General Performance – a maximum of 40 points shall be awarded under this category for Panorama

General Performance – a maximum of 40 points shall be awarded under this category. Can you all define General Performance at the Trinidad & Tobago Panorama, Do you get Points for Attire (the way you Dress), The way the Conductor Conduct the Band, The

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Trinidad All Stars Again Deny Phase II Pan Groove Hat-trick - Pan Elders Medium Champion for Second Year

Global - And shortly after 4:00 a.m. local time on Carnival Sunday, pan music lovers all over the world knew just where their favorite bands in medium and/or large conventional steel orchestra categories stood - like it or not. With a start sometime

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This was not the "History Making" results I was expecting.

Comparing the results from the start of the panorama competitions, this was not the history making results I was expecting, here again history is an indicator of what can be expected in the future.

For the first time in history of Panorama competit

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Congratulations to Trinidad All Stars & Pan Elders

When Steel Talks extends congratulations to members of Trinidad All Stars and Pan Elders on your 2015 Panorama Championships. 

Trinidad All Stars captures Large Band Panorama 2015 Title - Leon "Smooth" Edwards champion arranger - see full results
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What the bands are playing for Panorama 2015 - Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Competition

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Large Steel Orchestras

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birdsong Steel Orchestra - history

Tune of Choice - “Pan Magic” - Arranger: Andy Narell - history

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Desperadoes Steel Orchestra - history

Tune of Choice - “Hooray” - Arranger: Robert Greenidge - history

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Exodus Steel Orchestra -

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Sweet pan ...and the ‘noisy’ Greens

It was to the accompaniment of a fearsome din coming constantly from The Greens at Panorama 2015 that the 14 medium and 15 large steelbands made their appearance on stage Sunday at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.

Those on The Greens partied

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Thank You When Steel Talks

For granting all access to this weekend Steelband Panorama activities including the timely results.

Googles #1 site for steel pan related information.

When Steel Talks is dedicated to Pan worldwide. It is an initiative designed to promote the history

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Panorama 2015 Essentials - Trinidad Carnival 2015

Panorama 2015 Essentials

 

• Tunes for Panorama 2015
• Schedule - 2015 Panorama
• Quick Chart - The 411 on all the bands
• Panyard Addresses
• Carnival 2015 - Info, Events, Dates
• Prizes
• Rules - 2013 Update
• 70 Steelbands for National Panorama Single Pan Preli

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Panorama Rules and Regulations - 2013 Update

1.Authority

2.Definitions

3.Management

4.Registration

5.Qualification for participation

6.Music

7.Judging

8.Arrangers

9.Procedure for Competition

10.Preliminary Rounds

11.National Semi-Finals

12.National Finals

13.Discipline

14.Recording

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Semi Final Results - Large & Medium Catagory

Large Bands

1.Trinidad All Stars - 270.5
2. Phase II Pan Groove - 268
3. Renegades - 267
4. Exodus - 265
5. Fonclaire - 264
6. Silver Stars - 263
6. Tropical Angel Harps 263
8. Invaders - 262
9. Skiffle - 260
10. Desperadoes - 259
11. birdsong - 254

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Rules for Single Pan Panorama 2015 - Trinidad and Tobago

For the purpose of the competition, each participating steelband may select and perform any calypso, as long as the same selection has not been played by said steelband in a previous Panorama Competition.

Bands will be judged by a panel of four (4)

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SOUTH/CENTRAL REGION Preliminaries: Small & Medium Conventional Steel Orchestras - Order of Appearance

Drawing For Playing Position
Held On Saturday 3rd January 2015

 Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Panorama 2015 -
Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago - Medium and small conventional steel orchestras from Trinidad and Tobago’s South/Central r

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Panorama 2015 - Small band category -preliminary round

PANORAMA 2015  in T&T ....... OPEN INVITATION.... Whoever wants to experience  a different format of learning and playing a panorama song in T&T for 2015  can contact me. I will be in Trinidad from Jan 16th ( God willing) and will be performing with

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Accurate Panorama schedule 2015, accomodations

I will be in Trinidad for prelims and semis and I am trying to find accommodations, somewhat based on the panorama schedule. The schedule on Pan Trinbago differs from the schedule on WST. I think the WST schedule is correct because the southern small

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Pan Criteria - St. Lucia Panorama 2014 - Steelband Info

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Basement 2014 Panyard Recording Schedule

Basement 2014 Panyard Recordings

Tuesday August 26:

• 9:00 p.m. - CASYM Steel Orchestra - [DONE] - (watch 2013 performances - cool down - up-tempo)
  
  
• 10:30 p.m.- ADLIB Steel Orchestra - [DONE]
  

Wednesday August 27:

• 9:00 p.m. - Sonatas Steel Orchestr

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Which is the First Steel Band to play in the First Panorama (1963 Preliminaries) in the Savannah?

The 1st Panorama Preliminaries in the Savannah was in 1963, less than 30 Bands took part,Which is the First Steel Band that played?.

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London National Panorama Steelband Competition 2014 - Information

‘UK Champions of Steel’.

Playing Positions

1st Metronomes Steel Orchestra
- Arranger – Anise ‘Halfers ‘ Hadeed
- Manager – Eversley ‘Breeze’Mills
- Tune – Carnival Tabanca – by Bunji Garlin

2nd Mangrove Steelband
- Arranger – Andre White
- Manager –

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PANMAN COMPOSITION TUNE WINS IN THE UK PANORAMA 2014

Panman "The Mighty Jamma" with Winston Scarborough Composer of "Pan in the Atmosphere" was the Tune selected by the Winner  "REAL STEEL" in the UK Panorama 2014.

Lots of time a Panman does not get credit for his or her Composition of a tune (I don't

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Canada's Pan Fantasy in New York Panorama (Church Ave practice 2 nights before)

For all you who are interested:

Pan Fantasy Steel Orchestra, Toronto's Panorama Champion 2014 will again appearing in New York's Panorama.

They will be practicing @ 2834 Church Ave.  between Nostrand and Lloyd, that is just a few doors after McDonald

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