Steelpan Ambassadors: The US Navy Steel Band, 1957-1999

by Andrew R Martin and Andrew R. Martin

"Maybe you won't like steel band. It's possible. But it's been said that the Pied Piper had a steel band helping him on his famous visit to Hamelin." When the US Navy distributed this press release, anxieties and tensions of the impending Cold War felt palpable. As President Eisenhower cast his gaze towards Russia, the American people cast their ears to the Atlantic South, infatuated with the international currents of Caribbean music. Today, steelbands...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496812409
• ISBN13: 9781496812407
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"