Pan History - Looking back at the year 2008 in Pan

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2008

2008

Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2008 - Phase II Pan Groove wins playing the tune Musical Vengeance St. Veronica’s Youth Steel Orchestra performs at the White House Pan in The 21st Century 2008 -  Katzenjammers win Trinidad Desperadoes Steelpan Great Frank “Crawl” Findley Passes Navajo Nation Youth perform with the Steelpan at the Smithsonian WST interview with Patrick Arnold, president of Pan Trinbago Chief of Steelband in Nigeria - Bowie Sonnie Bowei receives Chieftain Titles Steelpan Instrument Captivates Taiwan Students St. Vincent & Grenadines Panorama 2008 - Starlift Steel Orchestra wins St. Lucia Panorama 2008 - Diamond Steel Orchestra wins Antigua & Barbuda 2008 Panorama - Halcyon Steel Orchestra wins Grenada Junior Panorama 2008 - Commancheros Juniors win Grenada Panorama 2008 - Angel Harps win Toronto Panorama 2008  - Salah’s Steelpan Academy wins UK - BAS 2K8 Junior Panorama 2008 - CSI wins UK Panorama 2008 - Ebony wins Steelpan Instrument Captivates Taiwan Students André White makes History with ‘Heat’ and ADLIB Steel Orchestra New York Panorama 2008 - ADLIB Steel Orchestra wins New York Panorama 2008 Report Card Moods of Pan 10 in Antigua: 25-A-Side competition - Antigua & Barbuda’s National Youth Pan Orchestra wins Trinidad and Tobago’s ‘Pan is Beautiful’ festival - Exodus wins Anthony Williams will be inducted into Pan Trinbago’s Hall of Fame WST exclusive interview - Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda speaks on Moods of Pan and US President Obama Jonathan Scales sophomore release called Plot/Scheme read WST review NSSO G-Pans at the launch of the Steelpan Museum, Port of Spain April 2008 Launch of the National Steel Symphony Orchestra in Trinidad and Tobago, fully equipped with G-Pans September 2008 to January 2008 -- G-Pan Patents and Trademarks in all applicable jurisdictions assigned to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago * Trinidad’s Express Entertainment Journalist Terry Joseph - passes away January 2, 2008 * Trinidad’s Pan icon Oscar Pile passes away February 26, 2008   * Antigua & Barbuda Steelpan icon Leroy “Jughead” Gordon - passes away November 13, 2008 at age 61   * The Year 2008 in Pan Click for more 2008 Headlines  See complete Pan History Timeline