Web Posted - Tuesday
February
3, 2026
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Finals: Order of Appearance for MEDIUM Steel Orchestras - Trinidad and
Tobago National Panorama 2026
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
....Initially sixteen steel orchestras competed in the
preliminary rounds of this medium category in the 2026 Trinidad
& Tobago National Panorama. They hailed from the East,
South/Central, Tobago and North regions. Making it to final
night is one from the North, two each from Tobago and
South/Central, and five from the East.
see
order of appearance
Web Posted - Tuesday
February
3, 2026
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Medium Conventional Steel Orchestra Finals Set For Monday February 9 -
Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama 2026
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Event organizer Pan Trinbago Inc. wishes to inform the
public, participating steelbands, et al that the 2026 THA
(Tobago House of Assembly) Medium Conventional Band Finals,
originally scheduled for Sunday, 8th February in Tobago, will
now be held on Monday, 9th February, 7:00 p.m. at the Grand
Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
see
more
Web Posted - Monday
February
2, 2026
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Results - Large Steel Orchestra Semi-finals - Trinidad &
Tobago National Panorama 2026
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Renegades Steel Orchestra playing champion arranger Duvone
Stewart’s interpretation of the Mighty Sparrow’s cheeky ‘The
Lizard,’ continued to titillate (musically) and retained its
lead in scoring, ahead of title defender Exodus Steel
Orchestra. The latter tied for second with Silver Stars Steel
Orchestra.
It was a musical blast, literally, filled with the sounds of
steel. The occasion was the annual Savannah Party at the Queen’s
Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain.
see results
Web Posted - Monday
February
2, 2026
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Results - Medium Conventional Steel Orchestra Semifinals - Trinidad &
Tobago National Panorama 2026
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Pan Elders performing Ojay Richard’s arrangement of Magician (I
Command You) garnered top points in the medium category
semi-finals of the 2026 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama.
Sound Specialists of Laventille which led coming out of the
preliminaries came in second, while Pamberi rose from seventh to
third.
After the playing field had been leveled, that is, all the steel
orchestras meeting in the same musical arena for competition,
ten of the sixteen medium semi-finalists are heading to the
sister isle of Tobago for the February 8 finals.
see results
Web Posted - Thursday January
29, 2026
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Semi-Finals: Order of Appearance for LARGE Steel Orchestras - Trinidad
and Tobago National Panorama 2026
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Part of the ‘Savannah Party’ they are, but seventeen large steel
orchestras will get down to serious business, the task of making
the cut for the finals, even as steelband music lovers enjoy
hours of performances to the max. Harmonites Steel Orchestra has
returned to competition and is first on
stage for the evening.
see
order of appearance
Web Posted - Thursday January
29, 2026
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Results - Large Steel Orchestra Preliminaries - Trinidad &
Tobago National Panorama 2026
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Large and in charge, musically speaking, for about ten minutes
at the Big Yard, on stage. That is the case when seventeen large
steel orchestras compete in the semi-finals, as part of the
music battle at the Savannah Party unfolding at the Queen’s Park
Savannah in Port-of-Spain on February 1, a feature of the 2026
Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama season.
see results
Web Posted - Tuesday January
27, 2026
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NORTH Region Large Conventional Steel Orchestra
Preliminaries 2026 - Panyard Judging - Trinidad & Tobago
National Panorama
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
For many steelband music lovers, it is the most anticipated
night in the preliminaries for large steel orchestras - the
North region participants, which, this year are the final set in
this phase of competition in the 2026 Trinidad & Tobago National
Panorama season. The anticipated start time on Wednesday January
28 is 7:00 p.m. AST (Atlantic Standard Time) per event organizer
Pan Trinbago.
see judging schedule
Web Posted - Monday January
26, 2026
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Semi-Finals: Order of Appearance for MEDIUM Steel Orchestras - Trinidad
and Tobago National Panorama 2026
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Steelband music lovers take in the competitive performances of
sixteen medium steel orchestras as they perform on Sunday
February 1 at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain. It is
the semi-finals phase for the category in the 2026 Trinidad &
Tobago National Panorama.
see
order of appearance
Web Posted - Monday January
26, 2026
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Results - Medium Conventional Steel Orchestra Preliminaries - Trinidad &
Tobago National Panorama 2026
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
All roads, quite literally, lead to the Queen’s Park Savannah
this coming Sunday, February 1. From their panyards, to the
stage at the Savannah to take part in the semi-finals - this is
true for all sixteen steel orchestras that competed in the
preliminary rounds of the 2026 Trinidad & Tobago National
Panorama. Seven bands from the East, five from South/Central,
and two each from Tobago and the North are all semi-finalists
this year.
see results
Web Posted - Monday January
26, 2026
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TOBAGO Large Conventional Steel Orchestra Preliminaries 2026 - Panyard Judging - Trinidad & Tobago
National Panorama
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
On Tuesday January 27 Trinidad’s sister isle Tobago proudly
fields three steel orchestras for the 2026 Trinidad & Tobago
National Panorama season in the large band preliminaries. First,
the panel of judges will take in Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra;
the band previously competed in the medium category, scoring a
three-peat with its 2025 win.
