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Toronto Panorama - Pan Alive 2026 - Order of Appearance

Bands - Tunes - Arrangers Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Seven steel orchestras are in pursuit of the title of Panorama champion in the annual ‘Pan Alive’ steelband music competition. Six are determined to dethrone title defenders Pan Fantasy Steelband which is going for its twelfth consecutive title, each one of those victories achieved with the band’s resident champion arranger, Al “Allos” Foster. Forest Creek Pathway Steel Orchestra is the first band up for the night. Showtime is scheduled to…

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Antigua & Barbuda 2026 Panorama Order of Appearance

Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - Steelband music lovers will have a showcase of their favorite steel orchestras in the twin-island country’s annual national Panorama on Saturday August 1, 2026. Eight bands take the stage and have a chance at becoming this year’s champion steel orchestra. To do so, seven of the eight will have to dethrone title defenders Hells Gate Steel Orchestra. Up first in the line-up is Harmonites International Steel Orchestra, while Hells Gate Steel Orchestra is slated to be the…

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Grenada’s Angel Harps Juniors and Seniors ready for Panorama 2026

  Grenada, W.I. - Grenada’s Republic Bank Angel Harps’ music organization is ready for the upcoming Junior Panorama on Saturday, July 25th at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium in St. George’s, says executive member David Seales. ....Two weeks later on August 8th the annual National Panorama will see the senior Angel Harps Steel Orchestra performing Mr. Gold’N’s “Down in Greenz” arranged by Gerry Tamar and Orlando Thomas. see more    

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Pantonic Steel Orchestra Launches Appeal to Find New Panyard Home

SocaNews Pantonic Steel Orchestra hoping to raise funds for their return to Notting Hill Carnival England, U.K. - Pantonic Steel Orchestra has launched an urgent campaign to secure a new permanent panyard, calling on supporters and the wider community to help find a suitable space for rehearsals, workshops and the storage of instruments. The Hackney-based steel orchestra, established in 1988, has been a cornerstone of the UK’s steelpan movement for nearly four decades. ....The band says…

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2026 Education Africa International Marimba & Steelpan Festival to celebrate young musicians

Sunday Tribune Boys from Michaelhouse School during a marimba performance Johannesburg, South Africa - More than 2,300 young musicians from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Lesotho will converge on St Dominic's Catholic School for Girls in Johannesburg for the 2026 Education Africa International Marimba & Steelpan Festival, recognised as the largest event of its kind in the world. The three-day festival, taking place from July 24 to 26, will bring together learners, educators and…

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Out Of The Caribbean: 75 Years of the Steel pan

The British Blacklist From the Streets of Trinidad to the World Stage England, U.K. - Next week, Trinidad and Tobago celebrates the 75th anniversary of the steelpan, a landmark that honours not only the evolution of a musical instrument but also the ingenuity, resilience and cultural identity of a people. ....the Festival of Britain, staged to mark the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851, as an opportunity to demonstrate the legitimacy of pan on the largest stage available. Players…

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St. Lucia Panorama 2026 Results - 9th Championship for Babonneau Steel Orchestra, Champion Arranger Allison Marquis

Babonneau Steel Orchestra’s champion arranger Allison Marquis, in white, wearing glasses - presented with trophy and check for his band   Castries, Saint Lucia, W.I. - Babonneau Steel Orchestra tasted triumph once again as they emerged 2026 National Panorama champions for a ninth time. Allison Marquis, the band’s resident champion arranger brought out the best for the night in the judges’ opinion with his vision and the steel orchestra’s performance of the favored classic Hilary {Riding West}…

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Live Now - Saint Lucia National Panorama 2026 - Live Stream

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Quick Chart - St Lucia 2026 Panorama Order of Appearance - The Anatomy of Panorama

Bands - Tunes - Arrangers Saint Lucia, W.I. - There are five steel orchestras vying for the country’s 2026 National Panorama championship on Sunday July 12 in the annual steelband music competition, part of the carnival events calendar. Defending its title from position four is Pantime Steel Orchestra. This year, the entry of new band Dennery Steel Orchestra ups the number of competitors from four last year to five this time around. see more  

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Live Now - Steelpan Fusion Fest Northern Region Day 2 - Trinidad and Tobago

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