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Competition Zone Codes

Zn = Zone/Region as designated for the TT Panorama Competitions

ET = East Trinidad

NT = North Trinidad

SC = South & Central Trinidad

TB = Tobago

Ty = Type	cn = Conventional; sp = Single Pan Band; prc = Percussive; Steelbands
Ctg = Category	S = Small [35 to 55]; M = Medium [60 to 90]; L = Large [95 to 120*] (Conventional);
	T = Traditional [25 to 45] (The SPB's); Applies to Panorama steelbands only

	n/a = not applicable	LP = Light Pole
	unk = unknown (at this time)	E.M.R., EMR = Eastern Main Road
		S.M.R., SMR = Southern Main Road
	yd = Youth development	E.D.R., EDR = East Dry River

Small

Conventional TT Panorama Steelbands

[ 61 listed ]

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Handle

Steelband

Address

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cn002

n/a

Antillean

All Stars

Pan Theatre, 8-10 Carib Street, San Fernando

Fusion of Southern All Stars (1) + Antillean. Previous sponsor JuCe

cn088

n/a

Tunapuna

All Stars

Railway Rd, Pasea Village, Tunapuna

Scratched Panorama cn-S 2014

cn244

n/a

Southern

All Stars (2) (Claxton Bay)

Union, Claxton Bay Senior Comprehensive, Claxton Bay

2nd incarnation; Fission of present Antillean All Stars. Scratched Panorama cn-S 2015. Active J'ourvet 2015.

cn300

n/a

B Minor Steel Orchestra

New to Panorama cn-S 2015

cn006

n/a

Blue Diamonds

34-41 George Street, Port of Spain

cn012

n/a

Caribbean Paradise

Chinapoo Basketball Court, Morvant

Scratched Panorama cn-S 2014

cn017

n/a

Casablanca Steel Orchestra

31 Belmont Circular Road, Belmont

Absent Panorama cn-S 2015

cn013

n/a

Central Symphony

Government House Road, Scarborough, Tobago

cn043

1xS

n/a

Longdenville

Claytones

Depot Road, Longdenville, Chaguanas

1st SC region SMALL Panorama winner; joint winner with Merrytones, 2004

cn015

n/a

Codrington Pan Family

Apt 1-3 Bath Street, EDR, PoS

Core Codrington family steelband. Previously a SPB. See Pan Family. Winner Pan Down Memory Lane; joint with Woodbrook Playboyz, 2009. Absent Panorama cn-S 2015

cn019

n/a

Crescendoes Musicale

Corner Belmont Circular & Belle Eau Roads, Belmont

Previously a SPB

cn021

n/a

C&B Brown

Crown Cordaans

Milford Road, Bon Accord Village, Tobago

cn070

1xS

n/a

Petrotrin

Siparia

Deltones

Ellis Knight Pan Complex, Railway Road, Siparia

A SMALL Panorama winner 2007

cn024

n/a

Dem Boys

Mason Hall, Tobago

Previously a SPB

cn047

n/a

HDC

Morvant

Ebonites

Dos Santos Street, Morvant

cn026

n/a

Fascinators Pan Symphony

1 Lammie Street, Tunapuna

cn028

n/a

Flamingoes

St John's Rd, St John, St Augustine

cn046

n/a

Morne Diablo

Funk-a-Delic

Community Centre, Scotts Road, Morne Diablo

cn105

n/a

Fusion Steel

7 Frederick Street, Marabella

Panorama arm of Kaizen Fuzion. New to Panorama cn-S 2015

cn031

n/a

Golden Hands Steel Orchestra

134 Independence Avenue, San Fernando

Pan School

cn004

6xS

n/a

Arima

Golden Symphony

Noreiga Trace, Malabar, Arima (Pinto Road, Arima ? - check)

