When you think of Louisville's music scene, reggae music may not come to mind. But for the past 27 years, steel drums ring the alarm for the start of summer at the Kentucky Reggae Festival. Ibuka ...
Mention steel drums, and most conjure up an image of a marching band with its booming bass. But these steel drums are melodic. Pedro Orey, director of Bethune-Cookman College’s Steel Drum Orchestra, ...
SUNBURY — Did you ever think you’d see flamenco dance or hear steel drum music in Central Pennsylvania? On Saturday, both flamenco and steel drums will be part of a World Rhythm and Dance Festival at ...
There was a time when reggae music was mellow and meaningful, a rhythmic pulse from the island of Jamaica filled with smooth vocals, punchy percussion and messages of peace, love and understanding.
The Edmonds Arts Commission presents a free concert in Edmonds City Park performed by the steel drum band the Toucans from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8. The Toucans were the first steel drum band to ...
It was 1973 in Berkeley when Roger Steffens, thumbing through Rolling Stone magazine, became aware of a percolating, distant island music movement called reggae. He sought the sound out in record bins ...