Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - From May 27 through June 4, thirty-three conventional steel orchestra from the Eastern, South/Central, Northern and Tobago regions performed in the preliminary leg of Pan in the 21st Century 2023 at respective venues in their communities. After several years, the competition makes a return via organizers Pan Trinbago.
The top twelve bands, with Couva Joylanders and Katzenjammers steel orchestras currently tied and in the lead - have moved on from the preliminaries to the June 11 finals. The venue for the event is the Queen's Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain, where the start time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. with sister competition Pan Down Memory Lane starting things off.
The draw for appearance order is expected to take place on June 7.
The full preliminary results for Pan in the 21st Century are shown below.
Pan in the 21st Century 2023 Preliminaries Results |
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Place | Band | Tune | Points |
1st | Couva Joylanders | ‘Let Me Love You’ | 277 |
1st | Katzenjammers | ‘A Thousand Years’ | 277 |
3rd | Silver Stars | ‘Leave the Door Open’ | 275 |
4th | Our Boys | ‘Fallin’’ | 274 |
4th | Skiffle | ‘Love Nwantiti’ | 274 |
4th | Supernovas | ‘Grenade’ | 274 |
7th | Golden Hands | ‘Love On Top’ | 273 |
8th | Sound Specialists of Laventille | ‘Irreplaceable’ | 272 |
9th | Potential Symphony | ‘Vivir Mi Vida’ | 271 |
10th | Pan Elders | ‘Leave the Door Open’ | 270 |
11th | Fonclaire | ‘BUGA’ | 269.9 |
12th | Curepe Scherzando | ‘Treasure’ | 266.5 |
The following bands were eliminated after the first round |
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13th | Arima Golden Symphony | ‘One In A Million’ | 266 |
13th | Highlanders | ‘Just The Way You Are’ | 266 |
15th | Redemption Sound Setters | ‘Toast’ | 263 |
16th | San City Steel Symphony | ‘Best Part’ | 262 |
16th | Tropical Angel Harps | ‘Uptown Funk’ | 262 |
18th | Sangre Grande Cordettes | ‘Calm Down’ | 261 |
18th | West Side Symphony | ‘Leave the Door Open’ | 261 |
18th | West Stars | ‘Versache On The Floor’ | 261 |
21st | Arima Angel Harps | ‘Shape Of You’ | 259.5 |
22nd | Roadblock | ‘Leave the Door Open’ | 259 |
22nd | Tornadoes | ‘When I Was Your Man’ | 259 |
24th | Musical Gems | ‘I Feel It Coming’ | 257 |
24th | Simple Song | ‘Happy’ | 257 |
26th | Southern Marines Steelband Foundation | ‘Essence’ | 256 |
26th | Tamana Pioneers | ‘Dance With My Father’ | 256 |
28th | Harmonites Steel Orchestra | ‘Leave the Door Open’ | 254.5 |
29th | Pan-Demonium | ‘I Feel It Coming’ | 254 |
30th | Bon Air Rhythm Rockers | ‘Green Light’ | 246 |
31st | Perfect Cadence | ‘Leave the Door Open’ | 240 |
32nd | Nu Stars | ‘Glorious’ | 234 |
33rd | Moods | ‘Watermelon Sugar’ | 0 |
33rd | Old Tech | ‘I Know What You Want’ | 0 |
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