1st ET region SMALL Panorama winner 2009; + 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2015

cn032

n/a

Harvard Harps

Harvard Club, Tragarete Road, St James, Port of Spain

cn033

n/a

Highlanders

Erica Street, Old St. Joseph Road (Corner EMR & William St, Success Village, Laventille ? - check)

Scratched Panorama cn-S 2014

cn036

n/a

Jay Notes

Baker Tr, Guaico, Sangre Grande

cn055

n/a

Pleasantville

Kalomo Kings

Pan Theatre, 116 Pleasantville Avenue, San Fernando

cn064

3xS

n/a

Merrytones

1 Bagatelle Rd, Greenhill, Diego Martin

1st NT region SMALL Panorama winner; joint winner with Longdenville Claytones, 2004; + 2005 & 2006

cn189

n/a

Five Rivers

Modern Symphony

The Range, Five Rivers, Arouca

cn045

n/a

Moods

Community Centre, Saldenah Terrace, SMR, Curepe

cn048

n/a

Music Makers Steel Symphony

Cor. San Fernando Bypass & Rushworth St, San Fernando

Scratched Panorama cn-S 2014. Absent Panorama cn-S 2015. See Dow Village Music Makers

cn086

n/a

Music Stars

Chinapoo, Morvant

cn049

n/a

Musical Gems

2 Fore Lands, Cocorite

cn050

n/a

T&TEC

New East Side Dimension

Pan Theatre, Winward Main Road, Belle Garden, Tobago

Previously East Side New Dimension. Scratched Panorama cn-S 2015

cn311

n/a

New Generation

New to Panorama cn-S 2015

cn051

n/a

New World Symphony (El Dorado)

El Dorado Village, Tunapuna

cn008

1xL

n/a

Nu Tones

6 Coryat Lane, Arima

A (LARGE) Panorama winner, 1998

cn053

n/a

Old Tech

San Fernando Senior Secondary, Farah Street, San Fernando

Previously San Fernando Secondary Comprehensive School

cn054

n/a

Our Boys

Kirk & Fort Street, Scarborough, Tobago

Scratched Panorama cn-M 2014. Moved from cn M to S in 2015. Previous sponsor bmobile

cn084

n/a

Trinidad

Pan Connoisseurs

65 Western Main Road, St James

Scratched Panorama cn-S 2015

cn030

n/a

Genesis

Pan Groove

cn034

n/a

Humming Birds

Pan Groove

13 Fort George Rd, St James

cn039

n/a

UTT

La Horquetta (LH)

Pan Groove

Neville Jules Crescent, Phase 5, La Horquetta, Arima

Previously a SPB. Winner SPB Panorama; 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010 [all with arranger Duvone Stewart] (Note: SPB data incomplete). Winner Pan Down Memory Lane, 2004, 2005, & 2006; joint with Laventille Pashphonics, 2003; joint with Codrington Pan Family, 2009.

cn068

n/a

Mount Moriah

Pan Movement

15 Purcell Street, Moriah, San Fernando

cn059

n/a

Pandemonium

3 Norfolk Street, Belmont

cn087

n/a

Panosonic Connection

Pan Theatre, 10 Macoon Street, Victoria Village

cn079

n/a

Tobago

Pan-Thers

Sea View Trace, Golden Lane, Tobago

cn077

n/a

Tamana

Pioneers

Four Roads, Tamana

cn061

n/a

Platinum

Scratched Panorama cn-S 2014, 2015

cn062

n/a

Potential Symphony

Upper Sixth Avenue, Malick, Barataria

cn009

n/a

Bon Air

Rhythm Rockers

Sanchez Street Extension, Arima (Blue Mussel St, Bon Air West, Arouca - check)

