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| Plays at: | Pan yard addresses | BAND | SONG | Orchestra Symbols and Logos | ARRANGER | ||||
| #1 | Railway Road, Couva | Couva Joylanders | “Feeling It” |  |
 Kareem Brown |
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| #2 | Bellamy Street & Cocorite Road, Arima | Melodians | “Don’t Stop This Party” |  |
 Amrit Samaroo |
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| #3 | Eastern Quarry, Laventille | Sound Specialists of Laventille | “Nah Do That” |  |
 Ken “Professor” Philmore |
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| #4 | Chance Street, Buccoo, Tobago | Buccooneers | “Rainorama” |  |
 Seion Gomez |
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| #5 | Western Stars Philharmonics | Dis Melody Sweet |  Len “Boogsie” Sharpe |
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| #6 | 18A Carib Street, San Fernando | Pan Elders | “Party Time” |  |
 Duvone Stewart |
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| #7 | Carnbee Main Road, (next to Bumper To Bumper Tyre Shop) Carnbee, Tobago |
Steel Xplosion | “Du Du Yemi” |  |
 Arddin Herbert |
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| #8 | Corner E.M.R. & Olton Road, Arima | Arima Angel Harps | “Toco Band” |  |
 Shelton C. Besson |
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| #9 | Morne Coco Road, Petit Valley | Valley Harps | “Outta De Box” |  |
 Michelle Huggins–Watts |
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| #10 | Evans Street, Curepe | Curepe Scherzando | “Bass Man” |  |
 Yohan Popwell |
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| #11 | Black Rock, Tobago | Katzenjammers | “Say Say” |  |
 Leon "Foster" Thomas |
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- See more at: http://www.panonthenet.com/tnt/2015/411/order-of-appearance-medium-finals-2-12-2015.htm
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10 of the 11 medium bands are playing vintage soca, I guess that says a whole lot about the quality of music then as opposed to now. I do hope the judges are unbiased and give credit where it's due. Good Luck to all.
The choice of "Vintage Soca" has nothing or at best very little to do with the quality of new tunes available for selection. Eight of the 11 arrangers in the competition are "servicing" more than one band…hence the real reason for selecting older music. With the exception of Ardin Herbert has Boogsie, Professor, Duvonne or Seion chosen older music for their Large Band? Of course not. They select the new music for the Large Band simply because they have more time.
Sherwin , it is not necessarily the quality of the tunes , though that may be a part of it.
I think that arrangers and bands know that the public's ( and the judges) familiarity with the original tune gives them a certain advantage.
I would bet dollars to donuts that the judges do not sit and listen to pan tunes often enough to get a real feel for those tunes ( except possibly the ones played by the top big bands) , so that they are best equipped to understand the subtleties of the arranger's variations.
With a tune like "Rain-o-rama" for example , all of the arrangers nuances are very clear.
Many medium bands from Tobago in the finals. Check them all out on Friday night rehearsing on the drag under the trees at the far end. Wish I was there!