Hello Friends, Do anyone have a recording of Antillean all stars playing bassman Arranged by Henry "Bendix" Cumberbatch. I think its 1974. I am trying to find this for a very good friend of mine, this was the Tune he heard that inspired him to start
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Global - - Final results and those from the qualifying rounds, of respective categories in competition in the 2014 Trinidad and Tobago Panorama are all in! Get the stats from the preliminaries, semifinals and finals for all the conventional s |
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Chairman of Pan Trinbago South Central Region Michael Joseph says he intends to have discussions with colleagues over the judging system of the National Steelband Panorama competitions as he decl
Read more…Michael "Bro. Scobie" Joseph
Regional Chairman
 Everywhere you turn these days, you can hear talk about what Pan Trinbago Administration should or should not do to promote the Steelband and make money. Most of the talkers are amongst those who would |
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tobago steel orchestras in the small and medium categories take their turn
Trinidad Express
Organisers: We broke even in spite of negative publicity..
“Pan Splash” was a success and will be back in 2015!
This, yesterday from Michelle George, official spokesperson for the entities behind the concept area (Jus Juices, Aqua
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...Thousands of feters, grouped into several corporate and party crews, revelled under the scorching mid-afternoon sun to their favourite Soca artistes and DJs. At a first glance it seemed a huge victory for Pan Trinbago, scoring tha
Read more…“When my back is up against a wall, I work best!” champion steelband arranger Len “Boogsie” Sharpe said yesterday morning. He was describing the imaginative musical lines and infectious phrases that constituted the scintillating arrangement of Petro
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Minister says their concerns have been answered.
Read more…Ok people it's that time of the year when we make our pick for panorama 2014, pick as many as you like.
Here's how I see it.
1 Phase ll
2 XO
3 Despers and Renegades
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Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A member of the White Oak Starlift Steel Orchestra is claiming the band did not make it into the Panorama finals because they were set-up by their drummer last Sunday at the semi-finals.
Delano A
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tiger Tanks Fyzabad 4th Dimension added more light on Sunday night to the already well lit Petrotrin Sports Club, Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre with its performance of Richard Gittens’ arrangeme
It is that time of the year folks- When Steel Talks!
Trinidad Express Newspapers
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago’s National Steelband Panorama 2014 competition kicked off at the Arima Velodrome on Thursday night with the preliminary round for single pan bands in the eastern region.
Of the 21 ba
Read more…This year has seen a proliferation of pan songs like no other. Already there are well over 50 songs and the list keeps growing every day.
Every year new composers and sing
Read more…Lyrics? Melody? Theme? Story telling? Rhythm? Musicianship? Production? Pan potential?
Which song or songs hit a special note with you? Which song made you hit the replay button? And Why?
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Global - What is a ‘Pan Tune?’ This question has been asked many times before. Many learned people say there is no such thing. Others say it is that tune that allows the arrangers, and by extension the panorama orchestra/band - to best show |
Winning performances from steel orchestras for their national panorama championships.
Performances include - Trinidad, New York, Antigua, Grenada, St. Lucia, Toronto and the UK.
My partner, Merrytones, noticed an interesting trend. This year whenever an arranger has more than one band to arrange for -- the band or bands are playing old tunes. Is this just a coincidence? I don't think so.
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Read more…One hundred and seventy four (174) steelbands have signaled their intent to participate in Panorama 2014 which will be officially launched on Friday January 03rd 2014, at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, from 9:00 pm
The figure represents 20
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