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steel band

noun

, Music.
  1. a band, native to Trinidad and common in the West Indies, using steel drums cut to various heights and tuned to specific pitches.


steel band

noun

  1. music a type of instrumental band, popular in the Caribbean Islands, consisting mainly of tuned percussion instruments made chiefly from the heads of oil drums, hammered or embossed to obtain different notes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of steel band1

First recorded in 1945–50

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