Is Pantrinbago in control or De Pan People?

[Nyasha Rhoden]

Panorama 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago was a first and interesting experience for me. There were too many problems. So I would like to know... When will we come to a point where we will have better communication and organization in our pan communities? 1. Are we player advocates or panorama advocates? Who or what do we support more, the competition or the players? 2. Do pan people make the rules for Panorama or pantrinbago or both? What if they disagree? Why were rules changed so close to Panorama 2009? Why the 8minutes rule on the panorama composition? Is pantrinbago fostering more community or competition between bands? Is there a need for PanTrinbago at all? 3. Where is the pan community and orchestras after panorama? (esp. in Trinidad and New York) 4. Is our worth based around winning one competition? 5. If so what does this instill in our young people? 6. What is our future? Panmusiq4lyfe