Global A Go-Go presents:
Wednesday September 5, 3:00-5:00 PM
Ellie Mannette (pictured above), the father of the modern steel drum, died last week at age 90. More than anyone else in the world, Mannette made the steel pan, the national instrument of his native Trinidad & Tobago, into a serious musical instrument.
He was the first to fabricate a drum out of Trinidad’s ubiquitous 55-gallon oil barrels, he was the first to make the drum surface concave, and he built the first pan with all the notes in the chromatic scale so it could play any melody in any key.
Mannette spent most of his career in the USA: he helped develop the US Navy Steel Band in the 1960s, he began teaching steel pan tuning at West Virginia University in 1991, and his foundry in Morgantown produces most of America’s steel drums.
In honor of Ellie Mannette, this week on Global A Go-Go you’ll hear a few of my steel pan favorite, and some calypsonians singing in praise of the pan. Also this week: Turkish pop, folk and rock; Cuba from tumbao to timba; and some Balkan beats to get you moving.
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Show Archive
Play show / Add show to playlistPlaylist:
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Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez, “Tumbao No. 5 (Para Charlie Mingus)”
from Cachaito
World Circuit - 2001
Cuba
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Diamond Steel Orchestra, “Guantanamera”
from Caribbean Steel Drum Vibrations
Bellaphon - 1995
St. Lucia
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Andy Narell & Relator, “Steel Band Music”
Heads Up - 2009
USA-Trinidad & Tobago
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Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra, “Devil In The Business Class”
from Unza Unza Time
Barclay - 2000
Serbia
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Black Masala, “Trains And Moonlight Destinies”
from Trains And Moonlight Destinies
self-released - 2018
DC USA
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Shtetl Superstars, “Schengen Visa Wedding”
from A Day In The Life
Skycap - 2013
England UK-Germany-Italy-Ukraine-Israel
Bill Lupoletti Global A Go-Go September 5th, 2018
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