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The steel pan was developed in Trinidad after the end of WWII when
soldiers left oil drums scattered across the island's countryside. Ingenious
musicians pounded and shaped the oil drums, beating out new sounds and rhythms that
created a distinctly Caribbean music.
Today, people in steel bands play the drums to showcase the
distinctive music, but the pan also has found its way into other music as well.
Calypso especially has been heavily infiltrated by the ringing sound of the
steelpan.
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