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29th National Panorama Competition - 25 August 2007, Hyde Park, London
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Champions of Steel Hosted in Hyde Park 

United Kingdom - 2007 sees the celebration of the 29th Anniversary of the Notting Hill Panorama, ‘Champions of Steel’ competition on the 25th August 2007 to be held in Hyde Park. For many years, Honiman’s Pleasant on Kensal Road has been the venue for this iconic Carnival event.  Since the Russell Henderson steelband played at the inaugural Notting Hill Children’s Neighbourhood Festival in 1964, organised by Rhaune Laslett, steelband music is noted as the first recognised form of music to appear at the Carnival and continues to play an important role in what is now termed the largest street festival in Europe and possibly the world with the exception of Brazil’s Carnival.

Defending Champions Ebony

The first National Steel band competition was held in 1978 and was won by Paddington Youth Steel Orchestra led by Zac Herbert. This annual national steelband musical battle sees top UK bands vying for the coveted title of the Notting Hill, ‘Champions of Steel’ with great enthusiasm and vigour.  On the evening of the 25th August 2007 the audience at Hyde Park will witness nine steel orchestras with over 500 pan musicians who practice for hundreds of hours, play thousands of pan instruments.  An explosion of sweet steel pan music ringing out calypso and soca musical renditions from the past as well as the present will be heard.  The audience will be in awe when hit by these inspiring musical pieces.  Steel pan has and always been the perfect machinery to promote unity in diversity.  

 

Over the past four years the UK pan fraternity has seen an influx of young ‘local’ pan arrangers develop into established musicians and also winning the coveted title in the likes of Kyron Akal.  Other young and talented arrangers include Brent Holder, Leroy Clarke, Paul Dowie, Chris Storey and joining them for 2007 is gifted Samuel Du Bois who will be arranging for Ebony Steel Orchestra. 

 

These young arrangers will certainly have a musical war on their hands when they come up against the likes of world renowned steelband arrangers Len ‘Boogsie’ Sharpe, Rudy ‘Two Lef’ Smith, Ken ‘Professor’ Philmore and Eustace Benjamin.

 

Bands appearing on the night are Croydon, Ebony, Glissando, Mangrove, Metronomes, Pantasia, Real Steel, Southside and Stardust. This competition will certainly continue to offer its audience an evening filled with a wealth of steelband music. The British Association of Steelbands would like to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Carnival 2007.

Click here for complete info on the bands

From the News Desk of Robbie Joseph / Panpodium: www.panpodium.com  

NATIONAL PANORAMA COMPETITION

Previous results

Year

1st

2nd

3rd

1978

Paddington Youth

Metronomes

Glissando

1979

Metronomes

Paddington Youth

Ebony

1980

London All Stars

Ebony

Metronomes

1981

Metronomes/Mangrove

London All Stars

1982

Metronomes

Ebony

London All Stars

1983

Ebony

Metronomes

Mangrove

1984

Metronomes

Ebony

Mangrove

1985

London All Stars

Mangrove

Ebony

1986

Mangrove

Ebony

Stardust

1987

Phase 1

London All Stars

Stardust

1988

Ebony

Metronomes

Mangrove

1989 (Bromyard)

London All Stars

Stardust

 

1989 (INC)

Ebony

Mangrove

Metronomes

1990

Mangrove

Ebony

Metronomes

1991

Ebony

Mangrove

London All Stars/North Stars

1992

Ebony

Mangrove/Metronomes

Pantonic

1993

Ebony

Metronomes

Mangrove

1994

Ebony

Pantonic

Lambeth Youth

1995

Ebony

Pantonic

Lambeth Youth

1996

Ebony

Eclipse

Mangrove

1997

Ebony

Glissando

Eclipse

1998

Ebony

Southside

Eclipse

1999

Ebony

Mangrove

Glissando

2000

Mangrove

Ebony

Glissando

2001

Ebony

Mangrove

Metronomes

2002

Mangrove/North Stars

 

Real Steel

2003 Mangrove Ebony Glissando
2004 Mangrove Ebony Glissando
2005

Ebony

Stardust

Southside Harmonics

2006

Ebony

Stardust

Glissando


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