Filter shows public available documentaries about Making, Steeltuning and also historical aspects.
Editors: Please research also more Steelpan documentaries, so this dossier will become more accurate.
Remember: This is a living project and there is no claim to completeness.
1956 Documentary – How to make Steel Drums 1956 (Remastered)
Documentary - How to make Steel Drums 1956 (Remastered)
1987 Steelband Music in Trinidad and Tobago: The Creation of a People’s Music
Video produced and narrated by Professor Emeritus of Sociology William R. Aho. Minute 14: Winston Spree Simon speaking
1989 PANArt: Pan building – Hungary 1989
Category: History Author: Felix Rohner 8th April 2016
2004 Video: Stradivarius Of Steel – The Ellie Mannette Story
Documentary by des-Sound Productions -2004
1. August 2006 „PANArt Hang – A Discreet Revolution”
Last Updated on 12. October 2021 Offical documentary by PANArt is released PANArt Hang – „A discreet Revolution“ (see also discussion with Dr. Achong – 2016) Notice the first sentence from PANArt documentary: “The world of music welcomes the birth of an entirely new instrument” Problematic: The Hang is a offspring from the … Continue reading "„PANArt Hang – A Discreet Revolution”"
1. January 2009 Dave Berry: How To Make Your Own Steel Drum
Last Updated on 12. October 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJd_ym6c0ks Hosted by David Beery Owner of Smarty Pans DAVE’S ISLAND INSTRUMENTS About the Strobe Tuner: min 4.26
2013 TerraTonz (USA)
"(...)his path led him to Dr. Ellie Mannette, innovator of the Trinidadian steel pan. In collaboration with Mannette Musical Instruments, the TerraPan was born in 2013.(...)
24. January 2013 Trailer of Classical Steel documentary
Award winning and educational documentary features the steelband taking on the role of the symphony orchestra, Available on DVD.
19. April 2013 Docu: Ellie Mannette: Father of the Modern Steel Drum
Last Updated on 12. October 2021
9. October 2013 Ellie Mannette – Upclose – A When Steel Talks Exclusive Interview
Last Updated on 12. October 2021 “I am giving you all the experience and technique that i have (..) If in the future you feel – for the future for this artform – you want to change something, you change and you change whatever you want. (..) You can change the design of the instrument … Continue reading "Ellie Mannette – Upclose – A When Steel Talks Exclusive Interview"
2014 Movie: PAN! Our Music Odyssey: The Feature Length Steelpan Film
"PAN! Our Music Odyssey is a transmedia project promoting the steelband movement internationally with an 80 minute docudrama..."
28. March 2016 Documentary: Vom Hang Zur Handpan (Ein besonderes Musikinstrument) (german)
Translated title: From Hang To Handpan (A Special Musical Instrument)
10. September 2016 Uplifting Documentaries I and II – Video/Interviews with Kabeção and Amin Varkonyi
"The handpan is an extension of my body" - Handpan artist Kabecao
11. May 2017 Later Deleted by PANArt: “Felix Rohner is building a handpan”
Video by PANArt / Frank Sturm (Note: Originalvideo has been deleted) ____ ARTICLE UNDER REVISION___
14. June 2017 Pantheon Steel Halo Making Process 2007-2016- documentary(2017)
Last Updated on 12. October 2021
24. April 2018 Video: The process of making Cenz Handpan (documentary)
Cenz Handpan is made in Calabria, south Italy,
29. July 2018 Handpan – Instruments With Soul – Satya Sound Sculptures
5min documentary
4. November 2018 Colin Foulke Video: 3 Hammer Challenge
Last Updated on 12. October 2021 2018 – Colin Foulke Video “How To Make A Handpan- The 3 Hammer Challenge”
20. March 2019 ECS The Blue Point SteelHarp (Germany)
Stainless steel Handpans by Steelpan tuner Eckhard Schulz - tuned with second octave (higher partials)
5. October 2019 Mystical Handpan – documentary (2019)
Last Updated on 12. October 2021
2020 Video series about experiences with Saraz Hand Pan: “more then music”
A little series of high quality videos and interviews- eg with Therapist Rob Jacoby
19. October 2020 Satya Sound Sculptures – documentary (2020)
doku notice: handpans without dimple at early beginings "its not about aesthetics. Its about acoustics."