The Sound of a People's Pride
Chronicle of Achievements |
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| 2008 |
Won national panorama playing "My Friend Clive" composed and arranged by James Clarkson. Placed 4th in Junior Panorama playing "Let's Have Fun" composed by J. Clarkson and arranged by Dixon Frank. |
| 2007 |
Won Rhythm Section competition. |
| 2006 |
Placed 3rd in Panorama playing "Symphony on Steel" composed and arranged by James Clarkson. Placed 3rd in Junior Panorama. Won Rhythm Section competition. |
| 2005 |
Won National Panorama playing "B-Flat Melody" composed and arranged by James Clarkson. Produced Christmas concert "Christmas Journey in Steel". |
| 2004 |
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| 2003 |
Placed second in Panorama, third in the Rhythm Section Competition and were joint winners (with New Dimension) in the Bomb Tune competition. |
| 2002 |
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| 2001 |
No Panorama. Participated in the first ever Caripan Caribbean Panorama championships held at Queen's Park. Placed 6th. |
| 2000 |
Placed 3rd in Panorama playing "Pan around the World" composed and arranged by James Clarkson. 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. |
| 1970 |
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". |
