Tobago band Alpha Pan Pioneers will be the first band playing at the 2023 Panorama small conventional finals on January 14. The draw for playing positions took place at the VIP Lounge, Queen’s Park Savannah on January 10. The semifinals of the competition took place on January 7 and the top sixteen bands moved on
The semifinals of Pan Trinbago’s small conventional Panorama met the organisations’ expectations and was of a high standard, president Beverley Ramsey-Moore said on Monday. The semifinal was held on Saturday from 4 pm at Victoria Square, Port of Spain, and 30 bands played to earn a spot in the finals. Ramsey-Moore said, “There was a
Grants for unsponsored steelbands and remittances for steelband players have returned for Panorama 2023. A release from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts on Saturday said Cabinet approved a remittance of $500 per steelpan player for Panorama 2023, for a maximum of 6,283 players which cost government approximately $3,141,500. In previous years, players
Each of the 30 competing bands received between $50,000 to $10,000 more than the initial prize. Winners between one to 20 received an additional $50,000 while 21 to 30 received $10,000.