| 1900 |
- Colonial government & business community take control of Canboulay
- Organized into disciplined parade of masquerade bands
- Bands vie for competitive prizes
- The “Upper class” return to festivities
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| 1926 |
- Elliot "Ellie" Mannette also known to many as the Father of the Modern Pan was born 5 November 1926 in Sans Souci, Trinidad and grew up in Woodbrook
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| 1927 |
- Neville Jules - Born on 21 May 1927, at #3 Richards Lane, East Dry River, Port of Spain, Trinidad.
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| 1930 |
- Winston “Spree” Simon was born in 1930, Rose Hill, East Dry River, Trinidad
- Sterling Betancourt - born 30 March, Laventille; member of Tripoli and Hells Kitchen; 1942/1946 - formed St. James Crossfire, becoming pan tuner and arranger for that band; 1947/1951 sent to UK with TASPO in 1951
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| 1931 |
- Anthony “Tony” Williams is born 24 June in St. James, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
- Outright banning of African drums by the British colonists
- Tamboo Bamboo replaces outlawed African drums as main musical medium
- “boom” for low tones
- “foule” or “buller” for mid-range
- “cutter” for counterpoint/lead
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| 1935 |
- Tamboo Bamboo banned
- Gonzales Tamboo-Bamboo Band introduces the first type of “bass pan”
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| 1936 |
 Bertram Lloyd Marshall - Bertie Marshall was born 6 February 1936 at 16 St. Vincent Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad- Lincoln "Delgado" Noel also known as the "Pan Doctor" was born in La Brea, San Fernando
- Clive Bradley was born in Diego Martin, Trinidad, 1936
- Alexander Ford establishes The Alexander Ragtime Band
- Sweet-oil pans, dust bins, biscuit pans: convex-shape
- Sticks without rubber
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| 1937 |
- Steelband competition held at Queen’s Park Oval
- Alexander Rag Time Band (winner)
- Hell Ward
- Second Eleven
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| 1939 |
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Carnival suspended
- Bands parade “illegally”
- 3-note ping-pong introduced
See complete Pan History Timeline
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1900 -1939
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