There is a new National Panorama Single Pan Champion in 2017

Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony continued its winning streak to take the top position at the end of the competition in Arima last night.

Playing Austin Lyons’
“Get Something And Wave”, the Newtown-based band under the baton of Carlan Harewood impressed the adjudication panel to cop the top spot scoring a total of 292 points.   In second place was San Juan All Stars with 289 point for its performance of “Johnny” while Woodbrook Playboyz came in third with 287 points for its arrangement of “Total Disorder”.

The Grand Finals saw a total of twenty one (21) bands at the Arima Basketball Court, Arima. Among the dignitaries in attendance were Hon Minister of Community Development & Culture, Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Ret. Brigadier General Ancil Antoine, MP for D’Abadie/O’Meara and Her Worship Lisa Morris- Julien, Mayor of Arima.
Adjudicators in the Single Pan Band category were Tommy Crichlow, Rofelle Granger-Morton, Vorbin Cordice, Audley Tomothy, Brendon Moore and Mark Brewster.
This year, fifty two (52) bands went from the Preliminary Round to the Finals.
The results are as follows:-

1	Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony	Get Something And Wave	292
2	San Juan All Stars	Johnny	289
3	Woodbrook Playboyz	Total Disorder	287
4	Pan Jammers	Different Me	285
5	T&T Defence Force	Get Something & Wave	284
6	Shades In Steel	Showdown (Band Meet Band)	283
7	Marsicans	Thunder	282
7	La Creole Pan Groove	This Melody Sweet	282
9	Trinidad & Tobago Fire Services	Ethel	281
9	Woodbrook Modernaires	Jump (on the count of 4)	281
11	Trinidad East Side Symphony	Pan In Danger	279.5
12	Trinidad Nostalgic	Flag Party	279
13	Brimblers	War	278
14	Stardust Steel	Tourist Elsie	277
15	La Famille United	Pan By Storm	276
15	Uni Stars	Magic Drum	276
17	Trinidad & Tobago Prison Service	Nah Do Dat	275
17	Nu Pioneers Pan Groove	Drive It	275
19	Brazil Rx4	Ka Ka Roach	272
19	Highlighters	Fete	272
21	St. James Tripolians	Fire Down Below	271