Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eight bands representing the South/Central Region are expected to appear before judges as they participate in the medium conventional steel orchestra category of the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. Unfolding over
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Steel orchestras hailing from the East region in Trinidad in the medium conventional steel orchestra category, have their preliminary phase performances for the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama on Wednesday January
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Sheer exuberance of the youth in Steel was in full effect - from 10:00 a.m. straight through 7:50 p.m. AST (Atlantic Standard Time) on Sunday January 14, as part of Trinidad & Tobago’s 2024 National Panorama season. For all
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Steel orchestras from twelve Primary and ten Secondary schools, along with ten ‘21 and Under’ bands, compete for titles in their respective categories. These junior steel orchestras are having their own chances at steelban
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The long hours of practice put into the 2024 season by New East Side Dimension Steel Orchestra paid off big time, in the form of the top prize of TT $400,000.00 (circa USD $59,000.00), the championship trophy, and bragging
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tobago’s New East Side Dimension Steel Orchestra has maintained its lead coming out of the preliminaries and going into the home stretch of competition on final night, Friday January 12. Skinner Park in San Fernando, south
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Fifteen bands are on their way to the final night competition on January 12, in the Small steel orchestra category of the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. Just before 1:40 a.m. local time, Fascinators Pan Symphony
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The thirty small steel orchestras which qualified for the semi-finals in their category after panyard judging in December 2023, make their next musical moves on Saturday January 6, 2024. The venue for this phase of competit
Ricardo Drue, 38, died on Tuesday (December12, 2023) in Antigua, reports said. The Antiguan soca star, was known for hits such as Socaholic, Vagabond and Professional, and for being a staunch supporter of the steelband art form.
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The preliminaries in the Small steel orchestra category of the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama are now complete. Beginning December 7 and ending December 17, the steel orchestras from four regions–Tobago, North, E
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eleven small steel orchestras from the South/Central region close off the preliminaries in the the category for the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. Spread over three evenings, the bands represent the fourth regio
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Three consecutive nights of steelpan music will thrill pan lovers, when fifteen small steel orchestras from the Eastern region are featured. It would be the third leg of preliminary competition in the respective category o
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Ten small steel orchestras continue in the preliminary phase of competition in the small conventional category of the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. Highlighted this time are the talents of panists in bands from
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Eight small steel orchestras compete over two nights in their respective category, in the 2024 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama. Judges will take in the performances of four bands each night.
Carlton “Zanda” Alexander on keys with Tokyo members
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Tokyo Steel Orchestra takes this opportunity to officially announce to members of the steelband fraternity, that preparations are on-going for the band’s participation i
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Another Single Pan Band season in Trinidad and Tobago’s annual National Panorama is in the history books. The 2023-2024 wrap up saw last year’s champions Chord Masters Steel Orchestra taking a consecutive title on the Sunda
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The final twenty Single Pan bands vying for the championship and first prize purse of TTD $275,000.00 (circa USD $40,758.00) in this category, will lay down their best performances yet on Sunday December 3. There, nineteen