Single Pan Bands - Order of Appearance - Finals 2019-2020 - Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama

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2020 Panorama Info Complete

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The appearance order for competitors in the National Panorama 2019-2020 Single Pan Band finals is now known.  The draw of numbers for playing positions in the Saturday November 23 finals was held at the Calypso Suite at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain on November 20.  The latter is also the venue for the finals this weekend, which are slated for a 6:00 p.m. start.

Twenty-one bands out of thirty-one made the cut in the Semi-finals event which was held three days earlier on November 17.  Organized by Pan Trinbago, the venue was the Arima Basketball Court in east Trinidad.  Initially, beginning November 4, a total of forty-six bands from the North, East, South/Central and Tobago regions started their efforts to move through the preliminaries.

For what is probably a historic first in the Single Pan category, a father— Cary Codrington—and daughter—Keisha Codrington—are both arranging in the finals, with respective bands facing off musically against each other, in addition to the other participants.  Cary is leading Metro Stars musically, while Keisha helms Gonzales Sheikers. Metro Stars is one of the two bands representing the sister isle of Tobago; the other is Royal Pan Illusion.

With tune of choice Guitar Pan, defending champion San Juan East Side Symphony intends to retain its title, returning once more with arranger Carlon “Panman” Harewood. Going into the final phase, the band is currently in a tie for first place with Marsicans.

For the record, this will be the second “national” single pan band competition this year, 2019, as changes made to the competition dates are put into practice by Pan Trinbago.  The regular Single Pan Band Panorama competition was already held within that traditional Carnival/Panorama season.  That February 3 final night showcase was won by San Juan East Side Symphony; it is this title that the band is now defending - twice in one calendar year. 

First prize winnings are:  TT $250,000.00 and the Pan Trinbago Challenge Trophy, second place - TT $200,000.00, while third place will be awarded TT $150,000.00.

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