At his Detroit studio, Caribbean Mardi Gras Productions, Ralph Taylor has cleared away the giant Carnival costumes he designs and dusted off a dozen sets of steel drums he’d had in storage for years.

The University of Akron Steel Drum Band: 2:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St. akroncivic.com. Albert Lee ...

The sound of steel drums conjures images of an ocean, a beach and a tropical drink in hand. What surrounds this particular steel-drum band, however, are tubas, music stands and the grand piano that ...

“I am excited to take part in this unique musical experience, which is unlike anything I have done yet in my career,” says Mike Portnoy. “And, it is always an honor to pay tribute to one of my biggest ...

Despers USA practices on a big parking lot off Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, N.Y. Band members start wandering in around 6 or 7 p.m. and slowly take their places behind racks of steel drums. Like a ...

Hawaiian shirts, a red double-decker trailer and of course steel drums was the scene at Eighth Street and College Avenue Saturday afternoon. Bringing up the rear of Tulip Times festival's Muziekparade ...

What: The ensemble's 30th anniversary concert. When: 8 p.m. Saturday, April 10. Where: E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. Tickets: $18, general ...

This Brooklyn drum group steeled the show. The 96-member steel drum group sponsored by the Daily News won the $20,000 top prize at the West Indian Day band competition early Sunday at the Brooklyn ...

GRANVILLE - The Granville Music Boosters have announced a couple of special, upcoming steel drum band events. First up, is a concert: “We always have spring concert, but the reason this one is a ...

What started as a five-piece steel drum band has morphed into four bands with 80 members under the direction of Canal Winchester High School music director Todd Phillips. "We have had the group since ...

SAN DIEGO — The Island Steel Drum Band, comprised of students from Southwest Middle School and Southwest High School in South Bay San Diego, performed together for what they believe is the last time ...

IOWA CITY - When her kids attended West High, Barbara DeGroot discovered the school's steel drum band. From that day forward, every time she saw Ginny Armstrong, the band's instructor, DeGroot would ...