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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Twenty Single Pan
Bands have registered to compete in the National Preliminaries,
Eastern Region. The steelpan competition takes place on
Sunday 13th January at the Arima Velodrome, Arima,
from 3:00 p.m. Admission is TT $60.00.
Two participating steelbands - North Eastern All Stars and Pan
Stereonetts, have selected 2013 material i.e. “Call My Name” and
“Bubble”
as their tune of choice. The others have opted for
classics from the past years including those popularized by
Kitchener, David Rudder, Chris “Tambu” Herbert, Shadow, Denyse
Plummer, Colin Lucas, “Iwer” George, Len “Boogsie” Sharpe,
Swallow, Mac Fingal and Baron.
The rule governing Music Selection states: “For the purpose of
the competition, each participating steelband may select and
perform any calypso, as long as the same selection has not been
played by said steelband in a previous Panorama Competition.”
At the end of the Preliminaries, thirty-two Single Pan Bands
(from all the Regions) will move forward to the National Single
Pan Bands and Small Conventional Bands Semi Finals on Saturday
26th January at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of
Spain, from 12 noon.
Listing of bands and order of appearance is
below.
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Single Pan Bands:
Name & Address |
Leaders |
Tuners |
Tunes of Choice
/ Year |
Composers |
Sung by |
Arrangers |
1 | Trinidad Nostalgic De Gannes Street, Arima | Ronald Mc Lean |
Herman “Guppy” Brown |
Dus’
in Yuh Face
1993 | David Rudder | David Rudder | Amrit Samaroo |
2 |
United Sounds 33, La Retreat Rd.
Wallerfield, Arima | Bernard Lares | Cyril Henry |
Kaka Roach
1987 |
Aldwyn Roberts |
Kitchener | Michael Prudhomme |
3 |
Brazil Rx 4 Talparo Main Road, Brazil | Michael Olliverie | Gary Raymond | I Music
1986 | Len Sharpe | Felix Caesar | E. Raymond |
4 |
Nu Pioneers Sanchez St. Ext., Mausica Lands, Arima | Stephen O’Brien |
Andy Neils Lennie Marcano | Fire
In The Backseat
1988 |
Rupert Philo |
Swallow | Sean Marcano |
5 |
San Juan East Side Symphony Second Street, San Juan | Andre Franco |
Herman “Guppy” Brown |
Rant & Rave 1991 | Christopher
Herbert | Chris
“Tambu” Herbert | Duvone Stewart |
6 |
Pan Elites Cor. Eastern Main Rd.
& Beckles Lane
Arima | Akil Browne | Lenard Lera | This Feeling Nice 1987 | Len Sharpe | Denyse Plummer | Anselm Campbell |
7 |
Pan On The Move Upper De Gannes Street, Arima | Keith Rampersad |
Bertram “Birch” Kelman | This Melody Sweet 1991 | Winsford Devine |
Baron | Sheldon Reyes |
8 |
Curepe Polyphonics Cor. Jackson Agostini Street, Curepe | Courtney Andrews |
Junior “Blueboy” Peters | Party Time 1987 | Gregory Ballantyne |
Bally |
Kenneth “Panam” Clarke |
9 |
Star Sapphire Valencia Road Valencia | Roddel Thompson | Lenard Lera | Misbehave 1997 | Len Sharpe | Denyse Plummer | Committee Members |
10 |
Chord Masters Laventille Rd.
Febeau Village, San Juan | Benedict Baird |
Desmond “Mappo” Richardson
| We Ain’t Going Home 1990 | Christopher Herbert | Chris
“Tambu” Herbert | Akua Leith |
11 |
Trinidad East Side Symphony Upper 6th Ave. Malick, Barataria | Winston Parris |
Gabriel “Doyle” Robley | Johnny 1987 | Pelham Goddard | Colleen Ella | Carlan Harewood |
12 |
Pan Jammers Sam Boucaud Rd., Upper Santa Cruz | Kenneth Morris |
Herman “Guppy” Brown | Dingolay 1994 | Winston Bailey |
Shadow | Nicholas Singh |
13 |
Marsicans Mausica Street, Arima | Stephen Gonzales | Lenard Lera | Dollar Wine 1991 | Colin Lucas | Colin Lucas | Marlon White |
14 |
Magic Notes Rebirth Jai Ramkissoon Lands
Brazil Village | Verlon Depoosingh | Sylvon Doyle |
Toco Band 1999 | Aldwyn Roberts |
Kitchener | Rishi Depoosingh |
15 |
North Eastern All Stars 6 Nexar Avenue,
Sangre Grande | Carl St. Rose |
Desmond “Mappo” Richardson
| Call My Name 2013 | GBM Studios; Destra Garcia | Destra Garcia | Melvin Thomas |
16 |
San Juan All Stars 20 Saddle Road, San Juan | Gregoria Hyles |
Desmond “Mappo” Richardson
| Big Belly Man 1996 | Mac Fingal | Mac Fingal | Brent Holder |
17 |
Pan Stereonetts Cumana Village, Toco | Bertan Thomas | Terrence Sheppard |
Bubble 2013 |
Neil “Iwer” George |
“Iwer” George | Mark Hosten |
18 |
Cocorite Road Pan Groovers Bellamy Street, Arima | Martin Bernard | Lenard Lera | This Party Is It 1988 | Christopher Herbert Johnny King |
Chris “Tambu” Herbert | Sheldon Peters Keion Robinson |
19 |
Arima All Stars Malabar Road, Arima | Michael Thorne | | Unknown Band 1981 | Austin Lyons | Superblue | Kern Keizer |
20 |
East Phonics 1/4 mm Valencia Road, Valencia | Alphonsus Mondesir | Paul Henry |
Toco Band
1999 | Aldwyn Roberts |
Kitchener | Robert Thompson |
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