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On a more positive note, PAN CITY seems to have been a BIG SUCCESS (at least crowd-wise) -- so BEVERLEY must have hit the FIVE MILLION MARK ...

Ah have to wait for the OFFICIAL REPORTS and numbers. But the commentators kept making reference to PAN CITY and the LARGE ATTENDANCE and the MERRIMENT that appeared to be going on over there. So CONGRATULATIONS on THAT!!!

But they have to look BEYON

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When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Desperadoes Steel Orchestra - The 2020 Panorama Champions

Congrats to Desperadoes Steel Orchestra. 2020 Panorama Champions

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A Look at Pan City - Panorama 2020

See the layout of the new Pan City

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Results - Large - Panorama Semis 2020

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eleven large steel orchestras from the original fourteen semi-finalists withstood the musical test in the large category and are through to the Trinidad & Tobago’s National 2020 Panorama finals, to be held at the same venue

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The First two bands -- NOTHING BUT NOISE!!!

And BEVERLEY BLANK ALL THE FREENESS for EXPATS -- how little SHE UNDERSTANDS about the GLOBAL PAN AUDIENCE!!!

But so far allyuh eh missing nothing BUT AH SET AH NOISE!!!

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Look at the LAST FIVE YEARS of PANORAMA WINNERS -- and see how hard it is to COMPOSE a WINNING PANORAMA SONG ...

2016 5STAR AKIL

2017 ULTIMATE REJECTS (and PETER RAM)

2018 VOICE

2019 FARMER NAPPY

2020 NAILAH (and SKINNY BANTON)

You almost have to be a ONE HIT WONDER to reach to that PINNACLE!!!

And the STEELBANDS take the song and PLAY IT FOR FREE and make thei

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KENNY PHILLIPS SAY: If yuh love it SUPPORT IT WITH MONEY ...

Like KENNY doh know how the PNM inculcate the PAN COMMUNITY with the FREENESS, GIMME GIMME MENTALITY!!!

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Well KEITH DIAZ just WIN BACK MEH HEART!!! The man say: DYNAMICS IS FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC -- NOT FOR PANORAMA ...

KEITH DIAZ giving some REAL INSIGHTFUL COMMENTARY ON PAN -- VERY INSIGHTFUL!!!

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I don't care about the TEN DOLLARS on WACK!!! Believe me: I have contributed 1000 more into PAN than that ... but it is the ARROGANCE and BIG TALK that does drive me MAD ...

Ah feel that STARTING TOMORROW ... WHEN STEEL TALKS go have to KICK ME OFF THIS FORUM!!!

Because after TONIGHT -- I eh SUFFERING no more BEVERLEY and her PAN FOOLS!!!

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Order of Appearance: Medium Conventional Category - Semi-finals Panorama 2020

1 - Trinidad Valley Harps
2 - Steel Xplosion
3 - San City Steel Symphony
4 - Katzenjammers
5 - Pan Elders
6 - Dixieland
7 - Tornadoes
8 - Pamberi
9 - Couva Joylanders
10 - Sound Specialists of Laventille
11 - Siparia Deltones
12 - Potential Symphony

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Well it looks like a TWO BAND race TONIGHT between RENEGADES and ALL STARS ...

... Three other bands will make a DECENT SHOWING and the other six will be BORING and OUTCLASSED ... even with an ABUNDANCE OF CRACKSHOTS at their DISPOSAL.

I am BACKING DUVONE STEWART to win THE HAT TRICK even though his "WRONG AGAIN" will be 10 PER

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As allyuh know by now -- I doh REPRESENT NOBODY but my OWN OPINIONS on PAN. But given the circumstances, I will put up the WACK PAY PER VIEW ADDRESS ... WACK IS ONLINE NOW!!!

https://www.wackradio901fm.com/payperview.html

And allyuh know that after the SEMIS (or one ah dem early PPV PAN SHOWS) ah send WACK ah email to ask them for their viewership NUMBER -- and they write back AND CUSS ME OUT.

But I am committed to PAN PR

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Pan Trinbago press conference on 2020 National Medium Bands Finals. Press conference at the Tobago Festival

Pan Trinbago press conference on 2020 National Medium Bands Finals. Press conference at the Tobago Festival

Commission office on Wilson Road, Scarborough on Thu, Feb, 13.

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Watch (East) Large Prelims - February 4, 2020

Eastern Region

Band: birdsong
Tune: More Sokah
Arranger: Robert Greenidge

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Eastern Region
Band:  Exodus
Tune:  Dear Promoter
Arranger:  Terrance "BJ" Marcelle

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Band:   Supernovas
Tune:  Dear Promoter
Arranger:  Amrit Samaroo

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Moments in Pan 2020

A Moment in Pan - Women in Pan - Mother and Child

Photo by Mr. Rae Samuel

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MERCER RAMDOO was the ONLY MAN who pick COUVA JOYLANDERS -- BEVERLEY real break dem TOBAGONIANS HEARTS. That is the craziest thing I have ever seen ...

Everybody on this forum say they know so much about PAN MUSIC and then ....

Although ah love the SHOCK and AWE!!! I could really empathize with DEM TOBAGONIANS.

Beverley encourage them all to come and putup thier money and see the GREATNESS of their

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Ah know this is NOT A CALYPSO FORUM -- but it is interesting to note that NO CALYPSO sung by a FOREIGNER has ever won PANORAMA ... and not even THE MIGHTY DUVONE could break that LOCAL GLASS CEILING

Ah wonder if the JUDGES were aware of that fact and if it played into their JUDGING.

Ah wonder if DUVONE was aware of that and felt BIG ENOUGH to RISE ABOVE IT. He ended up book-ending his TWO WINS with two OUTER ISLAND CALYPSOS. Next year he better

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Results - Medium - Panorama Semis 2020

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  What began as a sunny and windy afternoon greeted pan players and attendees alike when the Panorama 2020 Semi-finals aka “Savannah Party” got started shortly after 1:00 p.m. local time, with Trinidad Valley Harps first up. 

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I did not listen to SILVER STARS because I DID NOT LIKE their TUNE OF CHOICE -- but now that they CAME SO LOW I have to give them A LISTEN ...

When I was growing up in TRINIDAD in the SIXTIES -- SILVER STARS was my FAVOURITE STEELBAND. And even today, when I am driving down THE HIGHWAY and I play some SILVER STARS MUSIC from the SIXTIES -- nostalgic tears does come to meh eyes. So I would s

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WINDORAMA and RAINORAMA

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