First some facts. Nearly every single small and medium size band—and all bu
Stop disrespecting the national instrument
QUESTION: "Should the Greens party be abolished as an event that is part of the Panorama semi-finals?"
Read more…QUESTION: "Should the Greens party be abolished as an event that is part of the Panorama semi-finals?"
Read more…FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS I have been viewing SYNERGY TV Music Videos and I never seen a Steelband Video shown.
SYNERGY TV prides itself of local and regional artises and musicians could showcase their talent on the most influential medium available.
Ther
Read more…Leon "Foster" Thomas - Panist, Arranger, Educator, Performing & Recording Artist - speaks on Pan & Panorama 2012
Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - Performing and recording artist, panist and Panorama drummer extraordinaire
Congratulations to all the 2012 Junior Panorama participants. Big-up to St. Margaret’s Boys Anglican, St. Francois Girls and Success Stars Pan Sounds!!
PRIMARY SCHOOLS CATEGORY
1st |
St. Margaret’s Boys Anglican |
WAKE UP |
349 |
2nd |
Malabar R.C. |
New York, USA - Steel Pan was the focus at an international event – Tropicalfete Countdown 2011 Top 100 International Caribbean Songs for the year. Ricardo Greenaway, world-renowned steel pan percussionist, was given the mountainous task of performin
There are now almost 500 pictures of the 2012 Panorama semifinals posted on my website :www.panjumbie.com
Enjoy!
Read more…Originally printed at http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/The_collapse_of_the_Carnival-139065319.html
By Rubadiri Victor
February 9, 2012
First some facts. Nearly every single small and medium size band—and all bu
A Desperadoes Moment of Greatness
Global - In a Panorama season full of intrigue, surprises and unknown territory rife with land mines and few certainties - we find ourselves in a very special place. It is the morning after the semi-final 2012 Pano
Demarara Waves:
Guyana, SA - Steel Pan stalwart Roy Geddes was on Thursday afternoon intercepted at his home by an armed bandit, who assaulted him and robbed him of his jewellery.
According to 72-year-old Geddes, at around 2:00 p.m. he was in the f
Read more…Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Thirty-two Single Pan Bands will face the judges as the National Panorama Single Pan Bands Semi Finals get underway at the Larry Gomes Stadium Car Park, Malabar, Arima in Trinidad, on Saturday 11th February 2012, from 6:00 p
Read more…Jeston Lett - Panist, Film Director, Videographer- speaks on Pan & Panorama 2012
Global - In an exclusive interview with When Steel Talks - filmmaker, director and panist Jeston Lett shares his overall views on Pan, Panorama and more...
“Panorama so
The Herald Star:
Ohio, USA - Attention, pan players, pan fans: educators and steel band enthusiasts are being reminded to start thinking about the sixth-annual Ohio Valley Festival of Steel.
The 2012 Ohio Valley Festival of Steel will be held May 5
Read more…Since when did conductors become part of Panorama? I think it looks ridiculous to have these arrangers or whoever waving wands on stage while the bands are playing. Tell me; What sort of direction do these players need? Panorama starts with practice
Read more…I'm at a loss for words, first of all am I right in saying, there have never been a panorama finals without Despers????...
Aside from all that, the issue is, was Despers performance substandard? the answer is NOOOO!!!!!
Andre, brought a whole new con
Read more…Trinidad Express:
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Police used batons and their fists to beat patrons during the 2012 National Panorama semifinals at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain yesterday, after hundreds of pan fans tried to push past barriers
Trinidad & Tobago’s 2012 Junior National Panorama set for Sunday
Global - Forty bands will compete in the National Junior Panorama at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on Sunday 12th February 2012 from 8:30 a.m. The competition is staged by t
Read more…Ok pan people we have heard most of the Big Bands in the prelims, lets see if you can pick the 2 bands that will score the highest in the semis. My pick is DESPERADOES and FONCLAIRE. What's yours?
Read more…The show start at 10:00 am and finish at 2:45 am (monday morning) at 11:30 pm people's start leaving the show - only a few hundred die-hard pan fans stay until the show is finish.
My suggestion, stage single bands and small bands for their show - 16
Read more…Having boycotted the Panorama for years, I get my info from what I read in the news and other sources. I was disturbed by this weekend's police brutality on patrons, but what is most amazing is the fact that Pan Trindago's President seems to have rem
Read more…Hi,
I think in today`s steel bands music as one can observe there is a great amount of improvement
and maturity in the music that`s being put forward; many youngsters are improving their musical knowledge and skills in the academic forum, I think it
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