Hell’s Steel Orchestra Wins Antigua & Barbuda 2009 National Panorama Title Khan Cordice is winning arranger!

[Pan Times]

Antigua & Barbuda, W.I. - Hell’s Gate Steel Orchestra - the oldest band in Antigua & Barbuda, made history again for 2009 by copping Panorama championship honors, beating out four other competitors. And they did this with the youngest arranger in the competition - Khan Cordice - at their helm. The 2009 Antigua & Barbuda National Panorama was held at Carnival City (aka the Antigua Recreation Grounds), St. John’s, on the penultimate night of July with a large crowd of music lovers in attendance. Five steel orchestras participated in this year’s show - Ebonites, Gemonites, Halcyon, Harmonites and Hell’s Gate. Ebonites performed well-known Antigua calypsonian the Mighty Swallow’s Rudeboy Bacchanal (from 1983), as arranged by Aubrey “Lacu” Samuel.

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[Pepe Francis MBE]

Congratulations to Heels Gate Steel Orchestra from all of us here in the UK and we also look forward to Halcyon Visit to London for the Notting Hill Carnival.

Pepe Francis Ebony Steel Band.

[Bugs]

Conrats

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[Pan Woman]

Congratulations to the members of Hell's Gate

[Khan Cordice]

thanks every body

[Khan Cordice]

Hell's gate has done it again!!!!!!!!! number 1!