see judging schedule
Web Posted - Monday January
26, 2026
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SOUTH/CENTRAL Region Large Conventional Steel Orchestra
Preliminaries 2026 - Panyard Judging - Trinidad & Tobago
National Panorama
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Four large steel orchestras are in the spotlight on Monday
January 26 when they perform before a panel of judges in
preliminary competition. This is the second of four nights of
preliminaries in the large band category of the 2026 Trinidad &
Tobago National Panorama season.
see judging schedule
Web Posted - Sunday January
25, 2026
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EAST Region Large Conventional Steel Orchestra
Preliminaries 2026 - Panyard Judging - Trinidad & Tobago
National Panorama
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Harmonites Steel Orchestra has returned to the large band
competition, and is one of the three hailing from the East
region. On Sunday January 25 the bands are expected to compete
in the preliminaries of their respective category in the 2026
Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama season.
see judging schedule
Web Posted - Saturday January
24, 2026
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Participants for MEDIUM Conventional Steel Orchestra
Competition - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2026
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Participating bands in the 2026 Trinidad & Tobago National
Panorama from the North, East, South/Central and Tobago regions
in the Medium category of the conventional steel
orchestras, showed off their music mettle in their respective
panyards/communities from January 20 through 24.
For the record, meet the arrangers, tuners, captains, drillers,
drummers, leaders, et al - where data is available.
see
participants’ info
Web Posted - Thursday January
22, 2026
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NORTH Region Medium Conventional Steel Orchestra
Preliminaries 2026 - Panyard Judging - Trinidad & Tobago
National Panorama
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
The preliminaries in the medium band category of Trinidad &
Tobago National Panorama 2026 conclude Saturday January 24, with
the four steel orchestras hailing from the country’s North
region performing before a panel of judges.
The event organizer Pan Trinbago has scheduled 7:00 p.m. AST
(Atlantic Standard Time) for the first band up, Valley Harps
Steel Orchestra.
see judging schedule
Web Posted - Thursday January
22, 2026
Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
Desperadoes asks Nakhid to resign over spat with Pan
Trinbago boss
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Sport
and Youth Affairs, Senator David Nakhid
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
The board of Laventille
Desperadoes Steel Orchestra has moved to formally distance
the organisation from public statements made by board member,
Senator David Nakhid, triggering a public dispute that has now
escalated to legal action.
Board chairman Oronde Lumumba confirmed yesterday that the
organisation took the decision, after what he described as
repeated unauthorised public comments by Nakhid referencing his
political background and including attacks on
Pan Trinbago president
Beverley Ramsey-Moore.
see more
Web Posted - Wednesday January
21, 2026
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TOBAGO Region Medium Conventional Steel Orchestra
Preliminaries 2026 - Panyard Judging - Trinidad & Tobago
National Panorama
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
This year, there are two steel orchestras instead of the usual
three, competing in the medium category from Tobago, the sister
isle. Steel Xplosion Steel Orchestra is first, to be followed by
Dixieland Steel Orchestra, on Friday January 23. This is the
category’s preliminary round in the 2026 Trinidad & Tobago
National Panorama.
see judging schedule
Web Posted - Tuesday January
20, 2026
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SOUTH/CENTRAL Region Medium Conventional Steel Orchestra
Preliminaries 2026 - Panyard Judging - Trinidad & Tobago
National Panorama
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
The South/Central region is expected to field six medium steel
orchestras over two nights—Wednesday January 21 and Thursday
January 22—in the category’s preliminary phase for the 2026
Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama season. Event organizer
Pan Trinbago lists a start time of 7:00 p.m. AST (Atlantic
Standard Time) on Wednesday for the first band, Couva
Joylanders.
see judging schedule
Web Posted - Tuesday January
20, 2026
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EAST Region Medium Conventional Steel Orchestra
Preliminaries 2026 - Panyard Judging - Trinidad & Tobago
National Panorama
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Eight steel orchestras representing the East region ‘take it
away’ musically speaking, as they vie for a spot in the
semi-finals in the medium category of the 2026 Trinidad and
Tobago National Panorama. First, they have to make it out of
their panyards/communities, the venues for the preliminary
rounds of competition.
see judging schedule
Web Posted - Monday
January 19, 2026
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2026 National Junior Panorama Results - Finals: Invaders
Youth Steel Orchestra and St. Francois Valley Stars take
Championships, Trophies in 19 & Under and 21 & Under Categories
Invaders Youth Steel Orchestra
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
St. Francois Valley Stars and Invaders Youth Steel Orchestra
laid claim to the championship titles and trophies in their
respective categories, in the Trinidad and Tobago 2026 National
Junior Panorama on Sunday January 18. The staging was the
Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain.
see results
Web Posted - Saturday
January 17, 2026
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Order of Appearance - Primary & Secondary Schools - National
Schools’ Panorama 2026 FINALS
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
There are two categories of competition in the Trinidad and
Tobago 2026 National Schools’ Panorama being held on Monday
January 19. Steel orchestras from Primary and Secondary levels
take the stage in the finals at the Skinner Park Sporting
Facility in San Fernando. This is the order of appearance for
the event which is expected to start at 9:00 a.m. AST (ATLANTIC
STANDARD TIME).
