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South-Central and Tobago Single Pan Prelims Next Week ..

South-Central and Tobago Single Pan Prelims Next Week ..

South/Central and Tobago Bands will be the focus of attention next week as the National Panorama Single Pan Bands Preliminaries continue across Trinidad & Tobago.

In the south, New Age Trendsetters of Chaguanas will be the first of four bands to be judged in that region on Tuesday 09 January.  The other six (6) will go through their musical paces on Wednesday January 10. Both exercises commence at 7:00 pm.  Winding up that day’s activity is Jah Roots of Point Fortin with Melody’s “Mama Look A Boo Boo.”

While in Tobago, Metro Stars of Pembroke, will lead off the judging process. The band will perform a Ken “Professor” Philmore  arrangement of Christopher Tambu Herbert’s “Rant & Rave”.  Three bands have registered to participate.

The judges in this segment are Brendon Moore, Dexter Assoon, Vorbin Cordice and Audley Timothy. 

The order of appearance is as follows:-

Tuesday 9 January, 2018 @ 7.00 pm
1 New Age Trendsetters Francois Street, Enterprise, Chaguanas
2 Pan Angels Southern Main Rd, Enterprise, Chaguanas
3 Edinburgh 500 Steel Ensemble Lapwing Crescent,Edinburgh 500 Chaguanas
4 Rio Claro Koskeros Railway Rd, Rio Claro
Wednesday 10 January, 2018 @ 7.00 pm
5 Highlighters 247 Bonne Aventure Road, Gasparillo
6 Shades In Steel Point-a-Pierre Rd, Vistabella
7 Kings Row Retro Riddum Carib Street, San Fernando
8 La Romain Super Vibes Southern Main Rd, La Romaine
9 Tiger Tanks Fyzabad 4th Dimension Khan Trace, Fyzabad
10 Jah Roots Warden Road, Point Fortin


 
Thursday January 11, 2018 - Tobago - 7:00 pm
1 Natural Mystic Patience Hill Government Primary School Grounds, Tobago
2 Pan Fanatics Punch Bowl, Mason Hall, Tobago
3 Metro Stars Pembroke Community Centre Grounds, Pembroke, Tobago

 

 

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