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COULD A BAND HISTORY OF SUCCESS IN WINNING PANORAMA WHEN PRIZE MONIES ARE RAISED GIVE THEM THE EDGE IN THE I C P.

In 1979 there was a boycott of panorama over prize monies, the following year prize monies were increased, who was the Panorama winner? when the first place prize monies was increased to one MILLION DOLLARS  who was the winner? when the first place p

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Woman on D Bass (Phase 2) vs Curry Tabanca (Trinidad All Stars) Who going to beat Who

Woman on D Bass (Phase 2) vs Curry Tabanca (Trinidad All Stars)  Who going to beat Who.

Yes I heard that All Stars playing Curry Tabanca, Allyuh think Trinidad All Stars can beat Phase 2 led by Len Boogsie Sharpe at the International Conference Panor

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International Panorama

I am concerned that the ICP begins at 3.00 p.m. and there are 24 steelbands to perform. This is an injustice to the later bands and also to pan lovers many of whom cannot stay until the wee hours of the morning.  Can someone advise how it is planned

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IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO GIVE THE FOREIGN STEEL ORCHESTRAS THAT ARE COMING TO COMPETE IN THE INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA IN THE MECCA OF PAN A SIGHT SEEING TOUR OF OUR STEELBAND HEADQUARTERS

When our Steel Orchestra toured Accra in Ghana we were taken  on a sight seeing tour of the place where Africans were held before they were shipped out to become Slaves. When we toured China we were taken on a sight seeing tour of the Great Wall of C

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ON TIME PAYMENT OF PRIZES MONIES PAID TO THE FOREIGN AND LOCAL STEEL ORCHESTRAS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA

Are the foreign and local Steel Orchestras guaranteed prompt payment of prize monies after the conclusion of the International Panorama ? Is there a time limit for payment of prize monies? Will the foreign bands leave the Mecca of Pan without their p

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What is Pan Trinbago doin 4 PAN and pan tuners ???

 Since the Act No 5 of 1986 has been bestowed upon them/pan trinbago and funded, Pan Trinbago should have been a self-sufficient entity by now, don't U think, think about this people, the ROTT Government has allotted million's of tax payers dollars e

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HOW DID TRINIDAD ALL STARS CHOOSE WOMAN ON THE BASS FOR THEIR PANORAMA TUNE OF CHOICE IN 1980

In 1980 Trinidad All Stars vacated their Panyard located at lower St Vincent street  Port Of Spain for their new Panyard at 46-48 Duke Street Port Of Spain, When Carnival Practise started Leon Smooth Edwards put down a number of Calypsoes to play in

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Panorama need to be taken to another Level or it will stay Stagnant,

Panorama need to be taken to another Level or it will stay Stagnant,

(this is where Andy Narell comes in, and forget about Panorama is "We thing",

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TOP CLASS ARRANGER ARRANGES PANORAMA TUNES FOR THE MOST LARGE BANDS

I think Ray Holman holds  the title for Arranging the most Panorama tunes for different Large Steel Orchestras. He arranged Panorama Tunes for Starliff, Invaders, Phase 2, Tokyo when they were in the large Category, Exodus, Pandemonium, Hummingbirds

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WHY DID MOST STEEL ORCHESTRAS LOST THEIR DISTINCT TONAL QUALITY

Long Ago when you hear a Steel Band playing on the radio and you don't know  the tune they are playing, You will know if it is Starliff  or Invaders or despers or Fonclaire  playing; and even on the drag for Panorama when a Band strikes up in the dis

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Can the Medium Bands beat the Large Bands in Panorama? (We always ask ourselves that Question)

The Medium Bands from Trinidad going to get their chance to stand up against the Big bands at their level, lets see what happens

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What is Pan Trinbago doin 4 PAN and pan tuners ???

 Since the Act No 5 of 1986 has been bestowed upon them/pan trinbago and funded, Pan Trinbago should have been a self-sufficient entity by now, don't U think, think about this people, the ROTT Government has allotted million's of tax payers dollars e

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HAPPY FATHERS DAY...

To all Panmen that's Fathers, and the Mothers that has to be both HAPPY FATHERS DAY.

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LARGE STEEL ORCHESTRA WON PANORAMA ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION PLAYING IN FIRST AND LAST POSITION ( IN DIFFERENT YEARS )

Which Large Band Steel Orchestra has Won Panorama on more Than one occasion Playing in First Position and again Won Panorama on more that one occasion Playing  in Last Position.( IN DIFFERENT YEARS OF CAUSE ).

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Ama In Wonderland: Standing in her shoes and wondering about PT and the IP this year.

I have to wonder why an international panorama and no elections. I have to wonder why PT after all these years have no headquarters (building), but want to be the body representing steelbands the world over. I have to wonder why would forward thinkin

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An All Star T&T Female Pan players to represent T&T in the All Female Pan Players World Competition

As we are the founders of the Steel orchestra, it is fitting, I think, that we should have some kind of presence in that world competition. If you agree make your selections. The selections having been made, I would like also to have some suggestion

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An All Star T&T Female Pan players to represent T&T in the All Female Pan Players World Competition

As we are the founders of the Steel orchestra, it is fitting, I think, that we should have some kind of presence in that world competition. If you agree make your selections. The selections having been made, I would like also to have some suggestion

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Too Few Players? Too Many Bands? Too Many Categories?

I just read the “Results re: Various steelpan competitions organized by Pan Trinbago” posted on WST on 2/20/15. These were the results of the pan competitions held on Carnival Monday.

I immediately noticed that there were only two categories: convent

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Ready For Panorama - Large and Medium 411

NGC Couva Joylanders and bp Renagades will play first in their respective categories on Saturday (14^th February 2015) as the National Panorama Medium & Large Conventional Bands Finals take centre stage at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Tr

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Judging

Pan men need's to be Judge by other pan men or their peers, who know's what pan is about, pan men like, Anthony Williams, Ellie Mannette, Sterlin Betancourt, Clifford Alexis, Neville Jules, Granville Sealy, Filo James, Winston "BigJim" Mc lean, Walla

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