1. History of the band

(a) Year Founded: 1962 (then named: Junior Hellsgate)

1967 (Renamed: Harmonites)

(b) Origin: Point Area, St. John’s, Antigua.

(c) Location of Pan Yard: Lower North Street, Point Area,

St. John’s, Antigua.

(d) Captains of the Band:

1962 - Hapsef Joseph

1962 – 1968 - Rupert “Teela” Parker

1968 - George “Macko” Weekes

1969 - Kenroy “Gyptian” Watkins

1969 – 1970 - Rupert “Teela” Parker

1970 – 1971 - Leroy “Jughead” Gordon

1971 – 1975 - Rupert “Teela” Parker

1975 – 1985 - Fitzroy “Champ” Martin

1985 – 1991 - Simon “Kamau” Toulon

1991 – 1992 - Wilfred “Freddy” Williams

1992 – 1993 - Leon “Kuma” Rodney

1993 – 1994 - Carol Johnson

1994 - 2003 - Simon “Kamau” Toulon

(e) Sponsors of the Band:

1968 – 1969 B.O.A.C. (British Airways)

1970 “Strongies” National Bakery

Edmund Jarvis (Deceased)

1971 – 1976 Intrade (Egen Warner)

1985 – 1986 Bryson’s Bottling Limited

1992 – 2001 Antigua Commercial Bank

2002 - 2003 Antigua Commercial Bank; Carib Seas; Seaborne Marine; BWIA.

2. Achievements of the Band

(a) Panorama Champions: ARRANGER COMPOSITION

1968 Rupert “Teela” Parker/ Miss Tourist

Trevor Mathurin

1969 Sydney Prince Air on a G Sting

Cockfight (Sparrow)

1971 Sydney Prince Love Story ( Prospect)

1972 Sydney Prince Light Calvary Overture

1974 Paul Campbell Tourist takeover (Kitch)

Fighting (Shortshirt)

1985 Fitzroy “Champ” Don’t eat it (Mighty

Martin Zero) Diefledermaus

2001 Lingfield “Kodjo” Pan Conversation

Martin (Mighty Swallow)

(b) Panorama 1 st Runner up: 1970; 1973; 1976; 1987; 1994; 2003.

(c) Tours:

1967 - Monsterrat

1970 - Guadeloupe ( French West Indies)

1973 - St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands)

1974 - St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands)

1974 - Puerto Rico

1975 - St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands)

1979 - Miami, Florida, USA – Super Bowl

1981 - Barbados – Carifesta

1984 - Rochester, New York, USA – Lilac Festival

1986 - Vancouver, B.C. Canada – Expo ’86 World Drum Festival

1987 - Vancouver, B.C. Canada – Commonwealth Drum Festival

1993 - Seoul, South Korea (Expo ’93)

1994 - Salvador, Brazil (Percpan Festival)

1996 - Guadeloupe (St. Anne’s Music Festival)

1997 - Bahrain, Persian Gulf

2000 - Hanover, Germany (Expo 2000)

2001 - Grenada (Caribbean Panorama Championship)

(d) RECORDINGS:

1972 LP - This Land

1981 LP - Men in Harmonites

1985 LP - Drums in Mood

1985 LP - Xmas on Steel

3.2002 Panorama Presentation:

(a) Composition: “Ten Minutes” by Carl “De Panman”

(b) Arranger: Lingfield “Kodjo” Martin

(c) Members for the presentation: 75 strong

4.2003 Panorama Presentation:

• Composition: “The Wave” by Lingfield “Kodjo” Martin

(b) Arranger: Lingfield “Kodjo” Martin

(c) Members for the presentation: 80 strong