The Best Steel Drums 2025

1. Molotov: Tito Fuentes (vocals, guitar); Mickey Huido Huidobro. Pacp Ayala (vocals, bass); Randy "El Gringo Loco" Ebright (vocals, drums). Additional personnel: Gustavo Santaolalla (vocals, tubos, tiple); Anibal Kerpel (Hammond B-3 organ, Mini Moog synthesizer). DANCE AND DENSE DENSO was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. On its fourth album, Mexican rap-rock group Molotov hones its eclectic sound ever further. Having crossed over to remarkable success in America and Europe in the late 1990s, the band sticks to its guns on DANCE AND DENSE DENSO, singing and rapping mostly in Spanish and churning out razor-sharp guitar riffs, fierce bass lines, and tight rhythms. The opening title track is a hard-charging rocker, while the innuendo-laced "Changuich a la Chicona" (sic) is Molotov's tongue-in-cheek take on Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back." Elsewhere, the stereotype-busting "Frijolero" features traditional Mexican accompaniment, and the funky "I'm the One" is the rare all-English tune. Always avoiding stagnation, Molotov continues to move forward on DANCE AND DENSE DENSO, revealing a wide sonic range and truly commendable ambition.

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Molotov: Tito Fuentes (vocals, guitar); Mickey Huido Huidobro. Pacp Ayala (vocals, bass); Randy "El Gringo Loco" Ebright (vocals, drums). Additional personnel: Gustavo Santaolalla (vocals, tubos, tiple); Anibal Kerpel (Hammond B-3 organ, Mini Moog synthesizer). DANCE AND DENSE DENSO was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. On its fourth album, Mexican rap-rock group Molotov hones its eclectic sound ever further. Having crossed over to remarkable success and Europe in the late 1990s, the band sticks to its guns on DANCE AND DENSE DENSO, singing and rapping mostly in Spanish and churning out razor-sharp guitar riffs, fierce bass lines, and tight rhythms. The opening title track is a hard-charging rocker, while the innuendo-laced "Changuich a la Chicona" (sic) is Molotov's tongue-in-cheek take on Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back." Elsewhere, the stereotype-busting "Frijolero" features traditional Mexican accompaniment, and the funky "I'm the One" is the rare all-English tune. Always avoiding stagnation, Molotov continues to move forward on DANCE AND DENSE DENSO, revealing a wide sonic range and truly commendable ambition.

2. Idiopan Lunabell 8-Inch Tunable Steel Tongue Drum - Dark Cherry, DPD08-DCA

Idiopan Lunabell 8-Inch Tunable Steel Tongue Drum - Dark Cherry, DPD08-DCA

The Lunabell 8-inch 8-note tunable steel tongue drum comes tuned to the A Major pentatonic scale (E4 / A4 B4 C#5 E5 F#5 A5 B5). The Lunabell is the highest voice in the Opus series with crisp bright high notes tunable in 2 different octaves and 432Hz. Here is a list of scales that are easy to tune on the Lunabell: A Major Penta* E4 / A4 B4 C#5 E5 F#5 A5 B5 A Minor Penta E4 / A4 C5 D5 E5 G5 A5 C6 Melog-Selisir F4 / A4 Bb4 C5 E5 F5 A5 Bb5 Akebono F4 / A4 B4 C5 E5 F5 A5 B5 Sakura F4 / A4 Bb4 D5 E5 F5 A5 Bb5 Raga Desya Todi F4 / A4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 Dominant 7th E4 / A4 B4 D5 E5 F#5 G5 A5 Kokin-Joshi E4 / A4 Bb4 D5 E5 G5 A5 Bb5 *Standard Tuning All tunings in A=440 Item Specifications: Weight Without Case: 3.55 lbs Item Length: 8.125 Inches Item Width: 8.125 Inches Item Height: 3.625 Inches Country: USA