International Steelband Panorama Stage Set

Twenty four (24) steel orchestras from across the globe have registered to participate in the first ever International Panorama.

The bands, twelve (12) local and twelve (12) from the Caribbean, United States of America, Canada, France, Japan , will compete at the “mecca of pan”, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Sunday 09th August 2015. Starting time is 3:00pm.

Bands will be vying for the first prize of US$250,000. and the “World Steel Pan Trophy” designed by Kemal Manickchand.

The seven (7) Adjudicators for this competition are Dr. Shannon Dudley (USA), Dr. Larry Snider (USA), Ms. Claudette Vincent-Stewart (St. Vincent & The Grenadines) with Lambert Phillip, Roger Sardinha, Damion Phillip and Lennox London from Trinidad & Tobago. (PLEASE NOTE: WST HAS BEEN ALERTED THAT AN ADDITIONAL JUDGE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PANEL BRINGING IT TO 8, THE ADDITIONAL NAME WILL BE RELEASED LATER.)

The International Panorama, produced by Pan Trinbago, embraces all steelband playing countries from which champion bands have been invited to compete alongside the winning Panorama 2015 (competition) bands.

For the competition all participating steelbands must comprise a minimum of seventy five percent (75%) of players who are citizens of the country which they represent. Each band will be permitted to perform with sixty (60) players maximum and forty (40) players minimum. For the purpose of the competition, each participant may select and perform any calypso or soca of their choice. No performance shall exceed eight (8) minutes.

The order of playing position is listed below:

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

Tickets are on sale at Cleve’s (Frederick Street, POS) Crosby’s St. James. Kam’s (Long Circular Mall), WACK 90.1fm and Atherly’s San Fernando and Pan Trinbago Head Office Park Street, Port of Spain (Reserved) and the venue on the day on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August 2015 from 8:00 am. Admission is $400. Reserved, $300. General Admission (Grand Stand) and North Black $200.

From the News Desk of Pan Trinbago

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  • Please does anyone have a link to the final results of the competition with points awarded???  Thanks...

    • 1. Massy Trinidad All Stars, Trinidad 476 points
      2. Super Novas, Trinidad 464 points
      3. Bp Renegades, Trinidad 459 points...
      4. Brooklyn Steel Orchestra, USA-New York 452 points
      4. Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove, Trinidad 452 points
      6. Curepe Scherzando, Trinidad 451 points
      7. Republic Bank Exodus, Trinidad 449 points
      8. NLCB Buccooners, Tobago 448 points
      9. Ebony Steelband Trust, England 443 points
      9. Panorama Steel Orchestra, Japan 443 points
      11. PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars, Trinidad 440 points
      12. NGC Steel Xplosion, Tobago 439 points
      12.Pan Elders Steel Orchestra, Trinidad Steel 439 points
      12. T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps, Trinidad 439 points
      15. Starlift Steel Orchestra, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 438 points
      16. Pantime Steel Orchestra, St. Lucia 432 points
      17. Arima Golden Symphony, Trinidad 428 points
      18. Calypsociation Steelband, France 427 points
      19. Pan Fantasy Steelband, Canada 422 points
      20. Mosaic Steel Orchestra, USA- Virginia 421 points
      21. UWI Panoridim Steel Orchestra, Jamaica 417 points
      22. Salah's Steelpan Academy, Canada 411 points
      23. Pan Coalition, USA- Maine 406 points
      24. The Gunslingers, St. Martin 398 points

  • do you know why Devon has arranged for four bands. It is because those are the band's that  are he won with   do you get it

    • Duvone has never arranged for Ebony before

  • After Hearing Most of the Bands. My Top Picks are Pan Elders. - Renegades and the Brooklyn Band  ''BSO'

    • Good picks! Valentine. I could live with that.

  • What is very clear to me is how much the "big bands" have paled in comparison to the rest of the competition, now that the playing field has been leveled...

  • Err

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