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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

Started by odw in Panorama

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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

Started by odw in Panorama

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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE STEELBAND?

What is the purpose of the steelband in the Mecca?

Started by Cecil hinkson in Panorama

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Pool for Pan - Trinidad government gives thumbs up!

Minister says their concerns have been answered.

Started by Pan Times in Panorama

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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

Started by Pan Times in Panorama

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Boogsie jumps high

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Winning Groove: Len 'Boogise' Sharpe skips along to Phase II Pan Groove's winning performance of 'Jump High' at the Panorama (large band) finals, Queen's Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain on Saturday night.

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

Started by Pan Times in Panorama

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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

Started by BEDE LOPEZ in Panorama

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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

Started by Cecil hinkson in Panorama

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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

Started by Pan Times in Panorama

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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

Started by Pan Times in Panorama

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

Started by Pan Times in Panorama

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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

Started by Claude Gonzales in Panorama

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

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

Started by Pan Times in Panorama

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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

Started by Pan Times in Panorama

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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

Started by Pan Times in Panorama

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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?

Started by BEDE LOPEZ in Panorama

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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

Started by Pan Times in Panorama

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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).

Started by BEDE LOPEZ in Panorama

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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

Started by Pan Times in Panorama

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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

Started by Claude Gonzales in Panorama

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

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

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE STEELBAND?

Pool for Pan - Trinidad government gives thumbs up!

Mayaro schools top southeast pan festival

Boogsie jumps high

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

PANORAMA 2014 MAKE YOUR PICK.

Drummer ditches Starlift

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

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

BOOGSIE GET SQUEEZED

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

Nightingales set to lift La Brea spirits

32 bands play in Single Pan semis

4 BAND NOT GOING INTO THE FINALS (your opinion)

Pan Trinbago looking at bigger Greens

STEELBAND SHOULD BOYCOTT THE PANORAMA

No Spanking in the Minor

WST 2014 FEATURED PANORAMA SONGS

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