Previously a SPB

cn040

n/a

Laventille

Serenaders

Corner St Barbs & Laventille Road, Laventille

Previously a SPB

cn069

n/a

Simple Song

42 Pinto Road, Arima

cn072

n/a

Starland Steel Orchestra

Techier Village, Point Fortin

Scratched Panorama cn-S 2014

cn073

n/a

Steel Sensations

Tobago

cn076

1xS

n/a

Supernovas

Lopinot Rd, Surrey Village, Arouca

A SMALL Panorama winner 2014

cn089

n/a

Tunapuna

Tipica

66 El Dorado Road, 6 Macoya Settlement, Macoya, Tunapuna

cn080

n/a

Tornadoes

Richardson Street, Point Fortin

cn083

n/a

Tremolandos Steel Orchestra

cn090

n/a

Uptown Fascinators

Tobago

Previously a SPB

cn093

n/a

West Stars

Diego Martin Cottage, Diego Martin

cn014

n/a

Cocorite

West Wind

Water Hole Rd, Cocorite

Previously a SPB

cn096

n/a

Xpress 21

80 Old St Joseph Road, Success Village, Laventille

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Medium

Conventional TT Panorama Steelbands

[ 27 listed ]

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cn005

n/a

Belmont

5th Dimension

14 St Francois Valley Road, Belmont

Scratched Panorama cn-M 2014

cn003

n/a

Arima

Angel Harps

Corner Eastern Main Road & Olton Rd, Arima

Previous sponsor Caribbean Steel Mills

cn010

1xM

n/a

NLCB

Buccooneers

Pan Theatre, Chance Street, Buccoo, Tobago

A MEDIUM Panorama winner 2013. Also known as Tobago Buccooneers

cn020

n/a

Sangre Grande

Cordettes

38 Foster Rd, Sangre Grande

cn025

n/a

Carib

Dixieland

Mount Pleasant, Tobago

cn027

n/a

Flabej Ensemble

Abercromby Street, Port of Spain

Formally Flabej Now Ensemble (cn); Flabej (SPB). Scratched Panorama cn-M 2015

cn042

1xL

n/a

Petrotrin

Hatters Steel Orchestra

Pan Theatre, 100 Lady Hailes Avenue, San Fernando

A (LARGE) Panorama winner, 1975. 1st winner Pan in the 21st Century, 2000. See Broadway Syncopators; precursor. Previous sponsors Maritime Life, Naym Naya, Dan Steel, (Trinmar 2000 = Petrotrin)

cn016

n/a

NGC

Couva

Joylanders

Pan Theatre, Railway Road, Couva

cn037

2xM

n/a

Petrotrin

Katzenjammers

Black Rock, Tobago

A MEDIUM Panorama winner; joint with Valley Harps (Diego Martin), 2011; + 2012. Winner Pan in the 21st Century, 2008; joint with Trinidad All Stars, 2004. Previous sponsor HCL

cn112

n/a

Southern

Marines Steelband Foundation

Pan Theatre, Southern Main Road, Marabella

Moved from cn S to M in 2015

cn044

n/a

Melodians

Bellamy Street, Cocorite Rd, Arima

cn078

n/a

Pamberi

Pan Theatre, Santa Cruz Old Road, San Juan

Previous sponsors ECU, InnCoGen

cn056

1xS, 2xM

n/a

Pan Elders

Pan Theatre, 18A Carib Street, San Fernando

1st SC region MEDIUM Panorama winner 2014, + 2015; A SMALL Panorama winner 2008

cn057

n/a

Panatics Steel Orchestra

Water Wheel Compound, River Estate, Diego Martin

cn060

n/a

Parry's Pan School

165 Eastern Main Rd, Tacarigua

Pan School. Absent Panorama cn-M 2015

cn098

n/a

Power Stars

114 Western Main Road, St James

Previous sponsor T&TEC

cn065

n/a

San City Steel Symphony

SF Borough Council compound, Carib Street, San Fernando

cn022

n/a

Curepe

Scherzando

Evans Street, Curepe

cn066

3xM

n/a

Sforzata
[ Pronounced: (muted 'S')
For Za Ta ]

