Self Help Marines will be first on stage at the National Panorama Single Pan Preliminaries South/Central Region.
The band which hails from Point Fortin has chosen the Austin Lyons’ composition, ”Spanking”, arranged by Godwin Bowen to perform for the judges.
Ten (10) bands will compete in this category on Sunday February 02 at the Petrotrin Sports Club Car Park, Guaracara Park, Point a Pierre. Starting time is 6:00 pm. Admission is $60.
Of the competing bands, four (4) have opted for a selection from this year’s music catalogue ie “Spanking” sung by Super Blue.
The draw for playing positions in all categories took place at the Region’s Office last Tuesday afternoon.
The order of appearance is as follows:-
| Nos. | Steelbands | Tunes of Choice/Year | Sung by | Arrangers |
| 1 | Self Help Marines | Spanking /2014 | Austin"Super Blue"Lyons | Godwin Bowen |
| 2 | Rio Claro Koskeros | Spanking /2014 | Austin"Super Blue"Lyons | Kenny Pascall |
| 3 | Shades In Steel | Ah Going and Party Tonight | Lord Nelson | Kenneth Guppy |
| 4 | St. Thomas Silver Stars | Spanking /2014 | Austin"Super Blue"Lyons | Ancil John |
| 5 | Jah Roots | The Road Make to Walk | Alwyn "Kitchner" Roberts | Jah Roots Steel Orchestra |
| 6 | Highlighters | Spanking /2014 | Austin"Super Blue"Lyons | Jason Farrell |
| 7 | Tiger Tanks Fyzabad 4th Dimension | Jump /1992 | Russell Cadogan | Richard Gittens |
| 8 | Pan Revival | Ah Feeling To Rock | Clinton Marrow "Plain Clothes" | Sean Ramsey |
| 9 | New Age Trendsetters | Fire Down Below | Ann marie Innis | Glenford Sobers Jr/Miles Phillip & Kadeem Sobers |
| 10 | La Romaine Super Vibes | La La | Robert "Lord Nelson"Nelson | Garvin Williams |
Sunday’s competition brings the curtain down on the Single Pan Band Preliminaries. Semi Finalists will be announced after the opening and tabulation of the score sheets on Monday 3rd February at the Port of Spain City Hall Auditorium, Knox Street, Port of Spain, at 10:00 am.
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