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steel band

–noun Music.
a band, native to Trinidad and common in the West Indies, using steel drums cut to various heights and tuned to specific pitches.

Origin:
1945–50
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steel band  
n.  A band of Trinidadian origin, composed chiefly of tuned percussion instruments fashioned from oil drums.
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