Petrotrin Single and Small Bands Finals 2016

The sounds of twenty seven (27) steelbands will resound at Skinner Park, San Fernando, on Thursday 4th February 2016 as the Petrotrin Single and Small Bands Finals get underway.

Showtime is 6:00pm. Tickets are $100.

The two defending champions, San Juan East Side Symphony and Arima Golden Symphony, are going all out to retain their titles, having topped their respective categories. The former under the baton of maestro Duvone Stewart amassed 276 points for their rendition of Chris Tambu Herbert’s “No No We Eh Going Home” while Arima Golden Symphony earned 267 points for “D’Greatest Invention” as arranged by Terrence BJ Marcelle.

Seventeen (17) Single Pan Bands and ten (10) Small Conventional Bands will be marked on the basis of a maximum of 100 points. The adjudication criteria are Arrangement (40), General Performance (40), Tone (10) and Rhythm (10) points. Six (6) Judges will officiate.

Patrons attending this event will have an opportunity to win two (2) return tickets to any North American Caribbean Airlines destination. Winners in the Single Pan category will receive $200,000. and the Pan Trinbago Inc. Trophy while that in the Small Band will collect $400,000. and the bp Challenge Trophy.

The following is order of appearance:-

SINGLE PAN BANDS

1	*Pan Jammers*	*Somebody*	*Robert Tobitt*
2	*Woodbrook Playboyz*	*Free Up*	*Michelle Huggins-Watts*
3	*Platinum*	*Unknown Band*	*Natasha Joseph*
4	*Marsicans*	*Say Say*	*Marlon White*
5	*Trinidad Nostalgic*	*Gimme More*	*Amrit Samaroo*
6	*T&T Defence Force*	*Don’t Stop This Party*	*Sheldon Peters*
7	*Gonzales Sheikers*	*Like Ah Boss*	*Keisha Codrington*
8	*Arima All Stars*	*Kaka Roach*	*Brian Austin*
9	*Uni Stars*	*The Jammers*	*Kareem Brown*
10	*Shades in Steel*	*No No We Eh Going Home*	*Dante Pantin*
11	*Trinidad East Side Symphony*	*Total Disorder*	*Carlon Harewood*
12	*Nu Pioneers Pan Groove*	*Teaser*	*Shaun/Simon Marcano*
13	*T&T Fire Services*	*Rebecca*	*Terrence BJ Marcelle*
14	*San Juan East Side Symphony*	*No No We Eh Going Home*	*Duvone Stewart*
15	*Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony*	*On The Road/Ah Come Back*	*Seion Gomez*
16	*D’Original Woodbrook Modernaires*	*On The Road*	*Ankoma Bobby Paul*
17	*Pan Stereonettes*	*Pan In Danger*	*Anslem Campbell*

SMALL CONVENTIONAL BANDS FINALISTS

1	Tamana Pioneers	De Mystery Band	Richard Gittens
2	Arima Golden Symphony	D” Greatest Invention	Terrence BJ Marcelle
3	Our Boys	Gimme More	Anslem Campbell
4	Fascinators Pan Symphony	Like Ah Boss	Yohan Popwell
5	La Horquetta Pan Groove	Raising Dust	Kion Robinson
6	Tornadoes	Mash It Up	Shervon Edwards
7	T&TEC New East Side Dimension	Both Ah Dem	Mikhail Salcedo
8	Laventille Serenaders	Pan Jumbie	Arddin Herbert
9	Five Rivers Modern Symphony	Pan In Danger	Erwin Louis / Christopher Coward
10	Pandemonium	My House	Akua Leith