Brooklyn's Panorama Competition
Annotation
The Panorama is one of the biggest events for steel bands in Brooklyn. Originating in Trinidad, it is tied to the Carnival season and is best understood as a music competition embedded in a series of festive activities and performances. Carnival in Brooklyn is celebrated on Labor Day; allowing many Trinidadian New Yorkers who return to the island for Carnival to celebrate the event twice a year. Early in the summer, masquerade bandleaders and designers start planning their themes and costumes for Carnival.
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Credits
WYNC [https://www.wnyc.org/story/155957-steel-drum-orchestras/], WBUR [https://www.wbur.org/npr/160394435/bang-on-a-pan-steel-drum-orchestras-ready-for-battle], When Steel Talks [https://www.panonthenet.com/woman/2019/gay-magnus.htm]