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Panorama Prelims - for 2008

Steelband Panorama Competition

Forty Six (46) Conventional Steel Bands from the North and East Regions will on Sunday 20th January 2008 start “de carnival’ at the Queen’s Park Savannah venue (Northern Greens), Port of Spain, from 9:00 am Bands in the Small Band category will be judged first. Some 22 bands are listed to appear in this category. They will be followed by 14 Medium Bands and 10 Large Bands. Prior to “De Savannah Party”, bands in the South/Central region will face the adjudication panels on Friday 18th January at Skinner Park, San Fernando. Tobago bands will take centre stage on Tuesday 22nd January at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Scarborough. At the conclusion of the preliminaries, 42 bands comprising 14 in each of the three categories will move on to the National Panorama Semi-finals at the Queen’s Park Savannah venue on Sunday 27th January 2008. Tickets for both the Preliminaries and Semi-Finals at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain are priced at $200. Northern Grounds, $250. Paddock Stands and $150. Paddock Grounds, and will go on sale next week at advertised venues. Single Pan Bands in all regions will go through their paces at venues in their respective regions commencing in the East on Thursday 17th January. North and South/Central Bands will face the judges on Friday 18th January 2008 with Tobago bands rounding off the series on Saturday 19 January. The Semi-Finals in this category is carded for Saturday 26th January in front of Victoria Square, Park Street, Port of Spain. Bands in all categories will be able to perform any calypso from the current year, or any previous year, as long as the band has not played the composition in a Panorama competition. Arrangers are being allowed to work with one band in each of the categories. Songs performed by Chucky, De Fosto, Anslem Douglas, Steve Sealy, Shadow, Anthony Johnson, Tony Prescott, Destra, Sparrow, David Rudder, Chris “Tambu” Herbert and Arrow are among the popular choices.

 

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