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Single Pan 2025 - Finals Results - San Juan East Side Symphony snags Championship with arranger Duvone Stewart

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - And the last shall be “first.” That’s the way things apparently ‘played’ out for the finals of the 2025 season of the Single Pan band component of the annual Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. San Juan East Side Symphony from the Eastern region, led by champion arranger Duvone Stewart and playing last in the competition at position twenty-five - trounced twenty-four competitors, and dethroned title defenders Chord Masters Steel Orchestra in the process. see results  

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Tribute to Uric 'Ragga dat' Reid, Casablanca and City Syncopators player

 Tribute to Uric ‘Ragga dat’ Reid February 23, 1931-November 4, 2024Uric Reid aka Ragga dat travelled from sixth street Barataria with his friend Joe Roseman to rehearse with City Syncopators. Joe recalled playing second pan on Carnival days with Ragga and Kelvin Hart. That introduction to Steelband initiated by his childhood friend who he called ‘Batman’ led Joe to form his own band ‘Black Swan’ in Barataria. Ragga had already experienced Steelpan activity in Casablanca and was a member of…

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Single Pan Bands - Order of Appearance - Finals - 2025 Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Panorama

Global - Title defenders Chord Masters Steel Orchestra take the stage in sixth position, at the finals of the Single Pan Bands for the 2025 season of the Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama. Twenty-four bands are all performing with the expressed desire of denying Chord Masters title number three. That opportunity is almost here; December 14 is the date, and the Order of Appearance—how the bands will take the stage—is now out. see order of appearance

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Single Pan Bands - Complete 2025 Preliminaries Results - Trinidad and Tobago Steelband Panorama

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The 2025 season of the Single Pan preliminaries played out across the country from November 22 through 30, 2024. Participants from the Northern, Eastern, South/Central and Tobago regions performed before the panel of judges in their respective zones over an eight-night period. ....Chord Masters Steel Orchestra is facing twenty-four challengers to its throne, as the band defends its title while going for the hat trick, led once again by champion arranger André White.…

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Metro Steel Orchestra - “Lorraine” - ‘Cool Down’ version

Terrance “BJ” Marcelle - Arranger Metro Steel Orchestra at its panyard recording session   Brooklyn, New York, USA - Basement Recordings captures Metro Steel Orchestra on Thursday, August 29 as they prepare in their Brooklyn panyard for the 2024 New York steelband Panorama competition on Saturday August 31. This is the ‘Cool Down’ version. see video  

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Steel Sensation - “How Ah Livin’” - (‘Cool Down’ version)

Tristan Japsi - Arranger Steel Sensation at its panyard recording session Brooklyn, New York, USA - Basement Recordings captures Steel Sensation on Friday, August 30 as they prepare in their Brooklyn panyard for the 2024 New York steelband Panorama competition on Saturday August 31. This is the ‘Cool Down’ VIDEO version of their selection. see video  

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Despers USA Steel Orchestra - “DNA” - (‘Cool Down’ version)

Odie Franklin - Arranger Despers USA Steel Orchestra at its panyard recording session on August 30, 2024 Brooklyn, New York, USA - Basement Recordings captures Despers USA Steel Orchestra as they prepare for the 2024 New York steelband Panorama competition, just one day before the event. Despers USA Steel Orchestra performed an Odie Franklin-arrangement of “DNA.” This is the ‘Cool Down’ version.  see video  

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