Video: Steel Drum, Oil's Most Melodic Byproduct

What's This? SHARE Digg StumbleUpon Reddit RELATED Grim Life Cursed Real Pirates of Caribbean Travel Column: A Shout-Out for World Music Wallpaper Photo: Tobago Beach Sunset January 17, 2005—Its rhythms may have originated in Africa, but the Caribbean's iconic instrument arose when musicians on Trinidad and Tobago began making beautiful music with oil barrels. MOST VIEWED NEWS 2012: Six End-of-the-World Myths Debunked APOCALYPSE PICTURES: 10 Failed Doomsday Prophecies PICTURES: "Extraordinary" Ancient Skeletons Found NEWS FEEDS      Get our news delivered directly to your desktop—free. How to Use XML or RSS