see
order of appearance
Web Posted - Thursday
January 15, 2026
When Steel Talks
National Schools Panorama 2026 - Results - Primary School
Preliminaries - Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
In the primary category preliminaries of the Trinidad and Tobago
2026 National Schools’ Panorama, twelve of thirty-two steel orchestras
qualified for the finals on Monday January 19. They will be
joined by ten secondary school steel orchestras competing in
their own segment. The competition is being held under the aegis of
the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education.
see
results
Web Posted - Wednesday
January 14, 2026
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Order of Appearance for Junior Steel Orchestra Finals -
Trinidad and Tobago 2026 National Junior Panorama
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Ten junior steel orchestras in the 19 and Under age group and
twelve in that of the 21 and Under, take the stage at the
Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain on Sunday January 18.
These finalists made the cut after preliminary rounds in their respective
communities/panyards hailing from the East, South/Central, North and Tobago
regions.
see
order of appearance
Web Posted - Sunday
January 11, 2026
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Results - Small Steel Orchestra - Finals - Trinidad &
Tobago National Panorama 2026 - Southern Stars and Uptown
Fascinators Steel Orchestras take Title - Another Joint
Championship
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
Scintillating sounds of steel in Trinidad and Tobago’s South
land? Check. Sixteen steel orchestras more than up to the task,
and delivering the musical goods at Skinner Park in San
Fernando? Check....
Playing a Duvone Stewart-arrangement of Let Us Build A Nation
Together - Southern Stars Steel Orchestra (D’ South Band) which
was out front from the preliminary round, maintained its lead
coning out of the semi-finals, and stayed on top for the finals
- going on to share first place with Uptown Fascinators Steel
Orchestra.
see
full results
Web Posted - Thursday
January 8, 2026
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National Junior Panorama 2026 - ‘21 and Under’ Preliminaries
- Order of Appearance
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
The younger generation of steelpan musicians come together and
feature in steel orchestras in a youth configuration in this 21
and Under category. The grouping is part of the National Junior
Panorama, a segment of the 2026 Trinidad and Tobago National
Panorama season. The same is true for the 19 and Under category.
The preliminary round for both categories starts on Thursday
January 8.
see
order of appearance
Web Posted - Wednesday
January 7, 2026
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National Junior Panorama 2026 - ‘19 and Under’ Preliminaries
- Order of Appearance
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
The preliminaries for Junior Panorama 2026 as part of the annual
Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama season, get underway
Thursday January 8. There are steel orchestras for a 19 and
Under category with judging taking place in respective
panyards/communities.
see
order of appearance
Web Posted - Tuesday
January 6, 2026
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Finals: Order of Appearance for SMALL Steel Orchestras -
Trinidad and Tobago National Panorama 2026
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
South-based Fusion Steel led by Darren Sheppard is first up in
final night competition, in the small steel orchestra category
for Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama 2026. All sixteen
finalists now know their playing positions after the drawing
held by event organizer Pan Trinbago on Tuesday January 6.
Joint defending champions—Golden Hands and New East Side
Dimension steel orchestras—take the stage in positions thirteen
and eleven, respectively.
see
order of appearance
Web Posted
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Trinidad and Tobago 2026 Panorama and Carnival
Schedule of Events
Global
- Trinidad and Tobago
Panorama and Carnival Schedule of Events. Info on
the activities for the 2026 steelband music season:
dates, times, judging schedules, preliminaries,
semi-finals and finals competitions, event venues, and
more, as available; data will be updated.
see schedule
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Facebook got it wrong - Meta World and WST & SteelPan Are Friends Again
Facebook “Likes” sends PanOnTheNet Apology - “We got it
wrong”
Metaverse - Facebook got it wrong. About
three years ago without warning or reason all WST (When Steel Talks) steelpan-related
accounts fell out of favor with the social media giant Facebook now known as
Meta and its aligned consortiums (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp). Because
WST has all of our material hosted on our own shared servers, this ‘tag’ was
not incurable or as problematic as it could have been. However, it was annoying
to have people seeking critical steelpan music info diverted by Facebook AI
(artificial intelligence).
see more
Web Posted
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Technology Giant “Google” Celebrates the steelpan instrument via Google
Doodle
Celebrating Steelpan - Illustration by artist Nicholas Huggins
Doodle of steelpan instrument ‘live’ on Google’s web site
Global - On Tuesday July 26, 2022 the
steelpan instrument of Trinidad and Tobago is featured and celebrated on the
site of technology giant “Google” via the famed Google ‘Doodle.’ The ‘Doodle’
is essentially an illustrative change made to the Google corporate logo “to
celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers,
and scientists” - and more. The doodle is then seen by users all around the
world who access Google’s homepage on that day, and is available thereafter
in the doodle archives.
....Trinidad and Tobago-based artist Nicholas Huggins is the creator of the
illustrative artwork featured in the doodle, while
Etienne Charles is the composer of the accompanying music performed by the
legendary steelpan icon
Len “Boogsie” Sharpe.
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