Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Seven small conventional steel orchestras in the Tobago Region will have their eight minutes of glory on Sunday 5 February 2017 before the judges in their category as the National Panorama Preliminaries get underway. The activity takes place at the participants’ respective pan yards.
Setting the vibes literally is Steel Sensation of Lucy Vale, Speyside with the Mark Loquan composition of the same name (Vibes).
Closing the evening’s proceedings is C&B Crown Cordaans of Canaan with their rendition of “Flag Party” composed and sung by Austin Lyons aka Super Blue.
The Tobago bands—like their Trinidad counterparts—shall be permitted to play with a minimum of 50 players in the Preliminary and Semi Finals and 60 in the Finals.
A total of fifteen bands in the Region in the three categories have registered for the competition.
At conclusion of the qualifying round, thirty Small conventional steel orchestras will be selected for the National Finals in order of merit at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Sunday February 12.
Click to see the order of appearance, learn about the bands, meet the arrangers, and hear the songs they are playing.
Angela A. Fox
Media Communications
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