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Global: Three years ago, the visionary Tobagonian Nevin Roach showcased ingenuity during the challenging heights of the COVID-19 lockdowns, giving birth to PanoGrama , the world’s first online steelpan competition. The inaugural event drew thousands virtually on Instagram, gaining popularity in subsequent years. Now, Roach is set to receive the 2024 Young, Gifted & Black (YGB) Entrepreneurial Award for Caribbean Artistic Development. At its core, PanoGrama is a testament to the power of simple yet innovative ideas. The solo competition united the international steelpan community, providing a platform to showcase exceptional talents. However, PanoGrama's impact extended far beyond entertainment and became a highly anticipated event globally. Since the inaugural event, Mr. Roach expanded the competition to encompass holistic development. He secured international television deals, reaching a potential audience of over one million, and fo...

‘Fire Down Below’ sung by “Ann Marie Inniss” 2024: Tune of choice  | Cocorite West Wind Steel Orchestra  -  Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2024

Gary “Soup”  Harrigin Condolences on the passing of Master Tuner Roland Harrigin’s brother Gary Harrigin  aka  “Soup.” He was one of the brothers who took all of Roland’s pans to Rudolph Charles to hear once completed. Gary Harrigin was also very good in the making of the steelpan instrument as well. May Gary Rest in peace. Submitted by Lyndon Spencer

7News Belize   Monday September 18, 2023  ....the weekend's other big event - Pan Yaad '23 which was held at the Government House on Regent Street.  The crowd was bigger than in recent memory - where a mature audience danced until after midnight to the shimmering sounds of steel drum.   Original post: 7newsbelize.com/printstory.php?func=print&nid=67595

The Artistic Bursary 2023 award is designed to assist aspiring panists across the Caribbean and beyond in pursuing studies leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts in the Performing Arts (BFA) with specialisation in Music (Steelpan) or the Advanced Pan Fellowship Program Certificate at The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT).  The Award  The award will provide three (3) individual grants of USD$5000 to the first prize winner, USD$3000 to the second prize winner, and USD$2000 to the third prize winner. These amounts are to assist in covering the cost of tuition, travel, accommodation and course material for their first year of study.

  London, England, U.K. - Notting Hill Carnival live stream for Carnival Monday Related content 2023 UK Panorama Results

 Watch -- Notting Hill Carnival 2023 - Monday Live Stream London, England, U.K. - Notting Hill Carnival live stream for Carnival Monday, August 28. UK National Steelband Panorama 2023 - Live Stream https://www.panonthenet.com/live-stream/2023/carnival/notting-hill-carnival-2023-monday-live-stream.htm #nottinghillcarnival

  Pan On D Avenue IX in 2023 - Live Stream Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -  On Saturday August 26, 2023, pan-lovers can enjoy Pan music to the fullest from multiple steel orchestras, via Pan On D Avenue IX.  Start time is 6:00 p.m. in Woodbrook, Port-of-Spain, and the route is along Ariapita Avenue. Performances are being live streamed by Radicle Tube. see live stream

Party Caribbean  - We visit the production site of Colours Masband as they rig their floats for Notting Hill Carnival 2023  

.....The humble beginning, Hueloy started as a ''road man'' in Ebonites, Co- founded Wonderland in ''62, changed name to Harmonites '64, became Solo Harmonites in '65......#4TimesPanoChamps......#RoadRunners#1......

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This is a listing of addresses of active Pan Yard locations for the overall Panorama season - of public-facing steel orchestras in New York, and one in Philadelphia - along with contact information where available, for the summer of 2023. The list will be revised as data becomes available. See complete list

St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - New Dimension Steel Orchestra racked up its thirteenth Panorama title with its success in the 2023 competition. Champion arranger Cordel Byam has now notched his second win in the national Panorama arena, with the popular Finally by (“V’ghn”) as performed by New Dimension. See complete results

  Pan in Motion Steelband from New York performs at the United Nations Headquarters. PHOTO:UN Photo / Loey Felipe The steelpan The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago. It is played using a pair of straight sticks tipped with rubber; the size and type of rubber tip varies according to the class of pan being played. Some musicians use four pansticks, holding two in each hand. This grew out of Trinidad and Tobago's early 20th-century Carnival percussion groups. Steelpan and sustainable development Cultural diversity and the pursuit of cultural development by all peoples and nations are a source of mutual enrichment for the cultural life of humankind. The importance of promoting and preserving cultural diversity is set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda . The steelpan possesses cultural and historical significanc...

  Jul 24, 2023  It’s official - August 11th has been declared as “World Steelpan Day.”  This, as the United Nations adopted a Draft Resolution today at the 92nd Plenary Meeting for it to be annually observed on the UN's calendar.  Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, Randall Mitchell, spoke at a UN sitting in New York on Monday where he shared key details about the national instrument.

  Antigua Carnival 2023 - Tuesday Mas - Live Stream

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 Watch -- Antigua Carnival 2023 - Monday Mas - Live Stream https://www.panonthenet.com/live-stream/2023/carnival/antigua-carnival-monday-2023.htm #antiguacarnival2023