LARGE AND MEDIUM BANDS FINALS 2018
When the bell for the National Panorama Medium and Large Bands Finals rings, Arima Angel Harps and bp Renegades will be first off the block in their respective categories on Saturday 10 February, 2018 at the Queen’s Park Savannah, aka The Mecca of Pan, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Showtime is 7:00 pm
Themed “Steel Crescendo…..Musical Explosion and Rivalry”, the Pan Trinbago produced flagship event has been described as the “Super Bowl of Pan” featuring ten (10) Medium and ten (10 ) Large Conventional Bands. Both Pan Elders and Massy Trinidad All Stars will be defending their titles.
Come Saturday, the bands will perform in this order starting with the Medium Bands:-
Order
|
Band
|
Selection
|
Performer
|
Arranger
|
Semi Pts
|
1
|
Arima Angel Harps
|
Pan In A Minor
|
Lord Kitchener
|
Aviel Scanterbury
|
259
|
2
|
Sangre Grande Cordettes
|
Meet Superblue
|
FayAnn Lyons
|
Ken 'Professor' Philmore
|
261
|
3
|
Pan Elders
|
Limbo Break
|
Brigo
|
Duvone Stewart
|
279
|
4
|
Petrotrin Siparia Deltones
|
Leave Me Alone
|
Calypso Rose & Machel Montano
|
Carlton 'Zanda' Alexander
|
267
|
5
|
Courts Sound Specialists Of Laventille
|
Swing
|
Superblue
|
Akiba Joseph
|
265
|
6
|
Potential Symphony
|
Government Boots
|
Mighty Gabby
|
Akua Leith
|
259
|
7
|
NLCB Valley Harps
|
Sweet Soca Man
|
Baron
|
Michelle Huggins-Watts
|
260
|
8
|
NLCB Buccooneers
|
I Love Being Me
|
Sugar Aloes
|
Seion Gomez
|
271
|
9
|
Curepe Scherzando
|
Buss Head
|
Machel & Bunji Garlin
|
Yohan Popwell
|
266
|
10
|
Petrotrin Katzenjammers
|
Lorraine
|
Explainer
|
Terrence Marcelle
|
265
|
LARGE CONVENTIONAL BANDS
Order
|
Band
|
Selection
|
Performer
|
Arranger
|
Semi Pts
|
1
|
BpTT Renegades
|
Year For Love
|
Voice
|
Duvone Stewart
|
282
|
2
|
MHTL Starlift
|
Full Of Vibes
|
Marge Blackman & Voice
|
Robert Greenidge
|
263
|
3
|
Phase 11 Pan Groove (In Partnership With HADCO)
|
Hello
|
Kes
|
Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe
|
274
|
4
|
Massy Trinidad All Stars
|
Lighting Flash
|
Ultimate Rejects ft. MxPrime
|
Leon 'Smooth' Edwards
|
272
|
5
|
Skiffle
|
Hello
|
Kes
|
K. Williams, O. Gonzales & M.Brooks
|
272
|
6
|
Nutrien Silver Stars
|
Lighting Flash
|
Ultimate Rejects ft. MxPrime
|
Liam Teague
|
269
|
7
|
FC Supernovas
|
Sweet For Days
|
Patrice Roberts
|
Amrit Samaroo
|
270
|
8
|
Republic Bank Exodus
|
Sweet For Days
|
Patrice Roberts
|
P. Goddard & T. Marcelle
|
268
|
9
|
Desperadoes
|
Year For Love
|
Voice
|
Carlton 'Zanda' Alexander
|
278
|
10
|
Shell Invaders
|
Inside The Festival
|
Ultimate Rejects ft. MxPrime
|
Arddin Herbert
|
267
|
Tickets priced at $700. (Grand Stand Special Reserved0, $500. (Grand Stand Reserved) are available at Pan Trinbago Head Office, 14-17 Park Street, Port of Spain, with a limited number at Pan Trinbago’s South/Central Office, Park Street, San Fernando.
The $400. (Grand Stand General Seating) and $450. (North Stand with complimentary food and drink) are sold at selective NLCB outlets throughout Trinidad & Tobago.
Two (2) lucky patrons can walk away with two (2) airline tickets to any Caribbean Airlines destination.
In addition to the competition aspect, awards will be presented to Ray Holman, Merle Albino-DeCoteau, His Excellency Orville London and Allan Gervais and Earline Gervais (posthumous) for their sterling contribution to the artform.