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Desperadoes and Pan Elders top Large and Medium bands in Prelims

Desperadoes topped the preliminary round of the National Panorama competition in the Large Bands category.

The band playing the Carlton “Zanda” Alexander arrangement of “Good Morning” accumulated 277 points, two (2) points more than the second placed Massy Trinidad All Stars (275) for their rendition of Ultimate Rejects feat. MX Prime’s
“Full Extreme” with Republic Bank Exodus in third place with 274 points for its performance of Pelham Goddard/Terrence BJ Marcelle’s execution of “Good Morning”.

Pan Elders scored the most points in the Medium Band category with an aggregate of 263. They were followed by Pandemonium with 259 points with third place going to NLCB Valley Harps with 255.

Score sheets of the Medium and Large bands were opened before the bands’ representatives at Pan Trinbago’s Conference Room, Park Street, Port of Spain, earlier this (Monday) morning.

Draw for playing position in the two categories will be conducted at ctv tomorrow Tuesday at 7:30 am.

The first 14 bands in each category go through to the finals.

MEDIUM BANDS RESULTS:

Place	Band	Tune of Choice	Score
1	Pan Elders	Roti And Talkarie	263
2	Pan Demonium	Cheers To Life	259
3	Valley Harps	Total Disorder	255
3	Curepe Scherzando	Stranger	255
5	NLCB Buccooneers	Rhythm Run Ting	253
5	Melodians	Umb Ba Ya	253
7	COURTS Sound Specialists of Laventille	Dangerous	252
7	Katzenjammers	Good Morning	252
9	Western Stars Philarmonics	Stranger	250
10	Arima Angel Harps	Far From Finish	249
11	NGC Steel Xplosion	Wet Mih Down	248
12	Sforzata	Ducking	247
12	NGC Couva Joylanders	Band of The Year	247
14	Pamberi	Gee Gee Ree	244
15	San City Steel Symphony	Good Morning	239
16	Carib Dixieland	She Want Me To Sing In She Party	237
17	St. Margaret's Super Stars	Bacchanal	236
18	Southern Marines Steelband Foundation	Big People Party	235
18	Flabej Now Ensemble	Rastaman	235
20	Panatics	People	233
20	West Stars	Scene	233
22	Sangre Grande Cordettes	Cheers to Life	232
23	Trinidad Valley Harps	Good Morning	231
24	West Side Symphony	Max It Up	230
25	Petrotrin Hatters	Engine Room	229
26	Tokyo	Drive It	227
26	Xpress 21	Chords	227
28	Parry's Pan School	Mash It Up	225

LARGE BANDS RESULTS:

Place	Band	Tune of Choice	Score
1	Desperadoes	Good Morning	277
2	Massy Trinidad All Stars	Full Extreme	275
3	Republic Bank Exodus	Good Morning	274
4	Phase II Pan Groove in assoc with HADCO	Red, White & Black	273
5	BP Renegades	Good Morning	271
6	FC Supernovas	Rumble In The Jungle	269
7	CAL Invaders	Full Extreme	268
8	PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars	We Are Conquerors	265
9	MTHL Starlift	Good Morning	264
10	T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps	Single	263
11	Birdsong	Pan Kingdom	262
12	NLCB Fonclaire	Panorama Soldier	261
13	Skiffle	Good Morning	259
14	La Brea Nightingales	We Are Conquerors	239
15	Genesis Pan Groove	Mind Yuh Business	234

Tickets for the Pan Trinbago/NLCB National Panorama Semi Finals (in collaboration with the NCC) are on sale at NLCB Outlets Nationwide and on the day of the event at the venue.