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The Steel Drums of Kim Loy Wong

Kim Loy Wong
The Steel Drums of Kim Loy Wong
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When the British police in Trinidad--then part of the British West Indies--banned traditional bamboo stick bands around the time of World War II, young Trinidadians improvised, and the steel drum was born. (The instrument is actually not classified as a drum but is made from a steel drum container.) As Pete Seeger describes in the liner notes, the steel drum does not produce a pure tone. However, when it is played for street parades or other outdoor celebrations, the dissonances cancel one another out, and the total effect of a steel drum band is "overpowering." The second half of the album provides instruction for aspiring steel bands: each track separates out the individual instrumental parts for easier learning.

Track Listing

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Anna Kim Loy Wong 4:05
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102
Eternally Kim Loy Wong 4:03
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When the Saints go Marching In Kim Loy Wong 2:52
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Gunslingers Kim Loy Wong 3:15
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105
Piano Concerto Kim Loy Wong 3:37
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106
Corson En El Pacho Kim Loy Wong 3:50
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Anna: a)Cello b)Bass c)2nd Pan d)Conga Drum e)Maracas f)Cowbell Kim Loy Wong 1:41
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Eternally a)Cello b)Bass c)2nd Pan d)Conga Drum e)Maracas Kim Loy Wong 4:36
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203
When the Saints Go Marching In a)Cello b)Bass c)2nd Pan Kim Loy Wong 2:10
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Gunslingers a)Cello b)Bass c)2nd Pan Kim Loy Wong 3:56
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205
Piano Concerto a)Cello b)Bass c)2nd Pan d)Conga Drum e)Maracas Kim Loy Wong 6:40
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Examples of Maracas Playing Kim Loy Wong 0:30

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW08367, FI 8367

Year(s) Released

1961

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

Caribbean; Music Instruction; World

Country(s)

Trinidad and Tobago

Instrument(s)

Bass; Conga (Drum); Cowbells; Drum, steel; Maraca; Steel drum; Violoncello

Credit(s)

Pete Seeger - Producer
 Kim Loy Wong - Artist
 Interdesign - Designer
Download Liner Notes