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CARNIVAL FUNDING UNDER FIRE
Could PANORAMA survive without GOVERNMENT FUNDING under the leadership of a man like KEITH DIAZ?
The Government, as Dr Rowley has correctly assessed, has no business getting involved in Carnival. State institutions do not understand the event, and th
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As soon as OIL REBOUNDS all the RUM TALK done
it is just a matter of time before oil prices come off the bottom surpassing the $45 budget mark and money starts running again in Trinbago. In recent weeks, speculative bets on higher oil prices through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have soared. Bull
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“Like a Supernova Exploding in Front of Me” - A Meeting With Panorama Destiny - Supernovas Steel Orchestra
...The mission set we on the track,
We aiming for the top,
Like a rocket dey can't stop,
From a little village band,
To becoming champions,
It gets brighter with each moment past;
We are the Supernovas
We burning up the skies,
Is a fresh new
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Steel bands gearing for Pan-O-Rama
Stabroek News
GY - Schools, large bands and other steel pan groups are gearing up for the Annual Republic Bank Pan-O-Rama Steel Pan Competition on February 25 and 28 as part of this year’s Mashramani events.
In keeping with jubilee celebrations under
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PANORAMA FEVER
As I look at the LARGE BANDS I am looking at the competition among the arrangers. Especially Amrit and Duvonne and Liam and the BROOKLYN THREE -- could they crack the TOP TWO. But when I look at the MEDIUM BANDS I find myself looking at the CALYPSOS
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Assigned Accredited Photographers – Panorama Semi Finals / Finals
Please be advised that a decision was taken at the Panorama Management Committee (PMC) Meeting re the above captioned requesting photographers to desist from taking their “shots/photographs” from within the band.
Firstly, it’s a distraction to the pl
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Panorama tickets increased
ANDRE BAG00 Tuesday, Trinidad Newsday
TICKETS for Grand Stand seats at this Saturday’s Panorama finals have gone up from $750 to $800. The increase, Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz said yesterday, is to allow the national pan organisation to meet i
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The cleanest piece of PANORAMA MUSIC (and PAN MUSIC) I have ever heard: BIRDSONG 2016
Well, they could put Andy last or third to last but that was the cleanest piece of PAN MUSIC I ever heard. Panorama wise, it was SHORT ON CALYPSO and the JAZZ was TOO POLISHED for that stage. But musically, BIRDSONG set a new standard for performanc
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A BREAKTHROUGH in PANORAMA
Supernova in Panorama 2016 is leading the change movement in technology, video production, self-promotion and self-sufficiency. Can other steelbands follow their lead?
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Revisited -- Master Tuner Bertram "Birch" Kelman
Bertram "Birch" Kelman
Simply one of the finest steelpan tuners ever.
Global - In light of the recent miscue as reported by WST member Ama Belfon in her post (How do we put a price on the contributions Pan Tuners have made to our culture), WST felt
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The Love Doctor of Pan & Pan Elders set to Make Panorama History
Pan Elders Steel Orchestra with Duvone Stewart performing at Panorama Semi-Finals 2016
by When Steel Talks
Right-on, Right-on, Right-on. Yea! It’s the ‘Love Doctor’ of Pan doing his thing. No doubt. It’s a love thang...
Watching arranger Duvone Stew
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XENOPHOBIA, HYPOCRISY and THE PANORAMA TING
All this clamour and resentment because a FOREIGNER decides to come to Trinidad and arrange a PANORAMA song is pure irony to me. I am sure that 80% of the people screaming "WE TING WE TING" are not even REAL TRINIDADIANS. Three quarters of the self-a
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Final Night Order of Appearance for Medium Steel Orchestras - Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Panorama 2016
| #1 | Pan Elders | |
| #2 | Curepe Scherzando | |
| #3 | Steel Xplosion | |
| #4 | Katzenjammers | |
| #5 | Couva Joylanders | |
| #6 | Buccooneers | |
| #7 | West Side Symphony | |
| #8 | Dixieland | |
| #9 | Sound Specialists of Laventille | |
| #10 | Melodians |
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Final Night Order of Appearance for Large Steel Orchestras - Trinidad & Tobago National Steelband Panorama 2016
# 1 Fonclaire
# 2 Redemption Sound Setters
# 3 Phase II Pan Groove
# 4 Skiffle
# 5 Supernovas
# 6 Silver Stars
# 7 Renegades
# 8 Invaders
# 9 Desperadoes
# 10 Trinidad All Stars
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The Greens saw a lot of contention in the weeks leading up to Pan semis.
There have been a number of complaints over the years from various groups and, although Pan Trinbago tried to address these issues with improvements to the Greens, several party brands bowed out of pan semis. This led to speculation about how much of
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Lessons Learnt From a Panorama Champion - Robert Greenidge
Panorama is much more than a music competition. It is a phenomenon that mirrors life experiences and values. You can experience exhilarating joy, to cold numbing pain, heartbreak and disillusion - all in one season - for an eight-minute performance.
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No CUSSING THE JUDGES this year -- seems like BOOGSIE has already won the PRIZE
The consensus on this forum is that BOOGSIE SHARPE is going to win this Panorama -- HANDS DOWN!!! I was big on DESPERS when I heard the slow version of their song but when I listened to the SEMI-FINALS they were BEATING THE PANS TOO HARD FOR ME.
So I
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