On the Drag Steelband Panorama Competitions

Trinidad and Tobago - Golden Hands and Valley Harps Steel Orchestras are the winners of the inaugural NLCB On the Drag competitions.

The events were staged by Pan Trinbago on the drag at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad during the bmobile National Panorama Semi Finals on Sunday January 31.

Bands were judged by separate panels comprising three qualified adjudicators as they “prepared” to go on the big stage.

At the end of the exercise, two categories were judged i.e. Small and Medium Conventional Bands.

The results are as follows:-
SMALL

1. Golden Hands:  260

2. Laventille Serenaders:  257

3. Merrytones:  246

4. Tornadoes:  243

5. Fascinators:  241

6. Crescendoes:  239

7. TIPICA:  237

8. Panasonic Connection:  232

9. Arima Golden Symphony:  229

10. Longdenville Claytones:  221

11. Antillean All Stars:  215
    
    Flamingoes, Tamana Pioneers and the Codrington Pan Family steel orchestras will all receive consolation prizes.

MEDIUM

1. Valley Harps:  345

2. Katzenjammers:  338

3. Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille:  334

4. CLICO Sforzata:  333

4. Curepe Scherzando:  333

6. NLCB Buccooneers:  332

6. Carib Dixieland:  332

8. Pan Elders:  325

9. Couva Joylanders:  324

10. West Side Symphony:  319

11. La Brea Nightingales:  316

12. Arima Angel Harps:  312

13. Steel Xplosion:  311

14. Tokyo:  296