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NY Panorama 2015 line-up

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Is it Possible to Judge Steelband Panorama by Music and have a seperate prize for Best presentation?

The reason why I am asking this is, years ago they used to give a prize to bands for Best Disguised or best Costume. We can give a prize for best Presentation.

After Panorama we always say "I have to listen to the bands again and I will tell you who

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WHAT IS THE REAL PURPOSE OF THIS "International World Panorama" ???

Is it to UNDERMINE OUR ORIGINAL NATIONAL PANORAMA or, to keep "Keith Diaz" IN OFFICE ??? and is he the "President of Pan Trinbago" or AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPEN TO OUR PAN SPECTRUM ???

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Were you satisfied with Wack PPV $9.99 on the ICP?

Were you satisfied with Wack PPV $9.99 on the ICP? It was better than nothing but I had to View the PPV (Video was poor) on Wack, turn off the volume, (which was very bad) and listen to the audio on Vibe ct 105.1 which was much better.  

Some day som

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DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WILL STILL CAMPLAIN AFTER THE RESULTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA ALTHOUGH FOREIGN JUDGES ARE BEING USED.

Members have been calling for FOREIGN JUDGES to ADJUDICATE our local PANORAMA competition for a long time now. Do you think they will still complain about the Judging after the results of the INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA if it does not go their way, Will t

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Congratulations to "Super Novas and Emrit Samaroo" for placing 2nd in the ICP,

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PANORAMA ARRANGEMENTS

I would like to invite the FORUM COGNOSCENTI (Glenroy, Bugs, Merrytones, ODW, Bertel, Bede, Oswald Alexander, Salah, Cecil, JJJ, et al.) to explain to us what makes a good/winning PANORAMA ARRANGEMENT. What do we expect Duvonne and Amrit and Professo

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If Panorama was Judged by Audio only instead of Video will the outcome be the same?

Hell no, just think everybody, when I am waiting for the Judges results, I  judge the bands for what I heard  not what I saw, I usually wonder if the Judges think so also?

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The upcoming Arrangers for the future are Duvone Stewart and Amrit Samaroo

Watch Duvone Stewart and Emrit samaroo, these 2 fellas are the Arrangers of the future, they are getting closer and closer to the inside of the Box.

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Is it safe to say that Panorama can stand by itself without Carnival?

I don't think that we were expecting this major turnout at the ICP and I believe that most of the people were from abroad, that tells you that Panorama can stand by itself without Carnival.

Since Pan can stand on its own, we can have our own Panorama

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Pan rises in Trinidad

...But standardisation needed
Peter Ray Blood
Published:
Friday, August 14, 2015

Wey pan reach? This was the question asked in song many years ago by calypsonian Cro Cro. Well, the question was answered last week by Pan Trinbago Inc and musicians fr

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How many points are given for presentation in the Panorama?

How many points are given for presentation in the Panorama? We always only pay attention to the way the band present their music, but I am sure presentation on the stage have a lot to do with it. the way the players move, their colors, etc. I think w

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WHICH LARGE BAND STEEL ORCHESTRA HAS WON PANAROMA WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF PLAYERS

Before the size of the large bands were limited to 120 players, bands like Desperadoes,  Cavaliers and Harmonites to name a few used to play with way more than 120 players on stage. Now the large bands maximum  players is 120. which large band won Pa

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DID ALL STARS CREATED HISTORY, FIRST STEEL ORCHESTRA TO WIN 2 PANORAMAS IN THE SAME YEAR. TYING THE GREAT DESPERADOES WITH 10 WINS.

Did Massy Trinidad All Stars created history by being the first Steel Orchestra to win 2 Panorama titles in the same year and tying the great Desperadoes Steel orchestra with 10 Panorama victories.

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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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