July 30th 2011
Panorama Returns – History Created
By Kendell “Scady” Eugene

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“It’s great that Panorama is returning after a 2-year absence. We are proud to be teaming up with the St Lucia Steelbands Association once again, to support our community steelbands and help further the development of carnival and St Lucia’s great pan tradition,’ was the direct quote from Chris Williams, LIME VP of Country Operations for St. Lucia.
Yes we had it back and yes, it was backed by the biggest telecommunications provider on the land LIME. and organized by the Steelbands Association and the Carnival Stakeholders Committee of the CDF, with support from Pan Trinbago.
History was created on the night of Friday July 15th as for the first time in Saint Lucia two Pan Champions were crowned. How fitting is that, huh? Pan gone for two years and comes back to crown two champions!
This years “Return of Pan” featured a total of Five large and three small bands. The latter group consisted of St Lucy’s Orchestra from Micoud, Harmonites Steel Orchestra and Super J Pan Exodus. The former category consisted of Assumption Knights Youth in Action, Pantime Steel Orchestra, Busta Emerald Steel, Courts Babonneau and LIME Diamond Steel.

At the end of the night it would be the community of Babonneau which claimed both trophies, as the bands from that community won both small and large band categories.
Best Small Band title was awarded to Harmonites Steel Orchestra for their performance of Maléway. In second place was Super J Pan Exodus, and first-timers St. Lucy’s Steelpan Orchestra of Micoud placed third.
That evening at the B.C.G, Courts Babonneau Steel Orchestra would not be denied. They finally won the large band category with a crowd-pleasing rendition of Invader’s Walk & Wine. Second place was awarded to PanTime Steel Orchestra and former champions LIME Diamond Steel Orchestra came in third. They were followed by BUSTA Emerald Steel and Assumption Knights Youth in Action.

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