National Panorama Semi finals

Seven (7) steel orchestras from Tobago are among the 45 bands in the bmobile National Panorama Semi finals carded for the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on Sunday 21 January 2010, from 9:00 am.

They are Steel Xplosion, NLCB Buccooneers, Katzenjammers, West Side Symphony, Carib Dixieland, Our Boys and rbtt Redemption Sound Setters.

Steel Xplosion of Montgomery, Tobago, amassed the highest score in the Medium Conventional category with 270 points for their rendition of "Radica" arranged by Carlton "Zanda" Alexander.

The draw for playing positions will take place this afternoon Wednesday 27 January 2010 at Pan Trinbago Head Office Car Park, Park Street, Port of Spain, at 5:00 pm.

The semi finalists for Sunday's "Savannah Party" are:-

Small Conventional

Laventille Serenaders 271
Merrytones 271
Arima Golden Symphony 270
Crescendoes Musical 268
Panosonic Connection 265
Tornadoes 265
Tamana Pioneers 264
Fascinators Pan Symphony 263
Codrington Pan Family 261
Longdenville Claytones 260
Golden Hands 260
Antillean All Stars 260
Flamingoes 260
Tipica 259

Medium Conventional

Steel Xplosion 270
Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille 267
Curepe Scherzando 265
NLCB Buccooneers 262
Valley Harps 261.5
Katzenjammers 257
Couva Joylanders 255
CLICO Sforzata 253
Pan Elders 252
La Brea Nightingales 251.5
West Side Symphony 248
Carib Dixieland 248
Arima Angel Harps 247
Tokyo 247

Large Conventional

Our Boys
Rbtt Redemption Sound Setters
Tropical Angel Harps
NLCB Fonclaire
TCL Group Skiffle Bunch
PSC Siparia Deltones
Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars
Bp Renegades
WITCO Desperadoes
PCS Silver Stars
Caribbean Airlines Invaders
Phase 11 Pan Groove
Starlift
Solo Harmonites
Pamberi
Sagicor Exodus
Birdsong

Tickets for the Sunday's premier Pan event - Northern Greens, $260., Paddock Stands $60. Track (Bleachers seating) - are on sale at the NCC Ticket Booth, Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain and Skinner Park, San Fernando.

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