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The Semi-Finals of the National Panorama Competition were underway at Queen's Park Savannah on Sunday.


It will determine which Medium and Large Bands, will be beating out their tunes on Carnival Saturday.


TV6 visited the Savannah earlier, and our Reporter Alicia Boucher brings you the highlights.
Transcript
00:00The sound of barons somebody on the steel pan from Sposata Steel Orchestra under the
00:12blistering afternoon heat, their performance coming early, in fact, second in the medium
00:17band line-up. Mood Steel Orchestra was right after.
00:27Even at that point, the grandstand had a sizable crowd turnout, but perhaps nowhere near what
00:32is expected later on.
00:53While the note stand sold out last week, the grandstand was the place of preference for
00:58Alison Hall, and she told us why.
01:14And Vincent Alexander, who came from Point 14, was in the grandstand this year, although
01:19it's not his usual liming spot.
01:32As for his family members, well, they were all smiles. It's always good to hear from
01:37people who have never physically experienced a panorama event before, like these sisters,
01:42Janet Smith, who flew in from Las Vegas, and Jean Panton from Florida. They left the country
01:47when they were children.
02:09Make no mistake, One Caribbean Media didn't miss out on the action, with our corporate
02:14taking in the Savannah party from the party spot. That's right, the note stand. Executive
02:20assistant to the CEO's office, Rashmi Ramsemer, pointed to the magic of the steel pan and
02:25the richness of the country's culture.
02:42Beverly Ramsemer told us that there is renewed interest in panorama, and by extension, the
02:48steel pan.
03:11So here behind me is the Court Sound Specialists of Laventille, and getting ready to go on
03:16to the stage right now is the Sangre Grande Cordette Steel Orchestra. Now it's still early
03:21in the afternoon in a competition that is expected to take hours. Reporting from the
03:26Queen's Park, Savannah, I am Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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