Ellie Mannette (pictured above), the father of the modern steel drum, died last week at age 90. More than anyone else in the world, Mannette made the steel pan, the national instrument of his native Trinidad & Tobago, into a serious musical instrument.
He was the first to fabricate a drum out of Trinidad's ubiquitous 55-gallon oil barrels, he was the first to make the drum surface concave, and he built the first pan with all the notes in the chromatic scale so it could play any melody in any key.
Mannette spent most of his career in the USA: he helped develop the US Navy Steel Band in the 1960s, he began teaching steel pan tuning at West Virginia University in 1991, and his foundry in Morgantown produces most of America's steel drums.
In honor of Ellie Mannette, this week on Global A Go-Go you'll hear a few of my steel pan favorite, and some calypsonians singing in praise of the pan. Also this week: Turkish pop, folk and rock; Cuba from tumbao to timba; and some Balkan beats to get you moving.
Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/99142
All the podcasts: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go
Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year
Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Yeni Nostalji | RVA USA | Hem Bal Hem Aci | Yeni Nostalji | Ropeadope | 2018
Cem Karaka Ve Kardaslar | Turkey | Kara Sevda | Cem Karaka / Kardaslar | Turkofon | 1973
Baris Manco | Turkey | Kirpiklerin Ok Ok Eyle | Dunden Bugune … | Sayan | 1971
Ersen Ve Dadaslar | Turkey | Derman Bulunmaz | Dunden Bugune | Sahinler | 1977
Alpay | Turkey | Seni Dileniyorum | Yekte | Pharaway Sounds | 1973
Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez | Cuba | Tumbao No. 5 (Para Charlie Mingus) | Cachaito | World Circuit | 2001
Afro-Cuban All Stars | Cuba | Elube Chango | A Toda Cuba Le Gusta | World Circuit | 1997
Soneros All Stars | Cuba-Sweden | Exploto La Rumba | Dime Nague! | Soneros | 2004
Pupy Y Los Que Son, Son | Cuba | Nadie Puede Contra Esto | Tranquilo Que Yo Controlo | Egrem | 2008
Diamond Steel Orchestra | St. Lucia | Guantanamera | Caribbean Steel Drum Vibrations | Bellaphon | 1995
20th Century Steel Band | Trinidad & Tobago | Shaft | Warm Heart Cold Steel | United Artists | 1979
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | Germany | P.I.M.P. | 55 | Big Crown | 2016
Andy Narell & Relator | USA-Trinidad & Tobago | Steel Band Music | University Of Calypso | Heads Up | 2009
Lord Kitchener | Trinidad & Tobago | Tribute To Spree Simon | Carnival Fever | Trinidad | 1975
Shadow | Trinidad & Tobago | Bass Man | Bass Man: 1974 Calypso Road March King | Straker's | 1974
Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra | Serbia | Devil In The Business Class | Unza Unza Time | Barclay | 2000
Magnifico | Slovenia | Ubicu Te | Grande Finale | Turbolenza | 2008
Black Masala | DC USA | Trains And Moonlight Destinies | Trains And Moonlight Destinies | self-released | 2018
Lemon Bucket Orkestra | Canada | Goodbye | If I Had The Strength | Six Degrees | 2018
Rotfront | Germany-Ukraine-Hungary | Everyone Speaks Russian | 17 Deutsche Tanze | GMO | 2014
Shtetl Superstars | England UK-Germany-Italy-Ukraine-Israel | Schengen Visa Wedding | A Day In The Life | Skycap | 2013
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