NOUN
- a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin)
How To Use steel drum In A Sentence
- An interlude of steel drum, tympani, and bongo injected a decidedly powerful tribal element to the experience.
- He also has an ear for sampling, using horns and steel drums as needed.
- Though barrels may be close to extinct, companies still ship some oil in 55-gallon steel drums.
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.
- The steel drums used in calypso music are made from these 55-gallon containers.
- It also has a small number of strings and a sizable percussion section which includes marimbas, steel drums and an African drum called a Djembe.
- Stainless steel drum resists and stands up for everyday use.
- Calypso and soca music sway the body of festive dancers to a mixture of Afro-Caribbean rhythms with witty lyrics and heavy metal or finely tuned steel drums.
- Conrad used a propane burner under an old steel drum, an electric motor to turn mixing blades, and a manual pump.
- The food was plain and the menus monotonous, and it took time to get used to the ever-present tea, heavily sweetened with molasses and poured from large steel drums.
