Kim Wong Loy- The Steel Drums of Kim Loy Wong (CD)
When the British police in Trinidad-then part of the British West Indies-banned traditional bamboo stick bands around the time of World War II, young Trinidadians improvised, and the steel drum was born. (The instrument is actually not classified as a drum but is made from a steel drum container.) As Pete Seeger describes in the liner notes, the steel drum does not produce a pure tone. However, when it is played for street parades or other outdoor celebrations, the dissonances cancel one another out, and the total effect of a steel drum band is "overpowering." the second half of the album provides instruction for aspiring steel bands: each track separates out the individual instrumental parts for easier learning.
Tracklist:
- Anna
- Eternally
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- Gunslingers
- Piano Concerto
- Corson En El Pacho
- Anna
- Eternally
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- Gunslingers
- Piano Concerto
- Examples Of Maracas Playing
UPC > 093070836723
Format > New CD
Label > Folkways Records
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When the British police in Trinidad-then part of the British West Indies-banned traditional bamboo stick bands around the time of World War II, young Trinidadians improvised, and the steel drum was born. (The instrument is actually not classified as a drum but is made from a steel drum container.) As Pete Seeger describes in the liner notes, the steel drum does not produce a pure tone. However, when it is played for street parades or other outdoor celebrations, the dissonances cancel one another out, and the total effect of a steel drum band is "overpowering." the second half of the album provides instruction for aspiring steel bands: each track separates out the individual instrumental parts for easier learning.
Tracklist:
- Anna
- Eternally
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- Gunslingers
- Piano Concerto
- Corson En El Pacho
- Anna
- Eternally
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- Gunslingers
- Piano Concerto
- Examples Of Maracas Playing
UPC > 093070836723
Format > New CD
Label > Folkways Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.