The National Panorama Finals 2016

Two South based steel orchestras will play first in their respective categories at the National Panorama Finals themed “Excellence & Excitement” carded for Saturday February 06th 2016 at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain. Showtime is 7:00 pm

Pan Elders of Carib Street and NLCB Fonclaire of Dottin Street, San Fernando, will perform “Me Eh Fighting For No Man” arranged by Duvone Stewart and “Bass on Fire” under the baton of Ken “Professor” Philmore” in the Medium and Large Conventional Bands respectively.

Twenty (20) bands will go through their paces before two (2) separate panels of adjudicators comprising Roger Sardinah, Lambert Phillip, Roslyn Garnes, Maria Achaiba, Martin Albino and Lorna Conyette for the Medium category with Joanne Ragbir, Stephanie Power, Cuthbert Matthews, Andy Chichester, Audley Timothy and Lennox London in the Large Band class.

Apart from the competition segments, stalwarts, Curtis Pierre, Bertrand Kellman, Damion Holder and Wallace Austin will be honored by the SteelBand Organization for their sterling contribution to the development of the steelband Movement.

The finalists and their playing position are as follows:-

MEDIUM

1	Pan Elders	Me Eh Fighting For No Man	Duvone Stewart
2	Curepe Scherzando	Madness	Yohan Popwell
3	NGC Steel Xplosion	Wanted Dead Or Alive	Arddin Herbert
4	Petrotrin Katzenjammers	I Don’t Mind	Terrence “BJ” Marcelle
5	NGC Couva Joylanders	Come With It	Kareem Brown
6	NLCB Buccooneers	Bass On Fire	Seion Gomez
7	West Side Symphony	Dead Or Alive	Mickiel Gabriel
8	Carib Dixieland	Soca Baptist	Leon”Smooth” Edwards
9	Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille	The Ganges and the Nile	Ken “Professor” Philmore
10	Melodians	Fete	Amrit Samaroo

LARGE

1	NLCB Fonclaire	Bass On Fire	Ken “Professor” Philmore
2	RBC Redemption Sound Setters	No No We Eh Going Home	Michael Toby / Darren Sheppard
3	Phase 11 Pan Groove (In Partnership with HADCO)	Madd Music	Len “Boogsie” Sharpe
4	Skiffle Steel Orchestra	How She Like It	Kendall Williams / Marc Brook
5	First Citizens Super Novas	Breakthrough	Amrit Samaroo
6	PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars	Panoramic	Liam Teague
7	bptt Renegades	Music Inside Meh Head	Duvone Stewart
8	Caribbean Airlines Limited Invaders	Take Dat	Arddin Herbert
9	Desperadoes	Different Me	Carlton “Zanda”
10	Massy Trinidad All Stars	Leave We Alone	Leon Smooth Edwards

All patrons attending the show will have an opportunity to win two (2) return tickets to any North American destination courtesy Caribbean Airlines.

There several incentives for those opting to take in the show from the North Stand such as an all-inclusive experience at the ticket price of $450.00 which include  local delicacies  and Angostura products. The largest crew can win an airline ticket on any of JetBlue Airways’ international destinations.

Fans and patrons will be able to text the code of their favourite bands to a number provided by CNMG to vote in the FCL Financial People’s Choice. The competing bands with the most votes in each category will collect $10,000.. Voting begins at 12 noon on Friday 5th February 2016.

Tickets are priced at Grand Stand Special Reserved $800., Grand Stand General  East & West Central $500. Grand Stand East & West Wings $400. with North Stand $450. All-Inclusive and are available at the advertised outlets and at the Ticket Booth, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.