Single Pan Bands and Small Conventional Bands Results 2016

Trinidad East Side Symphony and Marsicans are this year’s joint National Panorama Single Pan Band Champions.

After almost seven (7) hours of excitement and excellence displayed by the all the competitors, the two (2) East bands were declared winners with a combined total of 276 points each for the Carlon Harewood arrangement of Kelvin Pope’s “Total Disorder” and Marlon White’s interpretation of Winford Devine’s “Say Say” respectively.

Coincidently, both bands tied for second place in last year’s competition.

The Grand Finals witnessed by a larger crowd than in previous years, saw twenty seven (27) bands at Skinner Park , San Fernando, vying for bragging rights.

Adjudicators in the Single Pan Band category were Kenrick Noel, Vorbin Cordice, Joanna Shortt, Bernadette Roberts, Jeanette Johnson and Michelle Dowrich.

 The second category, Small Conventional Bands, the current champions, Arima Golden Symphony, retained  their title.

The Arima band captured the top spot with their rendition of “D’ Greatest Invention” arranged by Terrance BJ Marcelle with 280 points. Second place went to Laventille Serenaders with 279 points.

Judges in this category were Damion Phillip, Corrine Soo Ping Chow, Richard Pierre, Ezra Joseph, Marceline Peters and Joslynne Sealey.

The results are as follows:-

SINGLE PAN BANDS

1.Trinidad East Side Symphony                                      Total Disorder                                                                    276

1.Marsicans                                                                       Say Say                                                                               276

3. T&T Fire Services                                                          Rebecca                                                                              275

4. Arima All Stars                                                              Ka Ka Roach                                                                       273

4. San Juan East Side Symphony                                     No No We Eh Going Home                                              273

6. T&T Defence Force                                                       Don’t Stop This Party                                                        271

7. Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony                          On The Road/Ah Come Back Home                                270

8.Uni Stars                                                                         The Jammers                                                                     267

9. Platinum                                                                        Unknown Band                                                                 263

9. Woodbrook Playboyz                                                   Free Up                                                                               263

9. Gonzales Sheikers                                                         Like Ah Boss                                                                      263

12.D’Original Woodbrook Modernaires                         On The Road                                                                      257

13. Shades of Steel                                                           No No We Eh Going Home                                               254

14. Pan Jammers                                                              Somebody                                                                          253

14. Nu Pioneers Pan Groove                                          Teaser                                                                                  253

16. Pan Stereonetts                                                         Pan In Danger                                                                     252

17. Trinidad Nostalgic                                                     Gimme More                                                                       250

 

 

SMALL CONVENTIONAL BANDS

 

1. Arima Golden Symphony                                    Greatest Invention                                                                  280

2.Laventille Serenaders                                            Pan Jumbie                                                                              279

3. Tornadoes                                                              Mash It Up                                                                               275

4. La Horquetta Pan Groove                                     Raising Dust                                                                             273

5. Pandemonium                                                       My House                                                                                272

5. Fascinators Pan Symphony                                  Like Ah Boss                                                                            272

7. T&TEC New East Side Dimension                        Both Ah Dem                                                                           271

8. Five Rivers Modern Symphony                            Pan In Danger                                                                         270

9. Tamana Pioneers                                                  De Mystery Band                                                                    266

10. Our Boys                                                              Gimme More                                                                          264

Come Saturday February 06th, ten (10) Medium and (10) Large Conventional Bands, will display their musical skills in what is anticipated a keenly contested event at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain. Starting time is 7:00 pm.