Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The Semi-finals phase in the annual National Panorama’s Single Pan category for the 2023 season has been scrapped. After adverse weather conditions throughout the country caused disruptions nationwide, both the original date of November 26, and the subsequent November 27 scheduling had to be cancelled.
As a result, event organizer Pan Trinbago made the decision for all thirty semi-final bands to compete in the finals, carded for Wednesday December 7. Venue is the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain with a start time of 6:00 p.m.
There was a new drawing for positions for the finals, nullifying the previous draw held for the competition when it was classed as the semi-finals. This pull for playing positions was held by Pan Trinbago on Thursday December 1.
At the start of the season, single pan bands from the South/Central, Northern, Tobago and Eastern regions - forty-seven in total - were judged, most in their own panyards for the preliminaries. The preliminary results eliminated seventeen entrants; the semi-finals were to have determined the final twenty, each seeking the championship.
Defending Single Pan co-champions San Juan East Side Symphony and Marsicans Steel Orchestra compete in positions twenty-five and five, respectively.
The Order of Appearance for the finalists follows:
Order of Appearance - Single Pan Bands (2022) 2023 - FINALS |
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| Pay Order | Band | Tune/ Performer |
Arranger |
| #1 | Pan Stereonettes |
‘Fantastic Friday’ Austin “Superblue” Lyons |
 Michael “Bullet” Prudhomme |
| #2 | La Creole Pan Groove |
‘Nah Do That’ Iwer George |
 Jamal Gibbs |
| #3 | Uni Stars |
‘Flag Woman’ Lord Kitchener |
 Kareem Brown |
| #4 | Stardust Steel Orchestra |
‘Breakaway’ Steve Sealey |
 Simeon Superville |
| #5 | Marsicans Steel Orchestra |
‘Pan By Storm’ Keith “Designer” Prescott |
 Marlon White |
| #6 | Gonzales Sheikers |
‘Out And Bad’ Aaron “Voice” St. Louis |
 Keisha Codrington |
| #7 | Royal Stars Pan Symphony |
‘Festival Song’ Ella Andall |
 Kenneth Guppy |
| #8 | Nu Pioneers Pan Groove |
‘Get Something and Wave’ Austin “Superblue” Lyons |
Shaun Marcano |
| #9 | Trinidad & Tobago Fire Service Steel Orchestra |
‘Caribbean Connection’ Dennis Franklyn “Merchant” Williams |
 Terrance “BJ” Marcelle |
| #10 | San Juan All Stars |
‘Pan Night and Day’ Aldwyn “Lord Kitchener” Roberts |
 Renaldo De Peiza |
| #11 | Pan Elites Steel Orchestra |
‘Long Time’ Alphonsus “Arrow” Cassell |
 Triston Marcano |
| #12 | Trinidad & Tobago Prison Service Steel Orchestra |
‘Take Ah Borrow’ Machel Montano & Xtatik |
Nathaniel “Crix” Flemming |
| #13 | Scrunters Pan Groove |
‘Mash Up’ Dexter “Blaxx” Stewart |
Alexis “Lecky” Hope |
| #14 | Metro Stars Steel Orchestra |
‘De Band Coming’ Shurwayne Winchester |
 Kersh Ramsey |
| #15 | Trinidad Nostalgic Steel Orchestra |
‘Curry Tabanca’ Robert “De Mighty Trini” Elias |
 Amrit Samaroo |
| #16 | Arima All Stars Steel Orchestra |
‘One Day’ Natasha Wilson |
 Gillian “Toby” Tobias |
| #17 | Platinum Steel Orchestra |
‘Party Time Again’ Errol “Bally” Ballantyne |
 Natasha Joseph |
| #18 | World Wide Steel Orchestra |
‘Ooh La La’ Alston “Becket” Cyrus |
 Noel “Mico” Skair |
| #19 | D’ Original Woodbrook Modernaires |
‘Fiery’ Cecil “Maestro” Hume |
 Hanif Goodridge |
| #20 | Trinidad & Tobago Police Service Steel Orchestra |
‘Jab Jab’ Austin “Superblue” Lyons |
Kwame Rodriguez & Esan Smith |
| #21 | Brimblers |
‘All Ah We Is One Family’ “Lord Nelson” (Robert Nelson) |
 Earl Brooks Sr. |
| #22 | Chord Masters |
‘First Experience’ Ken Marlon Charles “K.M.C.” |
 André White |
| #23 | Pan On The Move Steel Orchestra |
‘Long Time’ Alphonsus “Arrow” Cassell |
 Kion Robinson |
| #24 | Woodbrook Playboyz Steel Orchestra |
‘Kaka Roach’ Lord Kitchener |
Christopher Mungal & Elijah Beckles |
| #25 | San Juan East Side Symphony |
‘Earthquake’ Aldwyn “Lord Kitchener” Roberts |
 Carlon Harewood |
| #26 | Blanca 47 |
‘The Will’ Owen Reyes “Scrunter” Johnson |
 Shaquille “Flogo” Forbes |
| #27 | Curepe Polyphonics Steel Orchestra |
‘Band From Space’ Edwin “Crazy” Ayoung |
Nigel Diaz |
| #28 | Pan Jammers |
‘Rain-O-Rama’ Aldwyn “Lord Kitchener” Roberts |
 Robert Tobitt |
| #29 | La Famille United |
‘Get Something and Wave’ Austin “Superblue” Lyons |
 Arddin Herbert |
| #30 | Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony |
‘Bashment To Carnival’ Ken Marlon Charles “K.M.C.” |
 Duvone Stewart |
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