Panorama (1450)
"...we can broadcast the Super Bowl but not Jr. Panorama" - A look at the Junior Panorama Hits and Misses
...Who nixes an opportunity to showcase the brilliance of their youth in a positive light? As “Voice” so elegantly chronicled for all time in his 2018 masterpiece Year For Love - What are they fighting for? In other words, where is the documentatio
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Some bands are famous for their come-from-behind wins and these final night bands are legendary ... so, could ANY STEELBAND over-run RENEGADES?
"The most famous of these are All Stars and Desperadoes. When they 'see the wire' anything is possible. On the other hand, Boogsie can effect a complete do over of his tune in these last days and Skiffle are “smelling blood” this year. It’s going to
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Order of Appearance (Large Bands) Panorama- 2018 Semi-finals - Sunday 28, January 2018
Semi-Finals Order of Appearance for Large Steel Orchestras - Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Panorama 2018
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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Following the announcement of the fourteen semi-finalists in the large steel orchestra category of the 2018 |
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What if there was no boycott of Carnival 1979 by the steelbands, would Pan still rule the Road?
Would the steelbands still determine the winner of the road march if there was no boycott of Carnival in 1979?
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SO WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH EXODUS???
When I said that I am not "emotionally attached" to PAN MUSIC it is a bit of a lie. Because EXODUS is my FAMILY BAND (but, of course, at my age ALL MEH FAMILY DONE DEAD).
So I doh care who vex with this post -- but EXODUS needs to make some changes.
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PANORAMA The WORLD CUP of PAN. Not The SUPER BOWL of PAN.
I wish to formally express my disagreement with reference to Panorama as THE SUPER BOWL of PAN, and not The WORLD CUP of PAN, as THE SUPER BOWL refers specifically to AMERICAN FOOTBALL, which when compared to Pan is not nearly as popular, or played i
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WHAT A PANORAMA (2018)
The OLD versus The Young
The Musically Educated versus the Culturally Inculcated
The North versus The South
The Big 5 versus The Rest
The Foreign versus The Local
The Traditional Calypso versus The Modern Calypsong
... And the CRACK SHOTS versus THEM
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Photo Essay: Steelpan Semifinals in Trinidad
While snow blankets Afropop's home base in Brooklyn, the heat is only rising in Trinidad as we approach Carnival. Carnival season in Trinidad and Tobago stretches from the beginning of the year to the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, a da
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Victory! For first-time champions Golden Hands Steel Orchestra in the small conventional band category
Finals Results for Small Conventional Steel Orchestras - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2018 - Arranger Vanessa Headley Leads Golden Hands Steel Orchestra Straight To The Top!
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Victory! For first-time champions Golden H
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The clock just turn: PANORAMA DAY IN TRINIDAD!!!
The FORUM was VERY LIGHT in anticipation in these last few days as concerns about the LIVE BROADCAST brought fear and loathing into the hearts of the EXPAT PAN POPULATION. I was never bothered because I was sure that the event would be broadcast. And
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The Great Switch To "Hello"
Skiffle Steel Orchestra changed their 2018 Panorama tune with five days to go before the Prelim Panorama judging. The results were fantastic as Skiffle heads into semi-finals in second place, tied with Phase II Pan Groove and just two points behind
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The Super Bowl of Pan - THE TOUGH GRIND OF LOW EXPECTATIONS (A look at Panorama 2018 by Dalton Narine)
by Dalton Narine - A When Steel Talks Exclusive
I wasn’t at all mesmerized by the sheer beauty of the performances by Renegades, Desperadoes and Phase II in the Panorama Large Band semi-final. I believed it would happen and expected the results fro
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Congratulations to Newtown Playboys - 2018 Single Pan Band Champions
When Steel Talks extends congratulations to Newtown Playboys on capturing the 2018 Single Pan Band Championship.
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Tobago Region Pantrinbago Speaks -- Boycott off - Issues Solved -- THA Pan Champs on
Tobago Region Pantrinbago Executive will like to thank members bands for the support given for last two days. It shows strenght in unity. Further we will like to congratulate the Chief Secretary, Secretary for Culture, Tourism and Transportation and
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Could history repeat it self In 2018? In 1985 Renegades and Desperadoes were joint Panorama winners playing the same tune Pan Night and Day by KITCH. Anything is possible in 2018 the Year for Love..
Desperadoes and Renegades joint Panorama winners in 1985 with both bands playing the same tune lord Kitchener's Pan Night and Day, Could history repeat it self for Panorama 2018 with both bands holding the top two positions and playing the same tune
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Newtown Playboys Retain Championship Single Pan Band Title - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2018
2018 Panorama Info Complete
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - It is victory for the second year running for Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony, which successfully defended its title in the Single Pan Band category of the 2018 Trinidad and Tobago National Panor
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