Panorama (1436)
Music -- much like language -- is interpreted on an INDIVIDUAL BASIS depending on your level of intelligence on the specific subject. MERRYTONESTOTHEBONE takes us into the DEPTHS of a PANORAMA SONG
Five bands have performed “Wrong Again” so far for Panorama 2020. Judging from the results of the Medium bands preliminary round, my fears for this tune are on point. To me this tune is not to be attempted by an arranger who is f
Watch (Northern) Large Prelims Live Feed - February 2, 2020
Feb. 2, 2020
Judging in the Panyards/Communities - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama competition: Large Conventional Steel Orchestra Preliminaries - Northern Region steel orchestras. Time: 7:00 p.m. --- 7 steel orchestras --- Trinidad All Sta
Watch - Phase II - Panorama 2020 Prelims Performance
Phase II - 2020 Tune of choice: “2020 Vision” | arranger: Len “Boogsie” Sharpe
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Watch (Tobago) Medium Prelims Live Feed - February 1, 2020
Feb. 1, 2020
Judging in the Panyards/Communities - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama competition: Medium Conventional Steel Orchestra - Preliminaries - Tobago Region steel orchestras.
Time: 8:00 p.m. --- 3 steel orchestras --- Steel Xplosio
Merrytonestothebone: Yuh is ah BIG ARRANGER and MUSICIAN and BANDLEADER (and all kinda MUSIC TING) -- why don't you breakdown one of dem 2020 PAN arrangements for PAN DUMMIES ...
merrytonestothebone: In America, if you go to the BOOKSTORE or the INTERNET -- you will see all kinda BOOKS and VIDEOS on "SUBJECTS" FOR DUMMIES.
Now, when it comes to PANORAMA ARRANGEMENTS -- I am a REAL DUMMY!!!
However, when it comes to CALYPSO --
Read more…Continuing a legacy, Stalin's grandson embraces pan, calypso
Trinidad Newsday - Yvonne webb

Kevan Calliste, pan arranger, calypsonian and extempo artist. Calliste is making his senior debut at the Kaiso Showkase tent which opens at Palms Club, San Fernando, on February 1. - Lincoln Holder
KEVAN CALLISTE is pr
Read more…Order of Appearance Set for Large Steel Orchestra Panyard Preliminaries - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2020
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. From Sunday February 2 to Wednesday 5, 2020, seventeen Large Conventional steel orchestras will face their category judges in a bid to fill fourteen coveted spots in the semi-finals round of the National Panora
Read more…Well ah doh know who MR. A Eric Mc Allister really is -- but the man lay down ah CHALLENGE to the BEVERLEY FLOCK OF SHEEP and NOT A DAMN DOG BARK ...
WHY ALLYUH STILL TOUTING BOOGSIE? When last STEVIE WONDER or LIONEL RICHIE make A HIT?
BOOGSIE DONE GONE THROUGH and STUCK IN A TIME WARP!!!
Look for some YOUNG, NEW, FRESH ARRANGERS to PIMP!!!
That BOOSIE COMPOSITION is SO DATED -- like allyuh doh know NOTHING ABOUT CALYPSO!!!
No wonder we CANNOT get a TRINI PAN STAR to GO GLOBAL or t
Read more…Anatomy of Panorama 2020 - Quick Chart - Trinidad & Tobago National Steelbands - Conventional Steel Orchestra Music Competition
The Quick Chart for the Trinidad and Tobago steelband season showcases the complete listing of the conventional steel orchestras participating in the 2020 Panorama - all in one place, constantly updated. Biographies and histories of the competing o
Read more…Ah hear that BEVERLEY RAMSEY-MOORE is on the verge of HAVING A HEART ATTACK with the CORONAVIRUS POSSIBILITY of CARNIVAL CANCELING ...
I eh no MUSLIM, eh!!! But ah hear that MOHAMMED SAY: (WO)MAN PROPOSES and ALLAH DISPOSES!!! (I eh sure if ah get the quote right, eh ... so doh KILL MEH!!!)
But if this CARNIVAL POSTPONE and EVERYTHING CRASH -- BEVERLEY WHOLE KINGDOM fall on the SWOR
Read more…Watch Medium Prelims Live Feed - January 29, 2020
Jan. 29, 2020
(East) Judging in the Panyards/Communities - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama competition: Medium Conventional Steel Orchestra - Preliminaries - Eastern Region steel orchestras. Time: 6:00 p.m. --- 9 steel orchestras --- Poten
Well there is a NEW PANORAMA DISCUSSION going on in some HIGH MUSIC CIRCLES on the GROUND in THE MECCA on the subject of SHADOW ARRANGERS
You see, long time in PANORAMA when yuh see an ARRANGER name on a banner or you see that ARRANGER "conducting" the band in the PANORAMA COMPETITION -- MOST DEF he was the man who arranged THE TUNE for the BAND.
But now ah days it isn't so.
Some HIGH
Read more…Kudos to Marcus Ash and the Youth Arm of Pan Trinbago
When Steel Talks extends kudos to Marcus Ash (pictured), Education Officer of Pan Trinbago and crew for bringing a sense of urgency and quality to the National Junior Panorama.
Quite frankly, in the past, getting information about the participant
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