Single Pan Bands - Preliminaries, Eastern Region - 2026 - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama

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Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Nineteen bands in the Eastern region of Pan Trinbago’s annual National Panorama Single Pan competition, are scheduled to participate in the Preliminaries in respective venues, most in their panyards.

From Wednesday November 12 through Friday November 14, 2025, east bands will face judges over the three-night period.

San Juan East Side Symphony are the title defenders and are expected to perform in position four on the first night.

All data—especially venuessubject to verification. Source: Pan Trinbago.
All times are AST (Atlantic Standard Time)

See the appearance order for each respective night, below:

Order of Appearance - Single Pan Bands - PRELIMINARIES - Eastern Region

Wednesday November 12, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Order Single Pan Bands/
Venues
Tune/
Performer
Arranger
#1 Royal Stars Pan Symphony
*  Geranium Extension, Coconut Drive OR -

Hirondelle Street, Morvant
 
Dollar Wine
Colin Lucas 
Johannson Clarke
#2 St. Thomas Silver Stars Steel Orchestra
*  554 Maloney Boulevard, Maloney Gardens, D’abadie OR -

Harmonites Panyard> Dexter “Blaxx” Stewart 
Mikhail Neils
#3 Trinidad East Side Symphony
*  Tenth Street,
Upper Sixth Avenue, Malick, Barataria
 
‘‘Bahia Girl
David Rudder
Damyon Alexander
#4 San Juan East Side Symphony
*  Himalaya Club, 3rd Avenue, Barataria
 
‘Jumbie’
Machel Montano
Duvone Stewart
#5 San Juan All Stars Steel Orchestra
*  #20 Saddle Road OR -

Abattoir Car Park, San Juan
 
‘Park It’’
Winston “Explainer”
Henry 
Shaquille Vincent
#6 Chord Masters Steel Orchestra
*  Laventille Road, Febeau Village OR -

Ato Boldon Recreation Grounds, Netball Court, Saddle Road, Bourg Mulattresse, Lower Santa Cruz
 
‘Showdown (Band Meet Band)’’
Machel Montano, Xtatik & Burning Flames 
André White
#7 Pan Jammers Steel Orchestra
*  Corner Samboucaud Road OR -

Car Park of Brian Lara Recreation Grounds
Cantaro Village, Upper Santa Cruz
 
Goverment Boots
Anthony “Mighty Gabby” Carter 
Elijah “Patchy” Beckles

Thursday November 13, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Order Single Pan Bands/
Venues
Tune/
Performer
Arranger
#1 Curepe Polyphonics Steel Orchestra
*  Evans Street, Curepe
 
‘Nah Going Home’
Carlton Geoffrey Owen & Cordle “Biggie Irie
 
Lennox Jordan
#2 Trinidad & Tobago Prison Service Steel Orchestra
*  Prison Service Sports Club Compound, Golden Grove Road, Arouca
 
‘Moving (To The Left)
Nigel Lewis 
Amrit Samaroo
#3 Marsicans Steel Orchestra
*  Panyard, Mausica Road, Arima
 
‘Craziness’
Machel Montano
 
Marlon White
#4 Nu Pioneers Pan Groove
*  Panyard, Sanchez Street Extension, Arima
 
Feeling It
Timothy “Baron” Watkins

1984
 
Triston Marcano
#5 Trinidad Nostalgic Steel Orchestra
*  Panyard, De Gannes Street, Arima
 
‘Get On Bad’
Ian “Bunji Garlin” Alvarez & Clarence Edwards
 
Tristan Japsi
#6 Pan On De Move Steel Orchestra
*  Panyard, Upper De Gannes Street, Arima
 
I Love Being Me
Michael “Sugar Aloes” Osouna
 
Junior Flores

Friday November 14, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Order Single Pan Bands/
Venues
Tune/
Performer
Arranger
#1 Pan Elites Steel Orchestra
*  Calvary Hill, Mt. Pleasant Community Center OR -

Sensational Sammy Resto Bar, #20 St. Joseph Street, Arima
 
Party Time Again
Errol “Bally”
Ballantyne

1987
 
David Yundi
#2 Arima All Stars Steel Orchestra
*  #9 Noreiga Trace OR -

Panyard, Malabar Road
Arima
 
Caribbean Connection
Dennis Franklyn “Merchant”
Williams
 
Gillian Tobias
#3 Cocorite Road Pan Groovers
* Panyard, Bellamy Street, Cocorite Road, Arima
 
‘On The Road’
Ronnie McIntosh 
Akil Browne
#4 East Phonics Steel Orchestra
*  1/4 M/M Valencia Road, Valencia OR -

Simple Song panyard, #188 Pinto Road, Arima
 
Swing
Austin “Blue Boy”
Lyons
Kendell Bowen
#5 Pan Stereonettes
*  136 Sunflower Street, Jacob Hill OR -

Panyard, Jacob Hill Community Centre, Wallerfield
 
Four Lara Four
Winston “The Original De Fosto Himself”
Scarborough

1995
 
Dreason “Dre” McPherson
#6 Magic Notes Rebirth Steel Orchestra
* Panyard, 277 Talparo Main Road, Brazil Village, Brazil
 
‘Retro’
Aaron “Voice” St. Louis 
Rishi Deepoosingh

 

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