Corner Evans & Harris Streets, Curepe

1st ET region MEDIUM Panorama winner, 2005; + 2006 & 2009. Winner Pan in the 21st Century, 2010. Previous sponsor CLICo

cn058

2xM

n/a

Courts

Sound Specialists of Laventille

Eastern Quarry, Laventille

A MEDIUM Panorama winner 2007 & 2008. Previously named Laventille Sound Specialists

cn095

n/a

Western

Stars Philharmonics

Church Street, Diego Martin

cn075

1xM

n/a

NGC

Steel Xplosion

Marin Road, Carnbee, Tobago

1st Tobago Panorama winner, 2010; 1st TB region MEDIUM Panorama winner, 2010

cn071

n/a

St Margaret's

Superstars

6 Saint Margaret's Lane, Belmont

cn128

n/a

Tokyo

Pan Theatre, 2A Plaisance Rd, John John

Previous sponsor Carib

cn091

1xM

n/a

Valley Harps (Diego Martin)

Morne Coco Rd, Petit Valley, Diego Martin

A MEDIUM Panorama winner; joint with Katzenjammers, 2011. Previous sponsor HCL

cn085

n/a

Trinidad

Valley Harps (Penal)

32A Sunrees Road, Charlo Village, Penal

cn092

n/a

West Side Symphony

Pan Theatre, Riseland Local Road, Patience Hill, Tobago

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Large

Conventional TT Panorama Steelbands

[ 15 listed ]

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cn001

9xL

n/a

Massy

Trinidad

All Stars

Pan Theatre, 46-48 Duke Street, Port of Spain

A (LARGE) Panorama winner 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2012 & 2015. See Hell Yard, precursor. Winner Pan in the 21st Century 2001; joint with Katzenjammers, 2004. Previous sponsors: Neal & Massy, changed mid 2014 to Massy; Catelli

cn007

n/a

T&TEC

Tropical

Angel Harps

Pan Theatre, Corner Southern Main Road & Bhadase Street, Enterprise Village, Chaguanas

Previous sponsor bmobile

cn011

n/a

birdsong

Corner Connell & St Vincent Streets, Tunapuna

Previous supporter UWI

cn023

10xL

n/a

WITCo

Desperadoes

Pan Theatre, Upper Laventille Road, East Dry River, Laventille

A (LARGE) Panorama winner; joint with Renegades, 1985; + 1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1991, 1994, 1999 & 2000. Winner Pan in the 21st Century, 2005 & 2006. Winner Conventional Republic Day Pan Fiesta 2003. Previously Gay* Desperadoes. Previous sponsor Coco Cola

cn029

4xL

n/a

Republic Bank

Exodus

Pan Theatre, Corner St John's Road & Eastern Main Road, St Augustine

A (LARGE) Panorama winner 1992, 2001, 2003 & 2004. Previous sponsors American Stores, Sagicor

cn035

n/a

NLCB

Fonclaire

Pan Theatre, 65 Dottin Street, San Fernando

Previous sponsors Mosco Tiles, Frenandez VAT 19, Stag

cn041

4xL

n/a

Solo

Harmonites

Pan Theatre, Churchill Roosevelt Highway, Barataria

1st ET region (LARGE) Panorama winner, 1968; joint with Starlift; + 1971, 1972 & 1973. Lost sponsor Solo to Pan Knights; Previous sponsor White Oak; regained sponsor Solo when Pan Knights failed (~2009)

cn052

n/a

CAL

Invaders

Pan Theatre, 147 Tragarete Rd, Woodbrook, Port of Spain

From Oval Boys. Previous sponsors Shell, Petrotrin, BWIA (fondly BWEE, Bee-Wee)

cn038

n/a

NGC

La Brea

Nightingales

Tanti Park, Point Sable Road, Point D'Or, La Brea

See Mount D'Or Nightingales; Previous sponsor AluTrin

cn094

7xL

n/a

Petrotrin

Phase II

Pan Groove

13 Hamilton Holder Street, Woodbrook, Port of Spain

A (LARGE) Panorama winner 1987, 1988, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013 & 2014. Split from Starlift. Previous sponsors various & HCL, Digicell

