International Panorama 2015 Line-Up

	Country	Band	Tune	Arranger	Leader
1	Trinidad & Tobago	Arima Golden Symphony Steel Orchestra	Ah Feeling	Terrance “BJ” Marcelle	Vernon Morancie
2	Trinidad & Tobago	Renegades Steel Orchestra	Like Ah Boss	Duvone Stewart	Candice Andrews-Brumant
3	New York, USA	Brooklyn Steel Orchestra	Ah Feeling	Odie Franklin, Kendal Williams & Marc Brooks	Travis Roberts & Kernal Simon
4	France	Calypsociation Steelband	Prophet of Pan	Mathieu Borgne & Laurent Lalsingue	Coline Hammel
5	Trinidad & Tobago	Curepe Scherzando	Bassman	Yohan Popwell	Teddy Neptune
6	England, UK	Ebony Steelband	Ah Feeling	Duvone Stewart	Pepe Francis
7	St. Martin	Gunslingers Steel Orchestra	Pan Revivi	Aldric Benjamin	Aldric Benjamin
8	Trinidad & Tobago	Trinidad All Stars	Curry Tabanca	Leon “Smooth” Edwards	Beresford Hunte
9	Virginia, USA	Mosaic Steel Orchestra	Pan In A Rage	Jit Samaroo	Dr. Anthony Hailey
10	Trinidad & Tobago	Steel Xplosion	Thunder	Arddin Herbert	Aaron Reid
11	Trinidad & Tobago	Buccooneers Steel Orchestra	Gold	Seion Gomez	Anthony Hopkins
12	Maine, USA	Pan Coalition	Outta De Box	Nigel Chase	Nigel Chase
13	Trinidad & Tobago	Pan Elders Steel Orchestra	Party Time Again	Duvone Stewart	Hollister Smith
14	Canada	Pan Fantasy	Lucy	Al “Allos” Foster	Wendy Jones
15	Japan	Panorama Steel Orchestra	Dance of Phoenix	Yoshihro Harada	Yoshihro Harada
16	St. Lucia	Pantime Steel Orchestra	Aunty Pam	Amrit Samaroo	Cecil ‘Tortee’ Philgence
17	Trinidad & Tobago	Silver Stars Steel Orchestra	Edwin's Legacy	Liam Teague	Christine Pouchet
18	Trinidad & Tobago	Phase II Pan Groove	Woman on the Bass	Len “Boogsie” Sharpe	Errol Skerritt
19	Trinidad & Tobago	Exodus	De ‘Puna Band	Pelham Goddard	Ainsworth Mohammed
20	Canada	Salah’s Steelpan Academy	Outta De Box	Salah Wilson	Salah Wilson
21	St. Vincent & The Grenadines	Starlift Steel Orchestra	Teaser	Duvone Stewart
22	Trinidad & Tobago	Supernovas Steel Orchestra	Dr. Samaroo	Amrit Samaroo	Amrit Samaroo
23	Trinidad & Tobago	Tropical Angel Harps	Pan For Beethoven	Clarence Morris	Phillip Morris
24	Jamaica	UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra	Ten Commandsments of Pan	Orane Shaw	Augustus Peters

- See more at: http://www.panonthenet.com/news/2015/aug/line-up-international-panorama-8-3-2015.htm#sthash.FCagxuqi.dpuf

I can see a problem (of perception) after the results - yes; but that would be one for the respective bands and not the competition per say. The thing is Pandora, if such a restriction is to be introduced it will have to be done in the future. A foreign based band (let's call them that for now) will then have the option to decide whether to use a new arranger in their respective home competition in the event they qualify for the IP, or use the contract arranger they currently work with and concentrate on winning their own competition and then either be debarred from the IP or do a new tune with a new arranger for the IP (that info must be common knowledge up front allowing bands time to plan their strategy). Keep in mind that all the foreign based bands participating in this inaugural event are not necessarily the bands the organizers wanted to have on board. The original idea I believe was to have the winning bands from each country, I think it has come down (in some cases - I'm not sure) to who are able to come to Trinidad winner or not. The T&T bands you will note are selected from the top places 2015 panorama as follows 6 large; 4 medium; 2 small

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3srwij8008v41 August 5, 2015 at 4:22pm

the first international steelband competition
911 August 4, 2015 at 9:34pm

I was just looking at the line up for the World Panorama,And I was very much surprise to see that the two big guns that always running,1&2 in TNT Panorama,And yes I am speaking about All Stars and Phase 11pan grove.

These bands have the,You know what, to play All Stars is playing Curry Tabanca,And Phase 11 is playing Woman on the bass,Now please tell me,You going to a world Panorama and that is the tunes that you are going to play.

And if you all come in the first 5,the judges had a hand in that.
- BEDE LOPEZ > 911 August 4, 2015 at 10:00pm
  
  David De, I don't see anything wrong with playing Curry Tabanca and Woman on the Bass, these 2 tunes have more Texture that those modern tunes they calling Pan Tunes/ Pan songs, people caint even remember how the melody goes,
Michael Marcano August 4, 2015 at 4:43pm
Ian Cox August 4, 2015 at 1:40pm

I guess there were no restrictions on Tunes of choice. All Stars playing ''Curry Tabanca''..... A new arrangement?
- Michael Marcano > Ian Cox August 4, 2015 at 3:05pm
  
  That's right Ian, there's no restriction on tune of choice. As a matter of fact the only two (T&T) bands that are playing a tune they did not play before as far as I could see are Renegades and Phase II. That is not to say that bands that are doing repeats are not rearranging them - you might be hearing a 2015 remake of Curry Tabanca by All Stars, I don't know.
  - Cecil hinkson > Michael Marcano August 4, 2015 at 7:26pm
    
    All Stars cyah come with old curry Boi.
Pandora August 4, 2015 at 1:33pm

Michael Marcano I am just trying to understand something...with one arranger that arranged for 4 different bands that will be taking part in this competition will there be a problem that is what I'm trying to find out..what in my statement is wrong?
- Michael Marcano > Pandora August 4, 2015 at 4:19pm
  
  Pandora look right under the heading of the rules Bede published in this forum and you would see in brackets the word, 'DRAFT'. I believe this document is what's causing the confusion. You will no doubt understand that the draft for the International Panorama was fashioned from the T&T National Panorama Rules and that is why 8.1 is there. However at the very first meeting the ICP secretariat held with participating bands, 8.1 was laid to rest - it never made it out of the draft stage. The approved rules for the International Panorama carry no such restriction - trust me on that.
- Michael Marcano > Pandora August 4, 2015 at 2:06pm
  
  I can see a problem (of perception) after the results - yes; but that would be one for the respective bands and not the competition per say. The thing is Pandora, if such a restriction is to be introduced it will have to be done in the future. A foreign based band (let's call them that for now) will then have the option to decide whether to use a new arranger in their respective home competition in the event they qualify for the IP, or use the contract arranger they currently work with and concentrate on winning their own competition and then either be debarred from the IP or do a new tune with a new arranger for the IP (that info must be common knowledge up front allowing bands time to plan their strategy). Keep in mind that all the foreign based bands participating in this inaugural event are not necessarily the bands the organizers wanted to have on board. The original idea I believe was to have the winning bands from each country, I think it has come down (in some cases - I'm not sure) to who are able to come to Trinidad winner or not. The T&T bands you will note are selected from the top places 2015 panorama as follows 6 large; 4 medium; 2 small

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