this video. It can properly be referred to as a pan or drum, both are correct.

[ultrapancake]

L2P

[thebymster]

Why do Americans have to call everything different? They were made from "oil DRUMS" now they are "steel PAN." I know a few international players who would get offended at having their instrument called a drum...

[Phazaar]

You seem to make a point then undermine it?

What am I missing? Do you think pan is the correct term? And if not, what do you think is?

[thebymster]

Forgive my confusing use of the English language, I was trying to convey, in too few words, that I was taught that the word "drum" in Trinidad refers to the raw state container for oil. As a sign of respect for the craftsmanship and cultural history that is inate in the finished article, once a drum has been transformed into this instrument with the voice of angels it is no longer refered to as a drum, but as a "pan." perhaps I am inheriting some overzelous destinctions which are in danger of

[thebymster]

turning into prejudices from too broad a base of players and tuners to warrant the formation of any unwritten constitution?

Pehaps you say tomatoe, I say tomatoe?

[jhonnyunknown]

@thebymster

your a fuckin faggot dude, why cant you just enjoy the video

[Ultraman725]

tell them to grow a pair and know america will wlays 'americanize' names of international things (futball to soccer for instance.) Not saying it's right but it will always be that way until the US falls

[AgentCarter]

why do englishmen have to bitch about everything americans do?

[Dfenselaxer4]

where can u get these..i am interested in learning

[joejsj]

i play the bace version of these

[SuperSnk1]

Do you know that the Tenor Pan was called "The Ping Pong " in the very early days of the Pan here in TnT. I heard the Late Great Winston Spree Simon another Pan Inventor from Trinidad say in an interview that they used to practice in the yard at the back of a Chinese Gentleman shop and when they did not win a pan competition then he remarked the next morning when he heard of the results the "Every night you beating Ping Pong , Ping Pong and now you not win". This sounds jokey but it's true.

[thebymster]

Hey, I thought Ping Pong was the name of the first, two note pans, before Chromatic tuning. You still see them in Jouvert bands right?

[SuperSnk1]

Reply to bymster: The 2 note pan was called the "DuDup" and it was part of the rhythm section . It was replaced by the Congas aka Tumbas . The Dudup carried the required speed whilst the PingPong carried the Melody.

[colt1295]

steel drums sound amazing!

[twilighthousewifeetc]

I play the steel pans! And my group can play I'm yours by Jason myras!

[tstewart01]

there is a drum like this but it is inverted and you play it on top... does anyone know what kind of drum that is

[popersteve]

If it's the one that you play with your hands, that's a "hang drum" (pronounced "hung") - I believe hang drums come from Switzerland.

[melushq]

ur right, hang drums come from switzerland!

[jasonman1515]

its called a hank drum. its smaller

[fetalposition]

its called a hang drum, its from Switzerland :D

[Dropstats]

the opposite drum of massive destruction

[janeswilliam]

You can watch a steel drums virtuoso searching in YouTube for the words "Jaco Pastorius The Chicken Live 1982". That's absolutely amazing!

[gurlface]

Yea, that's Othello Molineaux. He's renowned.

[janeswilliam]

tks gurlface for make me know his name! from this, i saw other othello videos (simply great!!!)

[janeswilliam]

Vocês podem ver um virtuoso em steel drum procurando no YouTube pelas palavras "Jaco Pastorius The Chicken Live 1982". É absolutamente maravilhoso!

[skayril]

Mister you need to leave steelpan teaching for us Caribbean people to do

[gurlface]

Real nice attitude, jerk.

[whatsonyourwrist]

been playing tenor pan for years here in brooklyn ny during panaroma. he reminds me of the tenor section leader for pantonics steel orchestra brooklyn ny

[case180]

their so fun to play they had them in my high school i did it for two years

[WarningZephyr]

CLARK MONTESSORI FTW

[gopherbar]

Fantastic...absolutly fantastic v v well done keep playing. :O)

[crsereda]

This guy reminds me of my last band teacher.

[portal3dge]

tooo much talking, not enough tips!!!!!!!!!!

[ZACKisVICIOUS]

i love percussion and this is deffinately my favorite of all the percussion

i want to learn how to play

how much would a good set of steel drums cost and what brand should i get?

[kyuuuuuuubi]

well from what i heard i forgot but my friend bought 1 part of a 2 piece and it was 2000-3000

[FashionPixel09]

I Play Steelpans :)

[jpralston]

o so how much would it really cost to buy one of the lead steel pans drums?

[Jpnezeshorty]

It's typically anywhere from $800~1600 unpainted or raw steel, a little higher if you wanted painted, and for the chrome finish shown on this video it can go anywhere from $2200~3000 USD.

[candyfloss9876]

where do i buy a good quality steel drum in uk and how much is it in british pounds?

[candyfloss9876]

how much is a steel drum in the uk?

[cadyjale]

contact victor philip of phase 1 steel band in coventry he makes pans

[pavoloco]

Where can I buy a steel pan?

[fagonabed]

you can't.

[jpralston]

tes u can

[fagonabed]

you can if you work for a school and your a music teacher. but you can't just go out and buy one. all steel pan drums are custom made. i know this because my music teacher knows ppl down in Trinidad and one of his good friends made pans for him and he know teaches in Ceres, CA. =P

[jpralston]

ok but i went to amazon and they had them sir sale

[fagonabed]

thats amazon steel pans. not same quality.

[9054518584]

all yuh need to go to trinidad to get de real ting

[MARCandGERARD]

google Tom Reynolds, he will make you great pans here in the US. Check out my video, he made my pans.

[TheHusky9]

it comes out of your joint if u smoke it enough.

[RythmTrail]

Great demo keep up the good work

[percussioneducation]

Nice video Alan! Keep up the great work!

[harrybest7]

Great job Alan; love it. Great introductory series for new students.

[chad55009]

lol ok :)