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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