National Panorama Single Pan Band Finals Results 2018

Angostura Newtown Steel Symphony retained the National Panorama Single Pan Band title last night. The band from the West performed a reenergized Carlan Harewood arrangement of David Rudder’s “Hammer” to amass a total of 286 points, eighteen (18) points more than they scored in the Preliminary Round.

Coming in a close second was Pan Jammers (Signal To Lara) with 285 with a tie for third place between Marsicans (Party Time Again) and T&T Fire Service (DuDu Yemi) with 282 points. Front-runner in the Preliminaries, Woodbrook Playboyz tied with San Juan East Side Symphony for the sixth spot with a total of 278 points.

Before a sizeable crowd of pan aficionados at the Princess Royal Basketball Court, Arima, on Sunday, twenty (20) bands competed for the coveted title. Dr. Audley Timothy, Messrs. Brendon Moore, Dexter Asson, Cuthbert Matthews, Vorbin Cordice and Mrs. Joslynne Sealey served as adjudicators.

The results are as follows:-

1.	Angostura Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony	The Hammer	286
2.	Pan Jammers	Signal To Lara	285
3.	Marsicans	Party Time Again	282
3.	T&T Fire Service	Du Du Yemi aka Natasha	282
5.	Trinidad Nostalgic	By All Means	280
6.	San Juan East Side Symphony	Dis Party Is It	278
6.	Woodbrook Playboyz	Ah Want It	278
8.	Shades In Steel	Bounce	275
9.	San Juan All Stars	Iron Man	274
9.	Curepe Polyphonics	Leave Me Alone (Rmx)	274
11.	Metro Stars	Rant and Rave	273
12.	La Famille United	Golo	272
13.	La Creole Pan Groove	Signal To Lara	271
13.	Nu Pioneer Pan Groove	Black Man Feelin To Party	271
15.	Platinum	Soca Baptist	269
16.	Uni Stars	Bun Dem	267
17.	Star Sapphire	Black Man Feeling To Party	265
18.	Chord Masters	Stranger	264
19.	Pan Fanatics	Doh Back Back	258
20	Edingburgh 500 Steel Ensemble	Rock It	257

At the end of the competition, Angostura Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony was presented with the Pan Trinbago Trophy by Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister Community Development, Culture and The Arts, Mr. Colin Lucas, Executive Chairman of the National Carnival Commission and Mr. Keith Diaz, President, Pan Trinbago Keith Diaz. Her Worship The Mayor Lisa Roxanne Morris-Julian and the Arima Borough Councillors were also in attendance.