Pan pilgrimage for sweet music

GARY CARDINEZ - Newsday

This flag woman kept the tempo going for the Desperadoes steel orchestra at Tragarete Road. - GARY CARDINEZ

The preliminary round of the national Panorama competition large band category in the Northern Region on Sunday turned into a six-hour pan pilgrimage through Port of Spain with pan enthusiasts trekking from band to band.

It was a sight to behold at defending champions BP Renegades' Charlotte Street panyard as thousands converged on the venue.

With people walking and travelling from as far as Park Street, there was a gridlock causing traffic to come to a standstill. The police vehicle escorting the judges used the wrong lane to get into the panyard. One supporter said it was like a scene from the movie where Moses parted the Red Sea.

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