Bermuda Steelpan Music

Bermuda Steelpan Music

The local choral traditions which created a distinctive Bermudian music style in 1960’s, is the mixer of Calypso and Steelpan music.

Bermuda Steelpan Music

Steelpans (also known as steeldrums, pans, or collectively as a steelband) is a musical instrument. The Steelpan music originated in Trinidad and Tobago. It is the only acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century and is a pitched percussion instrument, tuned chromatically, and made from a 55 gallon drum, the type that stores oil.

It was introduced to Bermuda in 1950s mainly by the Esso Steel Band.

Esso became popular for selection of Western classical music for the steelpan.

Today the steelpan in a widely accepted art form. The sound of the steel pan drum though strongly associated with Calypso music, also lends itself to Classical, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Reggae and other musical genre.

So, What was the idea behind creating the Steelpan music?

To celebrate the Allied victory in Bermuda, Trinidadians picked up sticks and old oil barrels to make noise in the streets. From that noise, somebody heard music in the beating of the oil barrels. And the idea for the steel pan music was formed. Steel pans became the only bona fide instrument in 20 century.

The specialty of the Steelpan music is the heating and beating the bottom of old oil barrels and very popular to the churches and schools.

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