UK 2023 Panorama Results - Still #1: Ebony Steelband continues championship
reign with arranger Duvone Stewart
London, England, U.K. - Ebony Steelband has done it again. With champion arranger Duvone Stewart, the British band now has twenty-four UK Panorama titles under its belt. Playing Stewart’s arrangement of Oltaunji’s ever-popular Engine Room, the championship steel orchestra bested the six challengers to its musical throne on the evening of August 26 at Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park, Kensal Road, W10.
The same bands occupied the top three spots this year, as in 2022, with Mangrove and Pan Nation repeating their placings.
BAS/NHC (British Association of Steelbands/Notting Hill Carnival) organized the annual event.
Following are the results:
| Placing / Score/ Played at |
Band / # of Players |
Selection/ Performer |
Arranger, Tuner, Captain, et al |
| 1st 278 ** (#5) |
Ebony
Steelband
|
Engine Room (Olatunji) |
Arranger: Duvone Stewart |
| 2nd 276 ** (#7) |
Mangrove Steel Orchestra
100 |
Long Live Soca (“Voice” aka Aaron St. Louis) |
Arranger: André White Tuner:  Augustus Peters Captain: Andrew Facey Drillers: Leon Foster Thomas & Kishan “Panman” Shorter Management: Matthew Phillip, Debi Gardner & Andrew Facey |
| 3rd 261 ** (#6) |
Pan
Nation Steel Orchestra
125 |
This Melody Sweet (“Baron” aka Timothy Watkins) |
Arranger: Chris Storey Tuner: Grafton Yearwood Captain: Ziggy Grier Drill Madame: Delphina James |
| 4th 255 ** (#3) |
Real Steel
80 |
Long Live Soca (“Voice” aka Aaron St. Louis) |
Arranger: Leroy Clarke Tuner: Toussaint Clarke Captain: Joe Friend |
| 5th 242 ** (#4) |
Croydon
Steel Orchestra
80 |
Raising Dust (Johnny Douglas) |
Arranger: Rashaun Myers Williams Tuner:  Emily Lemmerman Captain: Temilolu Obisesan Manager:  Paul Dowie |
| 6th 240 ** (#1) |
Metronomes
80+ |
Engine Room (Olatunji) |
Arranger: Vivian Miller Tuner: Toussaint Clarke Captain: Stephen Francis Manager: Eversley “Breeze” Mills |
| 7th 232 ** (#2) |
Southside Harmonics
75 |
Engine Room (Olatunji) |
Arranger: Eustace Benjamin Tuner: Tony Charles Captain: Julian Gibbs Manager: Julian Gibbs |
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