Steelpan

Steelpan
Percussion instrument
Other names	Steel drum, pan
Classification	Percussion
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	111.241.12, 111.241.22; (Gongs with divided surface sounding different pitches, Sets of gongs with divided surface sounding different pitches)
Developed	1880–1937
Playing range
	A1–F#6

The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago. Steelpan musicians are called pannists.

In 2023, the United Nations General Assembly declared August 11 as World Steelpan Day.^[1]^[2]

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