Preliminary Results for Large Conventional Steel Orchestras - Trinidad & Tobago Panorama 2018

Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Renegades Steel Orchestra topped the preliminary round of the 2018 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama competition. With this round now relegated to the history books, it is now official which fourteen bands will move on to the semi-finals slated for this coming weekend, Sunday January 28 at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. birdsong Steel Orchestra and Genesis Pan Groove are the two which were eliminated in the preliminary.

The steel orchestras are all attempting to dethrone the 2017 champions Trinidad All Stars, which has for the second year running returned to the Panorama arena with an Ultimate Rejects-selection - “Lightning Flash.” In fact, of the fourteen large band participants in Sunday’s competition, five are performing selections by this immensely popular music group.

According to event organizers Pan Trinbago, adjudicators in the preliminaries of the medium and large steel orchestras were: Martin Albino, Lorna Conyette, Ezra Joseph, Richard Pierre (Medium), and Corrine Soo Ping Chow, Damion Phillip, Roger Sardinah and Lennox London (Large). The draw for playing position in the two categories will be conducted at Trinidad & Tobago’s CNMG (ctv) on Thursday morning.

Following are the full results for the preliminary phase of competition for large conventional steel orchestras.

Large Conventional Steel Orchestras
		TUNE	BAND	SONG	ARRANGER
	1st 264		Renegades	“Year For Love”	Duvone Stewart
	2nd 262		Skiffle	“Hello”	Marc Brooks Kendall Williams Odie Franklin
	2nd 262		Phase II Pan Groove	“Hello”	Len “Boogsie” Sharpe
	4th 261		Tropical Angel Harps	“Sweet Fuh Days”	Clarence Morris
	5th 260		Desperadoes	“Year For Love”	Carlton “Zanda” Alexander
	5th 260		Supernovas	“Sweet Fuh Days”	Amrit Samaroo
	7th 259		Trinidad All Stars	“Lightning Flash”	Leon “Smooth” Edwards
	8th 258		Invaders	“(ITF) Inside The Festival”	Arddin Herbert
	9th 257		Silver Stars	“Lightning Flash”	Liam Teague
	10th 255		Starlift	“Full Of Vibe”	Robert Greenidge
	11th 253		Exodus	“Sweet Fuh Days”	Pelham Goddard & Terrance “BJ” Marcelle
12th 251		Fonclaire	“(ITF) Inside The Festival”	Leon “Foster” Thomas
	12th 251		La Brea Nightingales	“(ITF) Inside The Festival”	Richard Gittens
	14th 245		Redemption Sound Setters	“Long Time”	Micheal Toby
	15th 236		birdsong	“Pan Break”	Rudy ‘Two Lef’ Smith
	16th 195		Genesis Pan Groove	“Magic Drum”	Renwick Lewis

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Anthony Joseph January 25, 2018 at 12:33am

PT What's up with the Small bands Prelim results.
Anthony Joseph January 25, 2018 at 12:28am

Great music by all the bands. Congrats to all However, This is going to be an exciting display of steel drum music. Good luck everyone.
Mercer Ramdoo January 24, 2018 at 8:12pm

Looks fair, except I had Skiffle on top. A nice toss up. Had the Phase in 4th, a lil generous, I think.
- Claude Gonzales > Mercer Ramdoo January 24, 2018 at 8:26pm
  
  Mercer: Yuh tie up meh head!!! We know that NO SOUTH BAND cannot win -- why you make meh listen to SKIFFLE? But they are THE BEST this year. Yet, ALL STARS is a TOWN BAND with PLENTY SUPPORTERS. The winner should come from SKIFFLE or BOOGSIE -- a re-energized approach to integrating CALYPSO into the PANORAMA EXPRESSION.
  
  Imagine we have to BRING CALYPSO back into the PANORAMA!!! But at least ah might live to SEE THE DAY!!!
  - waynerahamut > Claude Gonzales January 25, 2018 at 3:54am
    
    Tell Port-of-Spain, the Mayor of San Fernando, coming to rule the Panorama, this year!!!
Selwyn Roberts January 24, 2018 at 5:57pm

Excellent judging.

Some of the bands may have some surprises, their arrangers have the spaces for them

Good luck everyone.
patrick January 24, 2018 at 5:19pm

Great, happy with Phase 2 performance, super position to win the panorama 2018 title.
Patrick Alvarez January 24, 2018 at 5:01pm

After hearing Renegades I told my wife that they would be hard to beat this year. The replication of gunshots, even on crappy computer speakers was simply brilliant. I am looking forward to hearing this piece live. Having said that, there are some final night horses in this race who just won't give an inch including Duvone himself. He is the real deal. Pan Family we have an exciting night of pan ahead. I will be there on the 3rd in the Grand Stand.
knolly smith January 24, 2018 at 3:51pm

IN MY OPINION RENEGADES EARN THE "TOP SPOT"..."...... SKIFFLE,TROPICAL ANGEL HARPS " MY BAND"DESPERADOES " AND PHASE 2 WERE ALL OUTSTANDING........THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT PANORAMA TO SCORE "BECAUSE ALL THE BANDS ARE PERFORMING WELL"... ANYONE OF THESE BANDS THAT MAKE THE FINAL" COULD WIN THIS PANORAMA, ....BUT DON'T YOU FORGET THAT DESPERADOES IS ALWAYS THE BAND TO BEAT IN A PANORAMA. FINAL...THIS YEAR IS NOT THE EXCEPTION!...THEY ARE ONLY FOUR POINTS BEHIND........ ......HERE COMES THE INTRO AND THE ENDING FOR THE FINAL NIGHT.........GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!!
Sweet and Sour January 24, 2018 at 1:35pm

Any results for Medium and Small bands?

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