"The Hammer”, Steel pan drums | Cardinal Calypso | TEDxStanford скачать в хорошем качестве

"The Hammer”, Steel pan drums | Cardinal Calypso | TEDxStanford

TEDx2017 Post Metadata Pivot Table 1 TED categories TEDx Tags list Explore Cardinal Calypso, a Stanford-based performance group, plays the steelpan, the only acoustic instrument to be invented in the twentieth century. Developed in the 1940s on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, it is a pitched percussion instrument constructed from a 55-gallon oil drum. Traditionally, the steelpan is associated with calypso music, the afro-caribbean style which first evolved as a way of spreading news and free speech under corrupt British rule. Cardinal Calypso promotes this rich culture by playing calypso music in addition to popular music. Akwasi Abrefah leads Cardinal Calypso with a musical sense of style born of what he calls his "early affinity for banging on things." Ever since he was a toddler, Abrefah has had an affinity for banging on things. During the 9th summer of his parents' futile resistance, they finally gave in and enrolled their son in steeldrum lessons. Through middle school and high school Abrefah traveled around the Pacific Northwest playing with the bands OK 2 Botay and Bram Bratá before coming to Stanford where he continued with Cardinal Calypso. He has also participated in Panorama — the national steelpan competition in Trinidad and Tobago — with PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars. After graduating in 2015 with a BS in Earth Systems, Abrefah joined the Stanford Music Department as a lecturer for the Cardinal Calypso Steelpan Ensemble. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx