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Northern Region National Single Pan Panorama Preliminaries

Sweet pan is it when the Northern Region hosts its National Single Pan Panorama Preliminaries on Sunday 01st February at The Paddock, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, from 5:00 pm.

Twenty nine (29) bands will perform before the judges’ panel in a bid to secure places in the semi final round which will be held at Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on Saturday February 15.

Steelbands’ selections range from the late Grandmaster, Aldwyn Roberts’ (“Sixty Seven”), to Kenneth Charles/Alvin Daniell (“Men of Steel”), Clive Telemaque/Shirlane Hendrickson (“Excitement”), Ian Alvarez (“Carnival Tabanca”) and Austin Lyons (“Spankin”).

Starting with Music Makers, the bands will perform as follows:-

Bands Selection Composer Arranger
1. Music Makers Men of Steel Kenneth Charles/Alvin Daniell Kenneth Charles
2. Spree Simon Harmonics Nah Do Dat Neil “Iwer” George Ayllan Franklin
3. Uni Stars Woman Is Boss Len “Boogsie” Sharpe Kareem Brown
4. Belmont Hi Larks Spankin Austin  Lyons Brian “Bean” Griffith
5. Gonzales Sheikers Free Up Chris “Tambu” Herbert Darren Sheppard
6. St. James Tripolians Doh Try Dat Edwin Ayoung Darryl Reid
7. Stardust Steel Orch Pan Redemption Jason ”Peanut” Isaac Jason Isaac assisted by Simon Superville
8. D’Original W/brook Modernaires She Want Me to Sing in She Party Owen Reyes Johnson Arddin Herbert
9. Freelancers Pan Groove Feeling to Party Leroy Calliste Trevor Redhead/John Souris
10. City Sun Valley Shaking It Emanuel Ector/Ronnie McIntosh Dane Gulston
11. Nayal Hill School of Music Spankin Austin Lyons Roger Moon Robinson
12. Blanca 47 Iwer Butterfly Shadow Colin Lucas Michael Glasgow
13. Brimblers Ah Want It Johnston King Earl Brooks
14. Nuttin Big Pan Groove Happy Ronnie McIntosh Hanif Goodridge
15. One Love Steel Orch Sixty Seven Aldwyn Roberts Ian Brimmer Baird
16. DUntouchable Pan Groove Rebecca Austin Lyons Michael Jaggernauth
17. World Wide      
18. La Famille United S/Orch Ah Wine Is Ah Wine Neil “Iwer” George Ronnie Ross
19. T&T Defence Force Ain’t Going Home Chris “Tambu” Herbert Terrence BJ Marcelle
20. Scrunters Pan Groove Breakaway Austin Lyons/Leon Grey Sherwin Fraser Pierre
21. Nostrand Symphony Excitement Clive Telemaque/Shirlane Hendrickson Clive Telemaque
22. T&T Fire Services Rainorama Aldwyn Roberts Terrence BJ Marcelle
23. La Creole Pan Groove Carnival Tabanca Ian Alvarez Yohan Popwell
24. Scorpion Pan Reflections Fire Coming Down Austin Lyons Akiba Joseph
25. Belmont City Kids Dr. Wine Bunny Bynoe Bynoe/R. Toussaint
26. Carib W/brook Playboyz Spankin Austin Lyons Len “Boogsie”Sharpe
27. All Aces Mind Yuh Business Len “Boogsie” Sharpe Bertram Bob Thomas
28. Harlem Syncopators      
29. Ice Water Carnival Tabanca Ian Alvarez Eric McAllister

Eastern Region National Single Pan Panorama Preliminaries

Panorama 2014 has officially started with the National Single Pan Bands categories.

Come Thursday January 30th, twenty one (21) bands in the Eastern Region will face the judges as they perform their tune of choice at the Arima Velodrome, Hollis Avenue, Arima, from 6:00pm.

First off the starting block is Trinidad East Side Symphony with their selection “Poom Poom” composed and sung by Austin Lyons aka Super Blue.  The band is under the baton of Carlon Harewood.

Last year’s winner, San Juan East Side Symphony, will perform at position five playing the Duvone Stewart arrangement of Austin Lyons’ “Fantastic Friday”, while the Arima Panorama Champs, Marsicans, have opted for Chris Tambu Herbert’s “Free Up” arranged by Marlon White. They have drawn number four.

Listed below is the order that the bands will perform.

Bands Selection Composer Arranger
1. Trinidad East Side Synphony Poom Poom Austin Lyons Carlon Harewood
2. Arima All Stars Dingolay Winston Bailey Gillian Tobias
3. Chord Masters This Party Is It Chris Tambu Herbert Akua Leith
4. Marsicans Free Up Chris Tambu Herbert Marlon White
5. San Juan EastSide Symphony Fantastic Friday Austin Lyons Duvone Stewart
6. Cocorite Road Pan Groovers Spankin Austin Lyons Sheldon Peters
7. San Juan All Stars Bahia Girl David Rudder Jerrod Lett
8. Curepe Polyphonics Bacchanal Time Austin Lyons Kenneth Clarke
9. Magic Notes Rebirth Bacchanal Time Austin Lyons Jerome Jones/Rishi Depoosingh
10. Sound of Music Pan Obsession Thecla Forde-Rodriguez Bertram Brewster
11. Star Sapphire I Music Len Boogsie Sharpe Andre Boldon
12. Pan Jammers This Melody Sweet Winsford Devine Nicholas Singh
13. United Sounds Display Faye Ann Lyons Michael Padmore
14. East Phonics Natasha Slinger Francisco Floyd Cameron
15. Trinidad Nostalgic Jericho Aldwyn Roberts Amrit Samaroo
16. Brazil Rx4 Shaking It Emanuel Ector/Ronnie McIntosh Andre Monroe
17. Nu Pioneers Pan Groove Sweet & Sexy Len “Boogsie” Sharpe Sean & Simon Marcano
18. Pan Elites Spankin Austin Lyons Anslem Campbell
19. North Eastern All Stars Rebecca Austin Lyons Melville Thomas
20. Pan on the Move Madness David Rudder Kyle Boldon
21. Pan Stereonetts Spankin Austin Lyons Mark Hosten

Southern Region National Single Pan Panorama Preliminaries

Austin Lyons’ “Spanking” is South’s Tune of Choice

Self Help Marines will be first on stage at the National Panorama Single Pan Preliminaries South/Central Region.

The band which hails from Point Fortin has chosen the Austin Lyons’ composition, ”Spanking”, arranged by Godwin Bowen to perform for the judges.

Ten (10) bands will compete in this category on Sunday February 02 at the Petrotrin Sports Club Car Park, Guaracara Park, Point a Pierre.  Starting time is 6:00 pm.  Admission is $60.

Of the competing bands, four (4) have opted for a selection from this year’s music catalogue ie “Spanking” sung by Super Blue.

The draw for playing positions in all categories took place at the Region’s Office last Tuesday afternoon.

The order of appearance is as follows:-

Band Selection Composer Arranger
1. Self Help Marines Spanking Austin Lyons Godwin Bowen
2. Rio Claro Koskeros Spanking Austin Lyons Kenny Pascall
3. Shades In Steel Ah Going and Party Tonight Robert Nelson Kenneth Guppy
4. St Thomas Silver Stars Spanking Austin Lyons Ancil John
5. Jah Roots The Road Made to Walk Aldwyn Roberts Jah Roots
6. Highlighters Spanking Austin Lyons Jason Farrell
7. Tiger Tanks Fyzabad 4th Dimension Jump on the Count of Four Russell Cadogan Richard Gittens
8. Pan Revival Ah Feeling to Rock Clinton Moreau Sean Ramsey
9. New Age Trendsetters Fire Down Below Len “Boogsie” Sharpe Glenford Sobers Jr./Miles Phillip/Kadeem Sobers
10. La Romaine Super Vibes La La Robert Nelson Garvin Williams

Sunday’s competition brings the curtain down on the Single Pan Band Preliminaries.  Semi Finalists will be announced after the opening and tabulation of the score sheets on Monday 3rd February at the Port of Spain City Hall Auditorium, Knox Street, Port of Spain, at 10:00 am.

Tobago National Single Pan Panorama Preliminaries

Tobago Single Pan Bands will play off on Friday January 31 at the Buccoo Integrated Facility, Buccoo, Tobago.

Five (5) steelbands will run through their Panorama selection before four adjudicators.

New Vision will be the first band on stage. The band from Calder Hall Road, Scarborough, will be performing the all-time favourite, “This Melody Sweet”, composed by the prolific writer Winsford Devine with arrangement by Ryan John.

Next in line is Metro Stars with Steve Jack’s arrangement of the remix of Cecil Hume’s “Gold” as sung by Machel Montano, Rikki Jai, Karen Ashe, and Dwayne O’Connor. This band hails from Pembroke.

Get Down On It from Hope Village will play at position three. They have opted for Chris Tambu Herbert’s “No No We Ain’t Going Home” arranged by Rodney Stowe.

Hope Pan Groovers will play at position four. Their tune of choice is ‘Both Ah Dem” composed and sung by Slinger Francisco aka The Mighty Sparrow.  Tony “Pan Jumbie” Williams is their arranger.

Bringing up the rear is Pan Fanatics of Mas Hall with another Austin Lyons’ composition, ”Poom Poom’ arranged by Gerard Balfour.

Competition starts at 7:00pm with tickets priced at $60.00.

The action shifts to Trinidad on Saturday 01 and Sunday 02 February with bands in the Northern and South/Central Regions respectively.