The instrument was invented in Trinidad and Tobago View Video here https://youtu.be/0GS4oBN0ziA
Read about it http://tt.loopnews.com/content/google-doodle-pays-homage-steelpan
Graphic artist Nicholas Huggins, acclaimed trumpeter Etienne Charles and legendary pan arranger Len “Boogsie” Sharpe worked on the production for the Doodle. Writing on his blog, Huggins said he received a message on Instagram from an Art Director at Google requesting his email address.
http://www.nicholashuggins.com/journal/2022/7/26/google-doodle-steel-pan
Mick Seegobin (motion design), Etienne Charles (composer, arranger, producer) and the living legend Lennox “Boogsie” Sharpe (composer) were brought on to the project.
🇹🇹 ❤️ 🇹🇹 ❤️ 🇹🇹 ❤️ To The WORLD! Today's Google Doodle celebrates the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago, the steelpan. Graphic artist Nicholas Huggins @nicholashugginscreative acclaimed trumpeter Etienne Charles @etiennejazz (composer, arranger, producer) and legendary pan arranger Len “Boogsie” (composer) Sharpe @boogsiesharpe, Mick Seegobin (motion design), @lukeawalker, @castro.pg14, @josannefrancis and Billy Sheeder worked on the production for the Doodle.
The Doodle is significant today because, on July 26, 1951, the Trinidad All-Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) performed at the Festival of Britain. It was the first steelband to perform outside of T&T.
Credited: @loopnewstt
