Puzzle Description:

I learned that there is a musical instrument called the steel pan. At first I thought it may have been the origin of the name "Tin Pan Alley" but apparently it isn't. It originated in Trinidad and Tobago and consists of a drum-shaped pan with a curved bottom, and the player hits various sections of the curve to play different notes.

#1: Belita (belita) on Feb 12, 2021 [SPOILER]

Here's a cool video of these instruments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QFRFmDqmpg&ab_channel=TEDxTalks

omigosh! Steel drums are one of my favorite percussion instruments!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ642zSpQgc

I was going to share Spyro Gyra's "Morning Dance", but it turns out they used a marimba, not steel drums. Heck, I'll share it anyway, because it's a good song. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teB27JqWqFA

Oh cool!
When I was a little kid, we would sometimes find a few steel drum players on a street corner near Central Park. I loved that!

This isn't exactly the same as what I grew up with, but it is steel drumming in NYC (on a subway platform!) --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLWTJTpmA1o

Fun puzzle. I have always loved the sound these make.

It sounds like I was the only one that had never heard of the steel pan. Well I'm glad I got to hear them on an on-line concert. Thanks for your comments and videos.

you should listen to more calypso music! ^_^

Nice illustration. I have heard these and they can be quite a fun sound.

Love them and love the puzzle!

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