The Sound of a People's Pride

Chronicle of Achievements

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2005 Won National Panorama playing "B-Flat Melody" composed and arranged by James Clarkson. Produced Christmas concert "Christmas Journey in Steel".
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2001 No Panorama.
2000 Represented Grenada at the first World Steelband Festival in Port of Spain in October. Advanced from the preliminaries to the semi-finals where the band placed 13th but failed to get into the Finals.
1999 Awarded the "Silver Jubilee Certificate of Honour" for outstanding service in the field of Steelband Music, National Independence Celebrations. Won Junior Panorama for the fourth consecutive time playing an Andy Chichester arrangement of "George" composed by C R Roberts. Won Senior Panorama playing "Major Minor Pan Talk" Composed and arranged by James Clarkson with lyrics by Ajamu.
1998 Completed successful tour of Barbados' Congaline Festival. Won Junior Panorama playing "Heart and Soul of Pan" composed by C R Roberts and arranged by Andy Chichester. Won Senior Panorama playing "Pan is Beautiful" composed and arranged by James Clarkson, lyrics by Ajamu.
1997 No panorama. Played in Pan for the People "The Tenor Gone".composed and arranged by James Clarkson. Also appearing in "Pan for the People" were Anglican High School (arrangements by Gerry Tamar) and T.A Marryshow Community College (arrangements by C R Roberts)
1996 Placed second in panorama. Tune "One Lash" composed and arranged by James Clarkson, lyrics by Ajamu. Junior Panorama Champions. Tune "Back to Back". Composed by C. R. Roberts and arranged by Andy Chichester.
1995 Placed second in Panorama. Tune "Classics To Calypso". Composed and Arranged by James Clarkson. Lyrics by Ajamu. Junior Panorama Champions. Tune "We Coming Back". Composed by C. R. Roberts, arranged by Andy Chichester.
1994 Placed second in Panorama. Tune "Musical Explosion".Composed and arranged by James Clarkson. Lyrics by Ajamu. Placed second in Junior Panorama playing an Andy Chichester composition and arrangement
1993 Panorama Champions. Tune "Tenor Madness", composed and arranged by James Clarkson, lyrics by Ajamu. Placed second in Junior Panorama. Tune "Shake It" composed by Edwin 'Eggies' Thompson, arranged by C. R. Roberts
1992 Placed third in Panorama. Tune "Indian Bell Ringer". Composed and arranged by James Clarkson, lyrics by Ajamu. Placed second in the first ever Junior Panorama playing "We Panorama" composed and arranged by C R Roberts. Appeared in 'round-the-island' "Steel & Brass" clasical concerts with the Royal Grenada Police Force Band.
1991 Panorama Champions. Tune "Pan in Tokyo" composed and arranged by James Clarkson. Lyrics by Ajamu. Began working with the Anglican High School students to bring about the Anglican High School Steel Orchestra.
1990 Panorama Champions. Tune "Soca Jump" composed and arranged by James Clarkson, lyrics by Ajamu.
1989 Placed second in Panorama. Tune "Gillian" composed and arranged by James Clarkson, lyrics by C R Roberts, sung by Llewellyn "Baila" Archibald.
1988 Placed third in Panorama. Tune "Tell Me" composed and arranged by James Clarkson, lyrics by C R Roberts, sung by Llewellyn "Baila" Archibald.
1987 Panorama Champions. Tune "Who Mad" composed and arranged by James Clarkson, lyrics by C R Roberts, sung by Llewellyn "Baila" Archibald. Recorded and released fourth musical album, the classical "Serenade" featuring a mixture steel and voices from "A Group of Us" choir. Music arranged and conducted by Regan Nedd.
1986 Placed sixth in Panorama. Tune "Can't stop the Angels" composed and arranged by James Clarkson, lyrics by C R Roberts, sung by "Smokey".
1985 Panorama Champions. Tune "Pan in Danger" composed by the "Merchant" and arranged by James Clarkson.
1984 Panorama Champions. Tune "Tourist Elsie" composed by the "Kitchener" and arranged by Michael "Boose" Cyrus & James Clarkson. Co-produced classical concert "Evening with Handel" in conjunction with Regan Nedd who did the musical arrangements..
1983 Placed second in Panorama. Tune "Rebecca" composed by "Blue Boy" and arranged by Michael "Boose" Cyrus.
1982 Tour aboard the Cruise Ship "M.V. Victoria". Did not participate in Panorama. Secured sponsorship from the Grenada National Commercial Bank Ltd (NCB).
1981 One of the band's weakest years in recent times. This was the period of the Revolution when the majority of the band's members joined the Peoples Revolutionary Armed Forces. Did not participate in Panorama.
1980 Produced the band's third musical recording "We Kinda Zess", produced by Wilbur Thomas and Michael Cyrus. Did not participate in Panorama.
1979 Represented Grenada at Carifesta in Cuba. Did not participate in Panorama. Band returned to being unsponsored.
1978 Placed second in panorama playing two pieces, "Kitchener's" Pan in the 21st Century, and "Sparrows" Natasha (Dou Dou Yea Me), arrangements by Michael "Boose" Cyrus.
1977 Made second musical recording "As Prescribed". Arrangements by Michael "Boose" Cyrus and Trevor "Father" Emmanuel.
1973 Won Panorama and all other competitions entered. Arranger James Clarkson. Sponsored by Phoenix.
1972 Made first recording, "Brighter out of Darkness" Produced and arranged by James Clarkson. Band Captain at the time Arthur Coard.
1971 Won Panorama.
1969 Placed second in Panorama to Panasonic Steel Orchestra, also from the Carenage, under Trevor Emmanuel who would later merge into Angel Harps.
1968 Won Music Festival playing "The Sound of Music"
1967 Won Music Festival playing "Extracts from Carmen". Sponsored by Johnny Walker Scotch Whiskey.
1965 Won first competition entered playing "I Walk with God".

 

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