Kim Loy Wong The Steel Drums of Kim Loy Wong

• 1. Anna
• 2. Eternally
• 3. When the Saints go Marching In
• 4. Gunslingers
• 5. Piano Concerto
• 6. Corson En El Pacho
• 7. Anna: a)Cello b)Bass c)2nd Pan d)Conga Drum e)Maracas f)Cowbell
• 8. Eternally a)Cello b)Bass c)2nd Pan d)Conga Drum e)Maracas
• 9. When the Saints Go Marching In a)Cello b)Bass c)2nd Pan
• 10. Gunslingers a)Cello b)Bass c)2nd Pan
• 11. Piano Concerto a)Cello b)Bass c)2nd Pan d)Conga Drum e)Maracas
• 12. Examples of Maracas Playing

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.