Record No.
MRB-2026-006619
Invention of the Steelpan
Music
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Record Holder
Institutional / General Record
Trinidad and Tobago
Category
Music
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
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TT )
Achievement Date
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Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
The steelpan, developed in Trinidad from repurposed oil drums, is widely cited as the only entirely new acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century.
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