Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The preliminary phase of competition for competitors in the Single Pan Bands category in the 2016 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama is over, and results are out. In all, sixty-two bands participated from the Eastern, Northern, Tobago and South/Central regions.
According to the 2016 rules, thirty-two will move forward to the semi finals slated for Friday January 22 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Four bands in a four-way-tie: North Eastern All Stars, Pan Elites, Scrunters Pan Groove and Self Help Marines round out those making the cut.
Heading into that arena, the defending champions San Juan East Side Symphony led musically by Duvone Stewart are currently ahead of the pack, scoring the highest at 265.
Full results are below:
Results - Single Pan Bands - PRELIMINARIES |
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Place | Score | Single Pan Bands | Arrangers | Tunes of Choice | Tuners |
1 | 265 | San Juan East Side Symphony | Duvone Stewart | No, No We Eh Going Home | Herman Guppy Brown |
2 | 262 | Trinidad East Side Symphony | Carlon Harewood | Total Disorder | Sylvon Doyle |
2 | 262 | T&T Defence Force | Sheldon Peters | Don’t Stop This Party | Jason Holder |
4 | 258 | Arima All Stars Steel Orchestra | Brian Austin | Kaka Roach | |
4 | 258 | Gonzales Sheikers | Keisha Codrington | Like Ah Boss | Sherwin Pierre |
4 | 258 | Woodbrook Playboyz | Michelle Huggins-Watts | Free-Up | |
7 | 257 | Pan Jammers | Robert Tobitt | Somebody | Herman Guppy Brown |
7 | 257 | Platinum | Natasha Joseph | Unknown Band | |
9 | 256 | Marsicans | Marlon White | Say Say | Mario Joseph |
10 | 253 | Shades In Steel | Dante Pantin | No No We Eh Going Home | |
11 | 251 | Nostrand Symphony | Clive Telemaque | Pop Ah Bottle | Terrence Sheppard |
12 | 250 | Metro Stars | Steve Jack | Like Ah Boss | Mario Joseph |
13 | 249 | T&T Fire Services | Terrance “BJ” Marcelle | Rebecca | |
14 | 248 | Pan Stereonettes | Anselm Campbell | Pan In Danger | Terrance Sheppard |
15 | 245 | Newtown Playboys Symphony | Seion Gomez | On The Road | |
15 | 245 | Uni Stars | Kareem Brown | The Jammer | Andy Neils |
17 | 244 | D Original Woodbrook Modernaires | Ankoina “Bobby” Paul | On The Road | |
18 | 243 | Kings Row Retro Riddum | Aquil Arrindell | Fire In the Back Seat | |
18 | 243 | New Age Trendsetters | Curtis Jones & Myles Phillip | Wine On Something | |
20 | 241 | Nu- Pioneers Pan Groove | Shaun Marcano & Simon Marcano | Teaser | Herman Guppy Brown |
21 | 240 | Pan On The Move | Kenneth "Panam" Clarke | Like Ah Boss | Bertram “Birch” Kellman |
22 | 239 | Magic Notes Rebirth | Rishi Depoosingh & Jerome Jones | Pan Earthquake | Sylvon Doyle |
22 | 239 | Tiger Tanks Fyzabad 4th Dimension | Akiba Joseph | Get Something And Wave | Kenrick Parmel |
24 | 237 | Harlem Syncopators | Kevin Williams | The Will | Rodney Stowe |
24 | 237 | Trinidad Nostalgic | Amrit Samaroo | Gimme More | Herman Guppy Brown |
24 | 237 | City Sun Valley | Dane Gulston | Commess | Sherwin Pierre |
24 | 237 | Stardust | Jason “Peanuts” Isaac | Nah Do Dat | Desmond “Mappo” Richardson |
24 | 237 | Hope Pan Groovers | Tony "Pan Jumbie" Williams | Lucy | Mario Joseph |
29 | 236 | North Eastern All Stars | Committee Members | Party Time Again | Desmond "Mappo" Richardson |
29 | 236 | Pan Elites | Nathanael Flemming | Signal to Lara | Lennard Lera |
29 | 236 | Scrunters Pan Groove | Alexis “Lecky” Hope | Johnny | |
29 | 236 | Self Help Marines | Godwin Bowen | Ah Have It Hard | |
33 | 235 | Rio Claro Koskeros | Kenny Pascall | Dingolay | Edward Alvarado |
34 | 234 | Edinburgh 500 Steel Ensemble | Andre Boldan | My Pussin | Sylvon Doyle |
35 | 232 | La Creole Pan Groove | Yohan Popwell | We Can Make It If We Try | Desmond “Mappo” Richardson |
35 | 232 | New Vision | Ryan John | Nah Leaving | |
37 | 231 | San Juan All Stars | Akiba Joseph | Nah Do Dat | Desmond "Mappo" Richardson |
38 | 230 | Chord Masters | Kyshon Frith & Edward Gregory Joseph | I Dare You | Desmond "Mappo" Richardson |
38 | 230 | St. James Tripolians | Nigel Diaz | Pan Round De Neck | |
40 | 228 | Cocorite Road Pan Groovers | Jahira Harris | Both Ah Dem | Lennard Lera |
40 | 228 | United Sounds | The Brady Bunch | Happiest Man Alive | Paul Henry |
40 | 228 | Nuttin’ Big Pan Groove | Jamal “Meck Meck” Gibbs | Party Time | |
40 | 228 | Sea Lots One Love | Ian Baird | Drunk & Disorderly | |
44 | 227 | Highlighters | Jason Farrell | This Party is It | Federico Gay |
45 | 222 | East Phonics | Lloyd Cameron | This Melody Sweet | Trevor Charles |
46 | 220 | La Famille United | Carlton “Zanda” Alexander | Ra Ti Ray | Sherwin Pierre |
47 | 218 | Ice Water Pan Ensemble | Eric A. Mc Allister | Carnival Baby | Lawrence Mayers |
48 | 217 | Get Down On It | Atiba Sherwood | All Ah We Is One Family | |
49 | 214 | Brimblerz | Tevin “Sparky” Shockness | The Party Hot Hot | |
50 | 211 | St. Thomas Silver Stars | Marvin Connor | Nah Going Home | Andrew Morris |
50 | 211 | Star Sapphire | Trevor Charles | Trini to the Bone | Herman Guppy Brown |
52 | 209 | All Aces | Curtis Edwards | Doh Back Back | |
52 | 209 | Belmont Hi Larks | Brian “Bean” Griffith | Drunk & Disorderly | |
54 | 206 | La Romaine Super Vibes | Garvin Williams | Temperature | Kenrick Parmel |
55 | 204 | Nayal Hill S.O.M. | Hanif Goodridge | Too Sweet | |
56 | 198 | Jah Roots | Jah Roots Band | My House | Kenrick Parmel |
57 | 197 | Sound of Music | Bertram Brewster | Mr. Big | Bertram “Birch” Kelman |
58 | 196 | Music Makers | Rikki Robley | Doh Rock It So | Gabriel “Doyle” Robley |
59 | 186 | Spree Simon Harmonics | Cilon Franklyn | Barbara | |
60 | 182 | Trinidad Freelancers | “Committee” | Marilyn-Ash Wednesday Jail | |
61 | 179 | D' Untouchables Pan Groove | Michael Jaggernauth | My House | Michael Jaggernauth |
62 | 158 | Belmont City Kids International | n/a | Somebody Sitting | |