cn102

9xL

n/a

bpTT

Renegades

Pan Theatre, 138 Charlotte Street, Port of Spain

A (LARGE) Panorama winner; joint with Desperadoes, 1985; + 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997. Winner Pan in the 21st Century, 2003. Previous sponsor AmoCo

cn109

1xM, 2xL

100

n/a

PCS Nitrogen

Silver Stars

56 Tragarete Rd, Port of Spain

1st NT region MEDIUM Panorama winner, 2004. A LARGE Panorama winner 2009 & 2010. Winners Pan in the 21st Century, 2002 & 2007. Previous sponsors Coco Cola, Excellent Stores, Petrotrin

cn111

101

n/a

Skiffle

Pan Theatre, Coffee Street, San Fernando

Previously Skiffle Bunch, a SPB; Winner SPB Panorama 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987 & 1988 (Note: SPB data incomplete); changed to conventional in 1993. Skiffle Bunch was changed to Skiffle in 2013. Winner Pan in the 21st Century, 2009. Previous sponsors Hydro Agri, TCL Group, Junior Sammy Group

cn063

102

n/a

RBC

Redemption

Sound Setters

Pan Theatre, Montgomery Road, Bethel, Tobago

Sponsor previously RBTT

cn116

3xL

103

n/a

White Oak

Starlift

1 Mucurapo Extension Rd, St James

A (LARGE) Panorama winner, joint with Harmonites, 1971; + 1969 & 1978. Previous sponsors PCS, CIBC

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Conventional TT Panorama Steelbands Statistical Summary

[ 103 listed ]


Listed, Registered and Performing Conventional TT Panorama steelbands 2015

	Listed		103	100.0%	Registered	***
	Registered		99	96.1%	100.0%	Performed 2015
	Performed		94	91.3%	94.9%	100.0%
		Small	54	52.4%	54.5%	57.4%
		Medium	25	24.3%	25.3%	26.6%
		Large	15	14.6%	15.2%	16.0%
	Scratched		5	4.9%	5.1%	**
	Absent		4	3.9%	*	*

Performing Conventional TT Panorama steelbands 2015

	S	M	L
ET	20	6	3	29	30.9%	Region Totals
NT	15	8	7	30	31.9%	Region Totals
SC	12	6	4	22	23.4%	Region Totals
TB	7	5	1	13	13.8%	Region Totals
	54	25	15	< = >		94
				94	100.0%	Performed 2015


Scratched Conventional TT Panorama steelbands 2015

	S	M	L
ET	1	0	0	1	20.0%	Region Totals
NT	1	1	0	2	40.0%	Region Totals
SC	1	0	0	1	20.0%	Region Totals
TB	1	0	0	1	20.0%	Region Totals
	4	1	0	< = >		5
				5	100.0%	Scratched 2015


Registered Conventional TT Panorama steelbands 2015

	S	M	L
ET	21	6	3	30	30.3%	Region Totals
NT	16	9	7	32	32.3%	Region Totals
SC	13	6	4	23	23.2%	Region Totals
TB	8	5	1	14	14.1%	Region Totals
	58	26	15	< = >		99
				99	100.0%	Registered 2015


Listed Conventional TT Panorama steelbands 2015 - Rev 4.0

	S	M	L
ET	21	7	3	31	30.1%	Region Totals
NT	18	9	7	34	33.0%	Region Totals
SC	14	6	4	24	23.3%	Region Totals
TB	8	5	1	14	13.6%	Region Totals
	61	27	15	< = >		103
				103	100.0%	Listed 2015
	3	1	0	< = >		4
						Absent 2015

Gay* == Glad, Happy, Exuberant. A handle used in the early 1960's.
When travelled TT's brought back the news that 'Gay' was synonymous to homosexuality abroad; this shocked the tidy conservative secular adherents of TT. 'Gay' was dropped from the steelband names; however the 'Gay' now remains only as a label of public record and in cultural memory.

