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First Soca Played for Panorama #1
Calling All Soca and Steelband Historians—Let’s Set the Record Straight! Help Us Find Panorama’s Original Soca Tune. We are on a mission to solve this mystery, but first we must tell you that we have already written a post about the first song we think was played for the Panorama competition. After a discussion with my Kulture Krazy Encyclopedia, Mr. Kenny Phillips, we have a song, a steel band, and an arranger that we believe was the first to play Soca for Panorama. We may be wrong, but we will post it next. If we get it wrong and you help with the facts, then we all win!
We framed some questions below; please send in your information to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.:
The name of the song?
What is the name of the steelband that played it?
Who produced the song/Riddim?
The arranger for the Steelband
The year it was performed?
This is more than trivia—it’s a chance to honor pioneers who fused steel and Soca to forever shift Carnival’s soundscape. Whether you lived it, studied it, or just love a good musical mystery… drop your knowledge in the comments or tag someone who might know
Let's acknowledge and honor the origins of our rhythm! We will wait to see if your responses pan out with our thinking. Having said that, we promise to share our post with our fans and if we get it wrong, we won't pretend otherwise.
Now, since the song, band, and arranger are all unknown, we thought to add some spice to the discussion; you need some music, and we aptly selected "Unknown Band" by the then-"Blue Boy," now "Super Blue." No, we are not suggesting that this is the first Soca played by a steelband for Panorama. This is just a teaser!
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Production Notes/Music Credits:
Title: Soca Soca played for Panorama
Origin: Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago
Genre: Soca/Steelband ?
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