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Panorama Medium and Large Bands Semi Finals results

A Tobago band topped the Medium Bands category in the National Panorama Semi Final round yesterday Sunday.

The competition/event aka “Savannah Party” took place at the Queen’s Park Savannah which saw fourteen (14) bands vying for places in the Grand Finals.

Performing at position 13, NLCB Buccooneers , one of four Tobago steelbands, amassed 271 points for its rendition of  Cecil Hume’s  composition “Gold”.   A three point difference separated the second placed winner, Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille.  They played Alphonsus Cassell ‘s “Long Time”. NGC Couva  Joylanders filled the third berth for the Kenneth “Panam” Clarke’s arrangement of “Band From Space” with 266 points.

One point separated the top three bands in the Large Band category.  Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove led with 273 points for the Len Boogsie Sharpe’s arrangement of “More Love”, Republic Bank Exodus offering of Pelham Goddard’s arrangement of “Gold” received 272 while Neal &Massy Trinidad All Stars totaled 271 points.

Ten (10) Medium Bands will join an equal number of Large Bands for the Grand Finals which takes place at same venue on Saturday 9th February from 7:00 pm.    Tickets are priced at $450 (Grand Stand General), $700. (Grand Stand Reserved) and $300.(North Stand) and are available at Ticket Booth, Queen’s Park Savannah, Atherly’s, Sutton Street, San Fernando, Electro Sounds, Dinsley, Tacrigua from Monday 4th February between 9:00 am – 5:00pm.

The qualifying bands for the National Panorama Finals are:-

Medium Bands
1. NLCB Buccooneers Gold 271
2. Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille Long Time 268
3. NGC Couva Joylanders Band From Space 266
4. Pan Elders We Come Out To Play 262
5. Petrotrin Katzenjammers Keshorn-Javelin Champions 258
6. Curepe Scherzando We Come Out To Play 255
6. Carib Dixielnad Shock Attack 255
8 Valley Harps More Love 254
9. Arima Angel Harps We Come Out to Play 249
10. Steel Xplosion Tell Dem 248

 

Large Bands
1. Petrotrin Phase 11Pan Groove More Love 273
2. Republic Bank Exodus Gold 272
3. Neal & Massy T’dad All Stars Bounce And Drive 271
4. WITCO Desperadoes Hammer Time 270
5. CAL Invaders Dat Is Lie 265
6. PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars Shock Attack 265
7. Junior Sammy Group Skiffle Supna - The Dream 264
7. bp Renegades Shock Attack 264
7. NLCB Fonclaire Addicted 264
10. RBC Redemption Sound Setters More Than an Oil Drum 255