steel drum
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Four-note and eight-note motifs appear, repeat and fall away; low chords and high countermelodies start to well up about halfway through, enfolded in turn by minimalistic, staccato, tuneful steel drum patterns.
From New York Times • May 5, 2023
Inside, guest steel drum players began to play “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” giving the tune known as the Black national anthem a steady beat reminiscent of the homelands of many congregants.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2023
Identifying her work as “arquitectura povera” in homage to the radical art movement Arte Povera, she reconstructed the industrial shell of a former steel drum factory into a cultural arts and sports center.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2019
A key part of the conversation had been drowned out by a steel drum.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2017
It reminded Jason of a steel drum he’d once seen a street performer play at the Embarcadero in San Francisco.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
