Notting Hill Panorama 2006 Champions of Steel competition

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Notting Hill Panorama 2006
Champions of Steel competition

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United Kingdom - Melody! Chords! Chorus! Verse! Bridges! Crescendos! Syncopating Rhythms and the Circle of Fifths! Just play that sweet Pan music.

The pannists practice sessions are in full flight. The panyards are now buzzing with enthusiasm. The seasonal panorama hum drum of excitement, anticipation and preparation is in full swing. The race is not for the swiftest but for those who work diligently and deliver the goods on the night.

Saturday the 26th of August 2006 will see Horniman’s Pleasance on Kensal Road become the stage for the UK’s National Panorama, ‘Champions of Steel’ competition. Nine orchestras will be competing for the title. A wealth of steelpan music on offer and its all free. Make the most of this opportunity, as it may be the last year that panorama is a free event.

World renowned steelpan arrangers in the likes of Annise ‘Halfers’ Hadeed – Ebony, Rudy ‘Two Lef’ Smith – Glissando, Ken ‘Professor’ Philmore – Metronomes, Eustace Benjamin – Southside Harmonics, compete against the young and talented Kyron Akal – Mangrove, Brent Holder – Stardust, Leroy Clarke – Real Steel, Paul Dowie of the Croydon Steel Orchestra and Chris Storey of Pantasia who enters the competition for the first time will be ensuring that this competition is a highly contested event. Horniman’s Pleasance will certainly be a forum for the rich diversity of their musical expressions.

Try catching up with these steel orchestras at their pan yards during their practice sessions leading up to the competition. Take a taste of the local cuisine on sale. It’s a ‘good lime’ as the Trini would say.

Click for more info on UK 2006 steelband panorama

From the News Desk of PanPodium / Robbie Joseph

Contact BAS at robbie@panpodium.com

Robbie Joseph is the editor of Pan Podium magazine and PRO for the British Associations of Steelbands.

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