I enjoyed watching the Panorama stream last night. As a fledgling pan arranger, I was interested in the criteria for judging the bands and mostly the compositions. Does anyone know where I may obtain a copy of the adjudication checklist or form the j
Read more…sad to say this was by far the worst panorama i ever heard out of all the bands
Read more…Congratulations to the members and management of Silver Stars. When Steel Talks 1st Silver Stars - 469 2nd Phase II Pan Groove - 468 3rd Trinidad All Stars - 460 4th Desperadoes - 458 5th Renegades - 457 6th Exodus - 456 7th Siparia Deltones - 450.
Read more…Siparia Deltones!!!!!! out in front (for me anyway) best thing for the night....... now I was being very biased about this band and its song selection before actually hearing them but upon hearing them .....damn..... they did the damn thing..... Delt
Read more…Desperadoes performed real well. I have them ahead as of right now. bugs
Read more…This is madness, why not count them as they go up to the stage (on the drag)? What a waste of time and it's harder to count them on stage than when they pass by. This will only kill the focus and energy of the band...any delay will do that. Poor Exo
Read more…WHO is this lady judge they talking to right now on the TV broadcast? white lady, sounds Canadian or maybe American? she certainly seems to know what she's talkin about....
Read more…Can Phase II hang in there and win it again?
Read more…I say that its hiting home with no 1 today. It's full of hidden jazz chords. It's kicking. And its the prresent sound of pan I spoke of before. Its long time vibes in a new time way. What you say? Let me here. Bugs, Gospelpan, wlm, and all the stalwa
Read more…I would like to announce the passing of Agatha Hernandez this morning. She was the beloved wife of VIncent Hernandez who was the pan maker and owner of Satisifiers Steel Orchestra. For further information you can contact me her grandaughter at darknl
Read more…Earlier this week we posted a slow version of New York's Pan Rebels playing "In My House" as arranged by Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe in 1999. Additionally, this was a very special year as it heralded the return of Clive Bradley to the New York panorama arra
Read more…HI. This is what JACK asked me to write for him. He says,"YOU CAN'T CHOOSE THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD. NO ONE BAND IS A MASTER OF ALL GENRES. ONE MAY BE THE BEST CLASSICAL, ANOTHER THE BEST CONTEMPORARY, ETC., BUT NO ONE BAND IS A MASTER OF ALL. EVEN
Read more…Arrangers Yohan Popwell and Terrance “BJ” Marcelle prove their musical mettle in the final phase Trinidad and Tobago - Unlike the old days when panorama competitions ran much later into the wee hours of the morning, results for the finals of the med
Read more…Is there a resource - website, library or such where I can go to find biographies on the steel pan personalities? Not just little articles...like reading material for a college level course... Additionally, if I wanted to teach a course in steel pan
Read more…1. RBTT Redemption Sound Setters: First in de line 2. Sagicor Exodus: Festival Time 3. Witco Desperadoes: Pan Redemption 4. Silver Stars: First in de line 5. N&M Trinidad All Star :Pan Rivalry 6. Bp Renegades: Dr Jit 7. Siparia Petrotrin Deltones: I’
Read more…Amrit Samaroo, son of composer/steel band arranger extraordinaire, Dr. Jit Samaroo said that he is treating his 2009 panorama arrangement for the Bp Renegades Steel Orchestra, a song entitled Dr. Jit, (composed and sung by Winston “The Original DeFos
Read more…First: what is the best way to listen to or better still watch Panorama? I am in England, using a Macbook OS 10.5.6, and would prefer not to have to pay for a radio subscription Second: where can I find further info on the Holland Panorama, and the
Read more…My nomination as the greatest pannist ever has to be Robert Greenidge. The style, the phrasing, the sensitivity of this man's ability to beat pan, is in my humble opinion, unsurpassed. My favorite piece? "Paradise Garden" from the CD Heat. Check it o
Read more…This is a never-before-released or heard, 'slow version' of the great Len "Boogsie" Sharpe classic arrangement of "In My House" as performed by Pan Rebels and captured by Basement Recordings, as the orchestra prepared for the annual New York panorama
Read more…In the Pan Yard New Dimension performing Pan in ‘A’ Minor as captured by Basement Recordings. In the Summer of 2005 When Steel Talks had the honor of watching New Dimension Steel Orchestra from Grenada as they prepared for the 2005 World Steelband Mu
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