St. George’s, Grenada, W.I. - Commancheros Steel Orchestra which copped its last title in 2018, emerged on top in Grenada’s 2022 Panorama competition with its performance of Andre Greenidge’s arrangement of 10,000 Masqueraders by “Miney” - bringing the orchestra its seventh championship. The soca piece was popularized in 2008.
The band was not the only competitor to go ‘back-in-time’ as second-placed Angel Harps Steel Orchestra, led musically by veteran champion arranger James Clarkson, reached even further back - to 1997 in fact - opting for chutney soca Chala Baiti by “Tanglar” as its tune of choice.
The defending champions New Dimension Steel Orchestra had to settle for the third spot, with Cordel Byam’s arrangement of Skinny Banton’s Wrong Again.
The national Panorama - the first event since
2019 due
to
COVID
- was held at the National Stadium on
Saturday August 6, with an ‘after party’ following the steelband
competition. The overall event was dubbed “Pantastic
Saturday Ultra.”
2022 Panorama Results - Grenada |
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| Placing/ Points |
Band / # of Players |
Selection/ Performer |
Arranger / Tuner |
| 1st 272 ** (#5) |
Commancheros Steel Orchestra
|
10,000 Masqueraders (Miney) |
Arranger: Andre Greenidge |
| 2nd 269 ** (#6) |
Angel Harps Steel Orchestra 60 players
|
Chala Baiti (Tanglar) |
Arranger:  James Clarkson Tuner: |
| 3rd 266 ** (#1) |
New Dimension Steel Orchestra 60 players
|
Wrong Again (Skinny Banton) |
Arranger: Cordel Byam Tuner: |
| 4th 238 ** (#4) |
Pan Wizards Steel Orchestra
|
Soca Nice (V’ghn) |
Arranger: Michael Robertson |
| 5th 236 ** (#3) |
Rainbow City All Stars
|
Open Up The Door (Ajamu) |
Arranger: Othniel St. Clair |
| 6th 222 ** (#2) |
Florida All Stars |
More Steelband (Randy Isaac) |
Arranger: Dashki Phillip |
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