St.
George’s, Grenada, W.I.
- No less than nine steel
orchestras turned “Pan Explosion
2010” into an event to remember,
which took place on “Pantastic
Saturday” one week ago, at
Grenada’s National Stadium in
the country’s capital of St.
George’s. Pan lovers were
treated to two
highly-competitive music
performances in the
much-anticipated ‘Bomb Tune’
segment, and also with respect
to the additional tribute song
played by each orchestra,
honoring Grenadian calypsonian Elwyn McQuilkin, known as
“The
Wizard.” The latter phase
allowed a five-minute music
presentation.
Republic Bank
Angel Harps emerged triumphant
once again as they retained
their ‘Bomb Tune’ championship
title with an outstanding
performance of Wizard’s “Soca
Feeling” at the competition.
Each band was allowed to play
for no longer than six minutes
in this regard, and with
forty-five players as their top
number.
Interestingly enough, Angel
Harps was the only orchestra
which - in addition to the
required tribute song originally
performed by “Wizard” - offered
a selection by the same artist as its
‘Bomb Tune,’ thereby presenting
adjudicators and the audience with
their arrangement of two “Wizard” tunes
on pan for the evening.
The band took the stage in position
five.
Following are the competition results:
RESULTS - Pan Explosion 2010
‘Bomb Tune’ (and ‘Tribute Tune’
info)
|
RESULTS |
Steel Orchestra |
BOMB TUNE / COMPOSER |
ARRANGER |
WIZARD’S TRIBUTE TUNE |
1st |
Angel Harps |
Soca Feeling / Black Wizard |
James Clarkson |
Ragga Soca |
2nd |
New Dimensions |
More Steelbands / Randy Isaac |
David “Peck” Edwards |
Soca Instruction |
3rd |
Pan Wizards |
Shake Your Bumbaloom / Eggies |
Michael Robertson |
My Music |
4th |
Commancheros |
Double Tenor Girl / Ajamu |
Andre Greenidge |
I.M.F. |
5th |
Rainbow City All Stars |
Sweetness / Ajamu |
Othneal St. Clair |
New World Order |
6th |
Grand Roy Pan Angels |
Bumsy / Val Adams |
Lincoln Samuel |
Soca Posse |
7th |
Pan Ossia |
Hurricane / Inspector |
Robert Cadet |
Soca Feeling |
8th |
Pan Lovers |
Hurricane / Inspector |
Ignatius Bayne |
Claudius |
9th |
Westside Symphony |
Mistake / Ajamu |
Cas Alexis |
Tell Stone |
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