Tales of the Caribbean

A 45-minute elementary school assembly program
using Music, Dialogue, and Puppetry dramatizing
the origin and development of the Steel Drum.

"A Musical Discovery of Caribbean Culture"

A winner of the Teacher's Choice Award for 1998

Tales of the Caribbean presents information about their assembly program "How Steel Drums Came To Carnival" for classroom study & information.

** June 2008**
Tales of the Caribbean is no longer booking assembly programs
as of September 2008. Thanks for your support!

Written and performed by members of the Toucans Steel Drum Band, Tales of the Caribbean features live music with puppetry to tell the story of how the steel drum, or "pan", came to be. The story is based on writings and conversations with musicians and panmakers who tell of the original steel drums made by creative and resourceful people using castoff garbage bins and oil barrels. All the songs in the show are authentic Trinidadian melodies and the puppets are castings of original clay sculptures. Program length is 45 minutes, with a Q&A period.

• How The Steel Drum Is Made
  
• How Our Puppets Were Made
  
• About The Show and the Performers
  
• More About The Steel Drum
  

Members of the Toucans Steel Drum Band team up with the Tales of the Caribbean Puppets to present a dynamic elementary school assembly program about the origins of the Steel Drum, or Pan.

This unique instrument, a skillfully hammered 55-gallon oil drum, was invented on the island of Trinidad during the early part of this century. Our program dramatizes the events which led to its creation using puppets, dialogue, and music in a lively and entertaining manner.