Single Pan Finals 2017 Results

There is a new National Panorama Single Pan Champion in 2017.

Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony continued its winning streak to take the top position at the end of the competition in Arima last night.

Playing Austin Lyons’
“Get Something And Wave”, the Newtown-based band under the baton of Carlan Harewood impressed the adjudication panel to cop the top spot scoring a total of 292 points.   In second place was San Juan All Stars with 289 point for its performance of “Johnny” while Woodbrook Playboyz came in third with 287 points for its arrangement of “Total Disorder”.

The Grand Finals saw a total of twenty one (21) bands at the Arima Basketball Court, Arima. Among the dignitaries in attendance were Hon Minister of Community Development & Culture, Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Ret. Brigadier General Ancil Antoine, MP for D’Abadie/O’Meara and Her Worship Lisa Morris- Julien, Mayor of Arima.

Adjudicators in the Single Pan Band category were Tommy Crichlow, Rofelle Granger-Morton, Vorbin Cordice, Audley Tomothy, Brendon Moore and Mark Brewster.

This year, fifty two (52) bands went from the Preliminary Round to the Finals.

The results are as follows:-

1 Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony        Get Something And Wave                 292

2. San Juan All Stars                          Johnny                                                289

3. Woodbrook Playboyz                                Total Disorder                                    287

4. Pan Jammers                                             Different Me                                       285

5. T&T Defence Force                                   Get Something & Wave                      284

6. Shades In Steel                                         Showdown (Band Meet Band)          283

7. Marsicans                                                  Thunder                                              282

7. La Creole Pan Groove                               This Melody Sweet                            282

9. Trinidad & Tobago Fire Services Ethel                                                                 281

9. Woodbrook Modernaires                         Jump (on the count of 4)                   281

11.Trinidad East Side Symphony                Pan In Danger                                      279.5

12. Trinidad Nostalgic                                  Flag Party                                             279

13. Brimblers                                                War                                                       278

14. Stardust Steel                                         Tourist Elsie                                         277

15. La Famille United                                   Pan By Storm                                      276

15. Uni Stars                                                  Magic Drum                                       276

17. Trinidad & Tobago Prison Service        Nah Do Dat                                         275

17. Nu Pioneers Pan Groove                       Drive It                                               275

19. Brazil Rx4                                                Ka Ka Roach                                       272

19. Highlighters                                            Fete                                                     272

21. St. James Tripolians                               Fire Down Below                                271