1976 - Lord Kitchener - Pan in Harmony - Desperadoes Steel Orchestra

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 Desperadoes Steel Orchestra wins the 1976 Panorama competition with a Clive Bradley arrangement of "Pan in Harmony".


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Comment by Bertel Gittens on June 12, 2014 at 9:59am
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Anyone remembers Despers "Pan in Honey." Bradley, in my opinion, the best of all Pan arrangements EVER period!

Comment by Glenroy R Joseph on June 12, 2014 at 9:51am
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I'll never forget a J'ouvert placard from that year ,

"Pan eh ha' money"

Comment by Glenroy R Joseph on October 10, 2011 at 7:50pm
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Doesn't it seem like you can take any album from the late Lord Kitchener, close your eyes, pick a tune and come up with a fine calypso that's ready made for pan? 

Incredible!

(Notice I didn't use the expression "pan tune"?

I'm beginning to think that description degrades the musical and lyrical value of a good calypso.)

Comment by bigmacttwi on October 10, 2011 at 6:12pm
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The single greatest moment in this song is "BAAASS" in the third and fourth choruses...and to this day Pan in Harmony is still the best ever Panorama arrangement by Bradley for Desperadoes...and for me, best Panorama arrangement of all time...
Comment by kemal mohammed shageer on October 10, 2011 at 4:54pm
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This is STILL the greatest piece of music that was created for the steelband. Kitchener himself said that he could never compose something like this ever again. So true.
Comment by colin phillips on October 7, 2011 at 8:56am
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The Grand Master At His Best

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