Small, Medium and Large Categories

The 2004 Panorama FORMAT
In 2004, Pan Trinbago changed the Panorama format for the Conventional steelbands by dividing the competition stable of some 65 steelbands, into 3 new categories; Small, Medium and Large. The change-over started afresh all categories. This meant that the last of the Conventional champions, Exodus [2003], had no rights to automatically play in the (Large Conventional) Finals; as had traditionally been the case for previous Finals winners of the recent decade. Technically, Panorama had been reset to zero. The subtlety here is that, intentionally or no; Pan Trinbago managed to side step the curiously but imminently pending cultural question of 'Who won Panorama 2004'?

In order not to disenfranchise the legitimacy of the Small and Medium steelbands to be a winner of Panorama, the technicality avoided the issue. The Large Category steelbands may have, by common perception only, inherited the rights to the legacy of lineage to some 40 Panoramas, but so too, could the Small and Medium bands; even though Exodus, by dint of choice and size, had elected to be in the Large category, thus unwittingly strengthening the perceived rights of the Large Category.

All technical argument aside however; the common cultural perception of Trinidad and Tobago is that the Large Conventional Category of steelbands, carry the grand flag of glory, in all rights, to be the masters of Panorama.

Source:

<title>Steelband Panorama Placings from 1963. Trinidad and Tobago</title>
The Steelbands (Pan) of Trinidad & Tobago
www.tobago.org/trinidad/pan/panorama.htm (inactive - Last Update: 15 January 2008 00:00:00 TT)
New location of reference. Replacement (updated) page.

Notes:
A seelband yearly registers it's 'Category' of choice with Pan Trinbago in mid-year (usually around June).
The 'Category' registered is for the coming Carnival Season of the next year.
There are no rules governing which 'Category' a steelband may move 'from' or 'to'.
A steelband chooses its 'Category' dependant on its anticipated 'Type' for the coming season; as either a Conventional or SPB.
As a Conventional steelband; the category, Large, Medium or Small is chosen on its anticipated number of members for the coming Season.
Once registered; a steelband is tied to its 'Category' of choice for the coming season; and usually may only change 'Category' the following year.

Changing Category
In the unusual case of a steelband wishing to change 'Category' between mid-year and the start of Panorama; the following protocol would be considered by Pan Trinbago.
A steelband writes a letter to the secretary of the Pan Trinbago Executive, requesting a 'Change of Category'.
A special meeting of the Pan Trinbago Executive will be called to preside and deliberate the matter.
The Pan Trinbago Executive will then rule according to the merits of the request; provided the request is made at an interval sufficient 'before the start' of the coming Panorama season.

Note (2):	This data section is provisional, subject to change; but is considered (at best) complete.
Sources:	(Selected) Web pages from The Steelbands (Pan) of Trinidad & Tobago (1995 to 2007) [Inactive - 2008] (Selected) Web pages from Pan on the Net - When Steel Talks Pan Trinbago, web + (HQ+ET+NT+SC+TB); TT NEWSDAY; WACK 90.1FM; Talk City 91.1FM; Vibe City 105FM; John Schmidt; + Islands Research Pan Panache, 2010, vol1, no1, Pg 38-48
Compiled by togagojo - 15 April 2015 - Revision 4.0
The Steelbands of Trinidad & Tobago Listings - A collaborative project between: www.seetobago.org and the Department of Creative & Festival Arts, The University of The West Indies (UWI), Trinidad Campus

Main Source:	As Note (2) above

Compiled & Processed by Islands Research for:
The Steelbands (Pan) of Trinidad & Tobago
http://www.seetobago.org/trinidad/pan/nsmlcnsb.htm

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