The panyard is one place in T&T that transcends race, class, and gender. Jit Samaroo was the arranger for Renegades for many years. They would have protected him with their lives.
For many, the panyard is their home that gives a sense of identity an
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - From the first notes of Fonclaire Steel Orchestra at 6:45 p.m., to Renegades Steel Orchestra's final flourish at 12:22 a.m. the joyful sounds of pan filled the Savannah. After a hiatus of two Panorama seasons since 2021 due
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The line-up of large steel orchestras is set for the “Savannah Party” - the semi-finals competition of the 2023 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama, which comes off Sunday February 5 at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Fourteen out of seventeen large steel orchestras have advanced to the semi-finals of the 2023 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. The results were made public by event organizer Pan Trinbago on Thursday February 2. Eleven
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Medium steel orchestras which made it to the next round of competition in the Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2023 now know the order in which they will take the stage. The pulling of numbers for playing positions was
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Twenty-three steel orchestras in the medium band category took part in preliminaries for Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2023.
....As defending champion, the Couva Joylanders Steel Orchestra is out front going into th
Victor Prescod - Performer, Educator and Adjudicator - In the Spotlight
On judging, Victor believes that one of the things that needs to be looked at is the criteria for judging. “Many times persons fault the adjudicators for results, but the ad
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Overcast skies and periodic rain did not put a damper or a stop to the performances of small steel orchestras during the January 7 semi-finals in the Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2023. The first notes in the competi
New York, USA - Under the musical direction of educator and arranger Damany “BoB” James - Eruption Steel Orchestra presented “Deck the Halls,” a Christmas-themed showcase for the school’s student steel orchestr
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The results coming out of the preliminaries of the Small Steel Orchestra competition for Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2023 are now known. Fascinators Pan Symphony with arranger Amrit Samaroo is in the lead at this p
St. Kitts and Nevis, W.I. - Defending steelband Panorama champions EBJ Harmonics Steel Orchestra made it three-in-a-row with their victory on Friday December 16, 2022, in Basseterre, St. Kitts. Carnival Village (Sugar Mill) was the venue for the an
Dr. Len “Boogsie” Sharpe with Southern Stars Steel Orchestra during the preliminaries
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.- The conventional small steel orchestra leg of Trinidad and Tobago’s 2023 Panorama competition opened up with a big, big, big bang - whe
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Chord Masters Steel Orchestra playing K.M.C.’s ‘First Experience’ as arranged by champion arranger André White swept away the competition on finals night, scoring 282 and placing first.
Bradley was academically sound. So great was he that after being a student at the Gov't Training College and passing with distinction in his subjects he was recalled- this time as a lecturer in Mathe
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Order of Appearance of the thirty semi-finalists in the Single Pan category of the annual National Panorama organized by Pan Trinbago, is now set, after the draw for playing positions was
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The 2023 Single Pan preliminaries unfolded from November 11 through 19, 2022. Forty-seven bands faced the judges on various nights in their respective zones: South/Central, Northern, Tobago and Eastern regions.
