Large Steel Orchestra Prelims Underway - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2019

As has been the norm, the seventeen (17) Large Conventional Bands registered for Panorama 2019 will be visited by the judges and Pan Trinbago officials.

The competitors comprising four (4) from the East, seven (7) from the North, four (4) from the S

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Ouachita offers after-school, community steel band program to Peake Elementary School students

Arkansas, USA - Ouachita Baptist University has begun offering an after-school, community steel band program for fourth and fifth graders from Peake Elementary School in Arkadelphia. The steel band, called Pan Harmony, meets every Monday on Ouachita

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Hatters condolences for Ken ‘Professor’ Philmore

Hatters condolences for Ken ‘Professor’ Philmore

  The members of Petrotrin Hatters Steel Orchestra extend their sympathies and condolences to the family and close friends of our late brother in pan, Ken ‘Professor’ Philmore (1959 - RIP 2018); age 59

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WSBF2000 - Remembering Pan pioneer, pan ambassador, master pan maker, tuner, player, Elliot 'Ellie' Mannette (05Nov1927, 29Aug2018 RIP)

WSBF2000 - Remembering Pan pioneer, pan ambassador, master pan maker, tuner, player, Elliot 'Ellie' Mannette (05Nov1927, 29Aug2018 RIP)

       THE FINAL NIGHT

   World Steelband Music Festival 2000

21st October 2000

Images: Looking West. The Jean Pi

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Looking back -- Hostile Colonizer continues to terrorize Despers USA Steel Orchestra in their home

With only a couple of days to go before New York 2018 Panorama,  New York authorities have allowed the colonizer to terrorize the young people of Despers USA with impunity for the Summer. It's time for the mayor and authorities to step in and stop em

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Steel Magic Northwest announces openings for advanced ‘Pan Wizards’ ensemble

MLT News

Washington, USA -  The Steel Magic Northwest “Pan Wizards” advanced youth steel ensemble is offering young musicians a chance to audition for two trips it will be making next year.

The group has been invited to perform and give a presenta

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Documentary of Crellin’s steel drum project to be premiered at Garrett 8 Cinemas

The Garrett County Republican

Parents Chip Miller and Cindy and Jamie Hauser are pictured as they drilled holes in a drum head during the April project at Crellin Elementary.

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Meet Robert Issa - With His Dream for Steelband In Tanzania - UpClose!

Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania - Presently, he is a mostly self-motivated, self-taught, self -financed - panist, arranger, teacher, promoter, recruiter and tuner who is single-handedly leading the charge to bring Pan and the steelband to Tanzania in a very

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Good vibes, food and fun in store for KFC Herald fair - Westering High School steel band - South Africa

Herald Live

Good music and delicious food is on the menu at the KFC Herald Country Fair

Port Elizabeth, South Africa -  Good music and delicious food is on the menu at the KFC Herald Country Fair at Holmeleigh Farmyard on Saturday August 25.

The W

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Meet Adelle Joseph-Phillip - Trinidad & Tobago - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Adelle Joseph-Phillip Trinidad & Tobago Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “Playing pan for me is a happy place, it connects with my soul. As Bob Marley said “When the music hits, you feel no pain.” That

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Meet Zakiya De Coteau  Trinidad & Tobago - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Zakiya De Coteau 
Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “In 2016 I made history with Platinum All-Female Steel Orchestra by becoming the first all-female band to compete in the panorama competition. I also had the opportunity to experienc

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Meet Solange Baptiste - Trinidad & Tobago Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Solange Baptiste
Trinidad & Tobago

Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - “My love for music and the instrument keeps me going, together with the adrenaline rush and new upcoming challenges which a Panorama piec

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Meet Diane Thomas - Indiana, USA - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Indiana, USA - “....Playing with others who play steel pan is really where I find my true happiness, whether it is a duo or a small group of steel pan players, or a band in Trinidad...”

A voice with uncommon beauty spoke to her years ago. It was i

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Meet Ivor Shatal Francis - St. Lucia - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Ivor Shatal Francis  St. Lucia Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

St. Lucia, W.I. - “Playing steelpan promotes positive self-expression, and it also has the potential to build self-confidence as players tend to see their skills im

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Meet Natalie Wint - New York, USA - Celebration of Women and the Steelpan Art Form

Meet Natalie Wint - New York, USA

A When Steel Talks Exclusive

“Ahh, the glorious 10 minutes. It’s a feeling like no other. Indescribable. When you’re on stage and the lights hit, you instantly start sweating. Your arranger starts the count, your h

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Newtown Playboys Retain Championship Single Pan Band Title - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2018

2018 Panorama Info Complete

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - It is victory for the second year running for Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony, which successfully defended its title in the Single Pan Band category of the 2018 Trinidad and Tobago National Panor

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Order of Judging - Small Conventional Bands Prelims - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2018

Monday 15 January 2018 – NORTH –SMALL
1	Merry Tones	No. 1 Bagatelle Road, Diego Martin
2	Cocorite West Wind	Opp. #7 Building, Waterhole, Cocorite
3	Humming Birds Pan Groove	13 Fort George Rd, St. James
4	Harvard Harps	#106 Tragarete Rd, St. Cla

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Large Conventional Steel Orchestra Preliminary - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2018

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2018 Single Pan Finalists

SINGLE PAN FINALISTS

SUNDAY JANUARY 14, 2018

BASKETBALL COURT, ARIMA

4.00 P.M.

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What the bands are playing for Panorama 2018 - Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Panorama Competition

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Large Steel Orchestras

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birdsong Steel Orchestra

Tune of Choice - “Pan Break” - Arranger:  Rudy "Two Left" Smith

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Desperadoes Steel Orchestra

Tune of Choice - “Year For Love” - Arranger:  Carlton “Zanda” Alexander

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Exodus Steel Orchestra
Tune of Cho

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