Medium and Large Conventional bands order of appearance
The Carnival now start as the semi finalists of the Medium and Large Conventional bands rage a musical battle for pan supremacy.
Fourteen (14) Medium and seventeen (17) Large Bands will compete on Sunday 27th January, at the “Big Yard”, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, from 12 noon. ( See playing order)
The play off is the highly anticipated National Panorama Semi Finals at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain from 12 noon. Bmobile is
Selections include current and traditional music with the majority of steelbands opting for the latter. These include Winston Scarborough’s “We Come Out to Play” (3) , Clive Telemaque’s “Bounce & Drive” (2), and Pouchet/Daniell’s “Shock Attack” (4).
Unlike the Large Bands, the elimination round for Medium Bands was held in four zones over a four-day period with a total of 25 bands.
Tobago is represented by Medium Band winner Petrotrin Katzenjammers, NLCB Buccooneers, Steel Xplosion, Carib Dixieland and RBC Royal Bank Redemption Sound Setters.
Large Band winner Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars will face the judges in position 12 in their category. Their tune of choice is “Bounce & Drive” composed by band member Clive Telemaque with arrangement by Leon “Smooth” Edwards.
Tickets for the semi finals aka “Savannah Party” are on sale at the advertised outlets for North Stand and North Greens at $350. respectively and Grand Stand at $300.
2013 commemorates the 50th anniversary of Panorama and is in tribute to the late Bertie Marshall ORTT.
The bands in appear in the following order:
MEDIUM BANDS
1.Arima Angel HarpsWe Come Out To Play
2.Sangre Grande CordettesChampions
3.Pan EldersWe Come Out To Play
4. Steel XplosionTell Dem
5 Power StarsShock Attack
6.Courts Sound Specialists of LaventilleLong Time
7. Carib DixelandShock Attack
8.Petrotrin KatzenjammersKershorn- Javelin Champion
9.NGC Couva JoylandersBand From Space
10 Curepe ScherzandoWe Come Out To Play
11.PamberiWettin
12.MelodiansMy Band
13. NLCB BuccooneersGold
14 Valley HarpsMore Love
LARGE BANDS
1.Humming Bird Pan GrooveHaunting Melody
2.Bp RenegadesShock Attack
3.PCS Nitrogen Silver StarsShock Attack
4.Solo HarmonitesMore Love
5.Petrotrin Siparia DeltonesBlackman Feeling To Party
6.CAL InvadersDat Is Lie
7.NGC La Brea NightingalesBubble
8.WITCO DesperadoesHammer Time
9.RBC Redemption Sound SettersMore Than An Oil Dru
10.T&TEC Tropical Angel HarpsNo Getaway
11.Petrotrin Phase ll Pan GrooveMore Love
12.Neal & Massy T’dad All StarsBounce & Drive
13.Junior Sammy Skiffle Supma- The Dream
14.Republic Bank ExodusGold
15.StarliftBounce & Drive
16.BirdsongThe Last Word
17.NLCB FonclaireAddicted
