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South/Central Medium Steel Orchestra Preliminaries 2026 - Panyard Judging

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The South/Central region is expected to field six medium steel orchestras over two nights—Wednesday January 21 and Thursday January 22—in the category’s preliminary phase for the 2026 Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama season. Event organizer Pan Trinbago lists a start time of 7:00 p.m. AST (Atlantic Standard Time) on Wednesday for the first band, Couva Joylanders. see judging schedule  

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East Region Medium Steel Orchestra Preliminaries 2026 - Panyard Judging

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eight steel orchestras representing the East region ‘take it away’ musically speaking, as they vie for a spot in the semi-finals in the medium category of the 2026 Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama. First, they have to make it out of their panyards/communities, the venues for the preliminary rounds of competition. see judging schedule    

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2026 National Junior Panorama Results - Finals: Invaders Youth Steel Orchestra and St. Francois Valley Stars take Championships, Trophies

Invaders Youth Steel Orchestra   Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - St. Francois Valley Stars and Invaders Youth Steel Orchestra laid claim to the championship titles and trophies in their respective categories, in the Trinidad and Tobago 2026 National Junior Panorama on Sunday January 18. The staging was the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain. see results    

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Order of Appearance for 2026 Junior National Panorama Finals

  Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Ten junior steel orchestras in the 19 and Under age group and twelve in that of the 21 and Under, take the stage at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain on Sunday January 18. These finalists made the cut after preliminary rounds in their respective communities/panyards hailing from the East, South/Central, North and Tobago regions. see order of appearance  

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The Mighty Sparrow and Lord Kitchener Reimagined through The Garvin Blake Quartet

The Garvin Blake Quartet   Brooklyn, New York, USA - On an evening between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, Khalabash Productions gave the New York audience a musical treat - a heavy dose of history, some unknown facts, education and entertainment via the Garvin Blake Quartet Presents the Music of Lord Kitchener & Mighty Sparrow event. The quartet was Garvin Blake — steelpan, the legendary Frankie McIntosh — piano, Calvin Jones — bass, and Chris Eddleton — drums. see more    

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Results - Small Steel Orchestra Finals - Panorama 2026 - Southern Stars, Uptown Fascinators Take Title

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Scintillating sounds of steel in Trinidad and Tobago’s South land? Check. Sixteen steel orchestras more than up to the task, and delivering the musical goods at Skinner Park in San Fernando? Check.... Playing a Duvone Stewart-arrangement of Let Us Build A Nation Together - Southern Stars Steel Orchestra (D’ South Band) which was out front from the preliminary round, maintained its lead coning out of the semi-finals, and stayed on top for the finals - going on to share…

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National Junior 2026 Panorama - ‘21 and Under’ Preliminaries - Order of Appearance

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The younger generation of steelpan musicians come together and feature in steel orchestras in a youth configuration in this 21 and Under category. The grouping is part of the National Junior Panorama, a segment of the 2026 Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama season. The same is true for the 19 and Under category. The preliminary round for both categories starts on Thursday January 8. see order of appearance  

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National Junior Panorama 2026 - ‘19 and Under’ Preliminaries - Order of Appearance

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The preliminaries for Junior Panorama 2026 as part of the annual Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama season, get underway Thursday January 8. There are steel orchestras for a 19 and Under category with judging taking place in respective panyards/communities. see order of appearance  

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Panorama 2026 Finals: SMALL Steel Orchestras - Order of Appearance - Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - South-based Fusion Steel led by Darren Sheppard is first up in final night competition, in the small steel orchestra category for Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2026. All sixteen finalists now know their playing positions after the drawing held by event organizer Pan Trinbago on Tuesday January 6. Joint defending champions—Golden Hands and New East Side Dimension steel orchestras—take the stage in positions thirteen and eleven, respectively. see order of…

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Panorama season has started

I remember a time when it was called "Beating Pan" and for a few years it became "Playing Pan". Now panorama has started it appears that we have reverted to beating the crap out of the instrument, it is much more than just a drum.Please arrangers, is time to get back to playing melodies and harmonies, not transforming the pan into a note playing tassa drum, though there is nothing wrong with a tassa rhythmCome back Bradley, come back Ken professor Philmore, come back Beverley Griffiths.…

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