Exodus wins the Trinidad & Tobago Panorama playing the tune A Happy Song
Harmonites win Antigua Panorama
No Grenada Panorama
Toronto Panorama - New Dimension wins
Ebony wins the UK Panorama
No Panorama competition in St. Vincent
St. Lucia Panorama - Diamond Steel Orchestra win
The United States Steelband Association (USSA) is formed. A non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, also registered with the Charities Bureau of the Attorney General Office in New York State, was originally formed under the name United Steelband Association in 1998. In 2001 the name was changed so that membership could be sort, not only in the New York metropolitan area, but the whole of the United States of America.
My breakdown of things of note re. pan in 2001: (1) Laventille Sound Specialists which was formed as a Single Pans Band in 1975, then moved up to Conventional Bands in 1980, made its only Panorama Finals in 2001.(2) Exodus prevented Desperadoes of a three-peat (3) 2001 was the last year that all preliminaries for the conventional bands were held at the Savannah (4) Redemption Sound Setters which formed in 1988 made its first panorama finals in 2001 (5) 2001 was also the first and last time that the oldest North Bands were in the same finals. {They are Invaders, Tokyo, All Stars, Desperadoes, Renegades and Starlift} (6) Panorama was not aired on television.
The above are 6 of the 12 things that stood out to me. Let me know if you all are interested in the other 6.(lol) Love Peace and Pan.
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My breakdown of things of note re. pan in 2001: (1) Laventille Sound Specialists which was formed as a Single Pans Band in 1975, then moved up to Conventional Bands in 1980, made its only Panorama Finals in 2001.(2) Exodus prevented Desperadoes of a three-peat (3) 2001 was the last year that all preliminaries for the conventional bands were held at the Savannah (4) Redemption Sound Setters which formed in 1988 made its first panorama finals in 2001 (5) 2001 was also the first and last time that the oldest North Bands were in the same finals. {They are Invaders, Tokyo, All Stars, Desperadoes, Renegades and Starlift} (6) Panorama was not aired on television.
The above are 6 of the 12 things that stood out to me. Let me know if you all are interested in the other 6.(lol) Love Peace and Pan.