The Labor Day Carnival spirit is alive in Brooklyn tonight as the steelbands line up along the drag outside the Brooklyn Museum, getting ready for the big Panorama showdown. The air is thick with rhythm, anticipation, and pure Caribbean pride as each band warms up, fine‑tunes their sound, and prepares to enter the museum grounds to compete for the title of Labor Day Carnival 2026 Panorama Champion.
Join us as we take a look—and a listen—at the bands in motion, capturing the energy before they hit the stage. It’s the perfect pre‑Panorama vibe: musicians focused, pans ringing, supporters cheering, and the culture on full display.
Tonight, the reigning Panorama champion, Pan Evolution, has a real fight on their hands. Of the nine bands competing, six are rolling out Voice’s “Cyah "Behave"—including the defending champs themselves. The big question is whether “Cyah Behave” will dominate the results, or if one of the other selections will storm the stage and steal the spotlight with a surprise performance. The drag is buzzing… let the music decide.
The live video stream comes via YouTube, courtesy of vlogger “I Am Living My Life.” Enjoy the stream and feel the heartbeat of the steelpan community tonight.
Sokah2Soca—celebrating the sound of the Caribbean.
Competing steelbands in order of appearance:
- Pan In Motion – Tune: Cyah Behave (Aaron “Voice” St. Louis)
- Harmony Music Makers – Tune: Cyah Behave (Aaron “Voice” St. Louis)
- PanAlley Steel Orchestra – Tune: Cyah Behave (Aaron “Voice” St. Louis)
- D’Radoes Steel Orchestra – Tune: Cyah Behave (Aaron “Voice” St. Louis)
- Metro Steel Orchestra – Tune: Sweet Soca Man (“Baron”)
- Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra – Tune: Respectfully Yours “Full Blown”
- Steel Sensation Wedding Band (Ms. Walker) – Tune: Coutain & Tano
- Despers USA Steel Orchestra – Tune: Cyah Behave (Aaron “Voice” St. Louis)
- Philadelphia (Philly) Pan Stars Steel Orchestra – Tune: Cyah Behave (Aaron “Voice” St. Louis)
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Production Notes/Music Credits:
Event: Brooklyn Panorma (Live from the Drag)
Vlogger: I am living my life
Origin: Brooklyn Museum Grounds, Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NYC
Genre: Steelband Music 🎶
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