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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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PANORAMA 2014 MAKE YOUR PICK.

Ok people it's that time of the year when we make our pick for panorama 2014, pick as many as you like.

Here's how I see it.

                          1 Phase ll

                          2 XO

                          3 Despers and Renegades

       

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Drummer ditches Starlift

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - A member of the White Oak Starlift Steel Orchestra is claiming the band did not make it into the Panorama finals because they were set-up by their drummer last Sunday at the semi-finals.

Delano A

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Cops shut down south bars early but Steelbands get last lap bligh

Trinidad Guardian

As Carnival celebrations continued into Tuesday night, with revellers trying to enjoy the last hours of celebrations on the streets, thousands left the city dejectedly as the music was brought to sudden end at 10 pm. Some pan lovers

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We ready to Distract, Ignore, and Disrespect Pan - The Greens and Pool Here We Come!

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BOOGSIE GET SQUEEZED

ALL STARS in front and RENEGADES behind.

Looks like Duvone Stewart got his BIG CHANCE!!! His to lose!!!

PLAYING POSITIONS
1. Cal Invaders
2. NLCB Fonclaire
3. NGC La Brea Nightingales
4. WITCO Desperadoes
5. T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps
6. Republic Ba

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Great Panorama performances that did not win... Post yours

Great Panorama Moments - FONCLAIRE - "Pan by Storm" - Panorama Finals 1990

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Nightingales set to lift La Brea spirits

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - NGC La Brea Nightingales Steel Orchestra will be carrying the hopes and dreams of an entire community when the band hits the stage in the 2014 Panorama semifinals at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port

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32 bands play in Single Pan semis

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The three steel orchestras that tied for first place in the preliminary round of competition in the Single Pan Bands category of the 2014 National Steelband Panorama Competition received loud appla

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4 BAND NOT GOING INTO THE FINALS (your opinion)

There are 4 bands not going into the Large band Finals, Redemption Sound-setters, Harmonites, Starlift and Birdsong, Do you think any of these should be in the Finals and which one or ones in the Finals should be OUT?

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Pan Trinbago looking at bigger Greens

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - President of Pan Trinbago Keith Diaz says the organisation may need to create a bigger space for the Greens section for the 2015 Panorama semifinals event. He said that after announcing that this y

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STEELBAND SHOULD BOYCOTT THE PANORAMA

Tell Pantrinbago If there is a Pool Party at the Semi-finals  we will not play at the Finals. Total Disrespect. (I wish we could do it at the Semi's but the time maybe  too short since its this weekend). 

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No Spanking in the Minor

by Sandra L. Blood

A When Steel Talks Exclusive

Trinidad and Tobago - With media reports of murders exceeding “seventy” in forty-seven days to the date of February 18th 2014, the nation continues to receive a perplexing spanking from the minor/crim

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WST 2014 FEATURED PANORAMA SONGS

There are 62 songs featured (hope I added correctly) on the WST PANORAMA 2014 song list. Of the ELEVEN large bands in the finals, SEVEN bands are playing their own composition (or at least a composition in which the STEEELBAND ARRANGER had some degre

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When the market speaks, culture dies

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - This week many Trinis were consumed in a pastime at which they excel: pointless debate. 

....The “issue” which stirred passions so, which generated more comment than Facebook posts on crime and pu

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What the bands are playing for Panorama 2014 - Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Competition

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Large Steel Orchestras

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birdsong Steel Orchestra

Tune of Choice - “We Kinda Music” - Arranger: Andy Narell

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Desperadoes Steel Orchestra

Tune of Choice - “Spankin - A Tribute” - Arranger: Robert Greenidge

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Exodus Steel Orchestra
Tune of Choice - “Pan Is

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IF YOU HAVE THE SAME JUDGES YOU WILL GET THE SAME RESULTS, true of false

Do you think if you have the same Judges you will get the same results? Who said that anyway?

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Spankin’ reigns at pan prelim

Trinidad Express Newspapers

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tiger Tanks Fyzabad 4th Dimension added more light on Sunday night to the already well lit Petrotrin Sports Club, Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre with its performance of Richard Gittens’ arrangeme

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Semi-Finals Order of Appearance for LARGE Steel Orchestras for Trinidad & Tobago Steelband Panorama 2014

Global - A field of fifteen large steel orchestras will show off their musical talents before audiences and judges alike at the 2014 Trinidad & Tobago Panorama Semi-finals this weekend at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain. Earlier in the w

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Chaos over publishing rights on social media

Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - T&T Carnival may have a low profile on Facebook this year. There is confusion over Carnival copyright and accreditation issues after several professional photographers were told they would not be a

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