Pan Trinbago apologises for late finish of Panorama - Stewards on alert for ‘extra’ players

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Pan Trinbago vice-president Bryon Serrette yesterday apologised to the public for the late finish to the National Panorama finals, saying the lethargic flow among competing bands and efforts by the

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NCBA under fire as All Stars win

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A decision by the National Carnival Bands Association’s (NCBA) judges to deduct points from a reported 25 large bands for failing to start at their first judging point in Woodbrook, is threatening

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TOBAGO REGION Preliminaries: Small & Medium Conventional Steel Orchestras - Order of Appearance

TOBAGO REGION Preliminaries: Small & Medium Conventional Steel Orchestras - Order of Appearance - Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Panorama 2014

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tobago steel orchestras in the small and medium categories take their turn

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PAY-PER-VIEW

It is beyond me that in this hi-tech world that I am forced to listen to panorama on live radio.

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The loss of the beloved PANPOT at Reverbnation

Since the 2012 panorama season, the folks at UTT in conjunction with Pan Trinbago have been publicly posting live recordings from all categories and all rounds of the competition on their "PanPot" site on Reverbnation, to much acclaim from pan lovers

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Comments on the 2014 Trinidad and Tobago Panorama Results

Results!  Results!  Results!

Steelband Music Panorama Info & Results of Trinidad and Tobago

 

Tobago Panorama Results - Tobago House of Assembly (THA) 2014 Panorama

2014 Junior National Panorama Results  - Renegades Youth, QRC/Providence, St. Paul’s

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Thanks to all pannists, arrangers, tuners, and bands for an incredible Panorama 2014

I would just like to go on record as thanking everyone involved in the 2014 panorama. As you know, my band narrowly lost the title by 1 point, but retained the People's Choice title for the 3rd year in a row so there is some consolation there. More

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‘Noise’ from North Stand disrupts large bands

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Noisy festivities from both the North Stand and the now infamous “Greens” yesterday resulted in complaints that they were hindering the Panorama semi-finals which was well underway at the Queen’s

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LARGE IS LARGE

Should the limit of 120 players be lifted in the Large band category?. Will it make some bands to have an advantage over others because of their size?. Since we have a lot of foreign players spending all that money will they benefit from this?. Will

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Panorama Semis

Hopefully, Birdsong's performance of "We Kinda Music" will start to break the boredom of a competition  gone stagnant...

Andy Narel's treatment of this classic pan/jazz piece is highly commendable and should inspire other arrangers to get out of what

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Pan Splash brings ‘Boogsie’ to tears: ‘Nobody cares about steelpan’

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Leading the charge was arranger of defending conventional large band champions Phase II Pan Groove Len “Boogsie” Sharpe, who admitted he was brought to tears when he learned of the initiative which

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MY HATS OFF TO THE PANORAMA JUDGES, IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK

My hats off to the Panorama Judges, it's not an easy task, (I know so) They will not be able to please everybody, they are human and they call it as they see and hear it. Judging will be always subjective.Therefore I Congratulate them for a job well

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Single Pan Band Finalists: - Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Panorama 2014

Global - Sixteen Single Pan Bands advance to the finals arena in the 2014 Panorama on February 27 in San Fernando, south Trinidad.  Thirty-two qualified for the semi-finals, where further competition determined which sixteen were best in the group to

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Phase II wins seventh national title Boogsie: It was a team effort

“When my back is up against a wall, I work best!” champion steelband arranger Len “Boogsie” Sharpe said yesterday morning. He was describing the imaginative musical lines and infectious phrases that constituted the scintillating arrangement of Petro

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Weapon of Mass Distraction - It’s “Pano-cide” by Raffique Shah

Two or three Carnivals ago, when Pan Trinbago introduced an exclusive party zone to the people’s Panorama, I protested, warning that the organisation that was supposed to protect and promote pan was instead disrespecting pannists and the national in

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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE STEELBAND?

What is the purpose of the steelband in the Mecca?

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Pool for Pan - Trinidad government gives thumbs up!

Minister says their concerns have been answered. 

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Mayaro schools top southeast pan festival

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Mayaro Government Primary and Mayaro Secondary Schools won the primary and secondary category, respectively, in the recently concluded southeast pan festival. The competition which took place last

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Boogsie jumps high

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - After the semi-finals of the 2014 National Panorama competition two weeks ago, arranger for then top placed band Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars, Leon “Smooth” Edwards, proclaimed there were four

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THERE SHOULD BE AN ALTERNATION OF THE MEDIUM AND LARGE BANDS AT THE SEMI AND THE FINALS

In order to get and keep the crowd @ the Panorama, there should be an Alternation of the Medium and the Large Bands @ the Semi's and the Finals. After the bands have already pick their Positions for the Semi's,  the 1st Band should be (1) Court sound

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