Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - After a 16-year wait and with a new arranger leading them, Desperadoes Steel Orchestra at 2.55 a.m. yesterday captured their 11th National Panorama Championship (Large Conventional Band category).
Supporters of the band from the hills of Laventille rejoiced when the results were announced at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain.
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A tribute to guys who were in the trenches in the 60s and 70s:
Rudolph Charles, George Yeates, Edward Towhine, Robert Greenidge, Denzil Botus, Prince, Panka, Theo, the NASH brothers (Herbert and ?), Nick, Georgie (our VW driver), Mr Shaw and the others to many to recall, sorry other guys having a senior moment.
The spirit and enthusiasm is reborn our endless efforts to bring PAN to the world stage is been resurrected. I need not apologize to anyone for feeling a measure of pride in all the Despers accomplishments during this period the frenetic days and arduous nights could only be labeled as "Men on a Mission"
Congrats you did great!
Congrats!!!!Zanda is a great arranger
So good to see Despers in winners row again......As someone who lives abroad but was born on the hill,it also feels good to see they are going back home.I do not know when they parted with WITCO, but I used to like the ring of that too.Congrats to them.
I am now relieved my band is back,great performance Desperadoes,fantastic arrangement Carlton 'Zanda' Alexander
Well Deserved! Way to go Desperadoes!
Congratulations Despers!!!