Panectar at The Royal Albert Hall for Notting Hill Carnival 2020
Due to Covid 19, Notting Hill Carnival was unable to be on the road in 2020. Instead, the Carnival community pulled together to entertain and educate an online audience on lockdown. This video is of Panectar performing 'Pastime Paradise' at The Royal Albert Hall for Notting Hill Carnival 2020: Access All Areas. It was steelpan that rang out the first sound of Carnival on the streets of Notting Hill in the mid 1960s. Russell Henderson and his band had been invited by Rhaune Laslett to play pan at the children’s street fayre she had organised. Russell decided to ‘make ah rounds’, and, with pan round neck, the band took the first steps into what has now become the biggest street event in Europe. Steelpan remains an integral element of Notting Hill Carnival today. For more information about steelpan please go to www.nhcarnival.org
Panectar comes 9th place in Best Overall Steelband On The Road for Notting Hill Carnival 2015
Thanks again to everyone who played and supported us. We also received 2nd Place in Best Traditional Steelband On The Road with 210 points, putting us behind Nostalgia Steelband.
All the results after the break.
BAS Best Traditional Steelband on the Road 2015
1st - Nostalgia Steelband 238
2nd - Panectar Steelband 210
BAS Best Conventional Steel Band on the Road 2015
1st - Real Steel 261
2nd - St. Michael & All Angels Steelband 260
3rd - Ebony Steelband 250
4th - Croydon Steel Orchestra 249
5th - Metronomes Steel Orchestra 238
6th - Stardust Steel Orchestra 229
7th - UFO of Steel 216
The Executive and Members of the British Association of Steelbands (BAS) congratulates all the winners and participants of this year’s Notting Hill Carnival and its associated events competitions, and thanks them all for making 2015 a resounding success.
Save the date! We'll be holding our Christmas Party and Thank You Lime on 12th December at Maxilla Social Club, from 7:30pm. It would be lovely to see all of you there, and see the year out!
It's not Carnival without the bacchanal! Thank you for a historical year!
Thank you to all of our supporters for braving the rain this year in what has been the wettest carnival in over 15 years! Our sincerest good wishes go to our musical arranger Miguel who was injured on Carnival Monday - we hope the competition results ease the pain! All of our love and hope for a full recovery.
Panectar wins Best Traditional Steelband On The Road for Notting Hill Carnival 2014!
Thanks again to everyone who played and supported us! We also received the equivalent of 5th Place in Best Overall Steelband On The Road with 244 points.
All the results after the break.
BAS Best Traditional Steel Band on the Road 2014
1st - Panectar Steelband 244
2nd - Nostalgia Steelband 239
BAS Best Conventional Steel Band on the Road 2014
1st - Real Steel 261
2nd - UFO of Steel 254
3rd - Ebony Steelband Trust 253
4th - Croydon Steel Orchestra 249
5th - St Michael & All Angels Steel Orchestra 238
6th - Stardust Steel Orchestra 226
7th - Metronomes Steel Orchestra 223
8th - Steel Ambition 221
9th - Reading All Steel Percussion Orchestra 217
The Executive and Members of the British Association of Steelbands (BAS) congratulates all the musicians, arrangers and supporters who participated in this year’s steel band competitions and who made the 2014 Notting Hill Carnival an event worthy of marking the start of the 50 year anniversary celebrations.
Joining us late on the route this year? Not to worry! Following suggestions from our masqueraders in past years, for the first time you will be able to track our location during Notting Hill Carnival in real time, pinging to the map every 5 minutes, so you can find us along the road.
The map will be live from 10am on Sunday 24th August (GMT) through until we reach back to camp on Monday evening. See you at Carnival!
You can also access a larger map at the permalink here.