NGC drops steelbands, withdraws sponsorship from 3 pansides, Pan Trinbago

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Steelpan players in the south/central region of Pan Trinbago have been left fuming after stat
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Steelpan players in the south/central region of Pan Trinbago have been left fuming after stat
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Brooklyn, New York, USA - Champion arranger Terrance “BJ” Marcelle returned to the D’Radoes Steel Orchestra fold this season, and collaborated with them as they performed his arrangement of “Jamtown” for the 2025 Ne
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New York, USA - Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra ably defended its 2024 championship by taking a consecutive title in the 2025 New York Panorama. Playing in the penultimate position of the eight competing steel orchestras - the band affectionately know
New York, USA - The new kids on the Panorama block—the members of PanAlley Steel Orchestra—are up first in the 2025 New York Panorama competition on Saturday August 30.
Reigning champions Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra are playing in position seven o
Read more…“Who really give them the okay?”Kitchener asked in his 1974 calypso, recounting a J’ouvert celebration in Bed-Stuy that predated the widely accepted Flatbush origins by over a decade. His vivid account depicts revelers gathering at Franklin Avenue a
Read more…Sonny Blacks, a pioneering figure in the world of Carnival, passed away on July 19, 2025, at St Thomas’s Hospital, London. Despite being diagnosed with a serious health condition, he continued to work on various projects, including a major celebrati
Read more…London, England, U.K. - It is title number thirteen for 2025 UK National Panorama champion Mangrove Steelband, led by its arranger André White. The sweetness of the band’s performance of his arran
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London, England, U.K. - There are only four bands taking part in this year’s UK National Panorama. Mangrove Steel Orchestra has only three challengers as the band defends its 2024 title on Saturday August 23.
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2025 UK Panorama RESULTS
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Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A Radicle Tube-live stream of steelpan performances and more, via the ‘Pan & Powder Parade’ from City Hall to the Grand Stand at the Savannah, on Wednesday August 20, 2025.
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New York, USA - Several bands are expected to participate in the 2025 New York Panorama, on Saturday August 30 in Brooklyn. Where available, see respective participants, their tunes, arrangers, tuners, and more.
Read more…New York, USA - ....Couldn’t resist the urge to shake a leg as the Labor Day weekend closes in? Check. Stage sides of steel orchestras Erupti
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Grenada, W.I. - Eight steel orchestras are in the national music spotlight when the country’s annual Panorama comes off Saturday August 9, 2025. Pan Wizards Steel Orchestra competes in position one, while reigning champio
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New York, USA - Before the scorching hot days of summer, was the cool and inviting springtime which was the backdrop for NYU (New York Univer
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