National Panorama Medium & Large Finalists 2014
Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars created excitement literally as the band from East Port of Spain amassed the most points in the National Panorama Large Band semi final round.
Incidentally, All Stars playing a Telemaque/Henrdickson composition “Excitement”, will perform at position nine in their category on Saturday 1 March, at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.
Ten (10) Medium Bands will compete in the first category while eleven (11) will do battle in the Large Band category.
NGC Steel Xplosion, of Tobago, will be making a bid to retain their title with the Arddin Herbert’s arrangement of “Dust in Dey Face” composed and sung by David Rudder. They will perform in the third spot.
In addition to the competition aspect of the program, eight (8) persons will be honored for their “sterling contribution to the Steelband Movement”.
They are Sonny Blacks, Clifford Alexis, Michael “Mannish” Robinson, Granville Sealey, Russell Henderson MBE, Brent Holder MBE, Augustus “Pepe” Francis MBE, and Sterling Betancourt MBE.
Showtime is 7:00 pm. Tickets are on sale at the advertised outlets.
The playing order of appearance is as follows:-
| MEDIUM | |||
| BAND | SELECTION | ARRANGER | |
| 1. | Melodians | The Hammer | Amrit Samaroo |
| 2. | Carib Dixieland | Dis Is It | Leon “Smooth” Edwards |
| 3. | NGC Steel Xplosion | Dust In Dey Face | Arddin Herbert |
| 4. | Pan Elders | All Ah We Is One Family | Duvone Stewart |
| 5. | Valley Harps | Happiest Man Alive | Michelle Huggins-Watts |
| 6. | Petrotrin Katzenjammers | Spankin | Len ”Boogsie” Sharpe |
| 7. | NGC Couva Joylanders | Free Up | Kareem Brown |
| 8. | Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille | Poison | Ken “Professor” Philmore |
| 9. | Arima Angel Harps | In De Minor | Shelton Besson |
| 10 | NLCB Buccooneers | Madness | Seion Gomez |
| LARGE | |||
| BAND | SELECTION | ARRANGER | |
| 1. | CAL Invaders | Jam It | Arddin Herbert |
| 2. | NLCB Fonclaire | Big In The Dance | Ken “Professor” Philmore |
| 3. | NGC La Brea Nightingales | Pan In The Atmosphere | Terrence “BJ” Marcelle |
| 4. | WITCO Desperadoes | Spankin | Robert Greenidge |
| 5. | T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps | In De Minor | Clarence Morris |
| 6. | Republic Bank Exodus | Pan Is Carnival | Pelham Goddard |
| 7. | PCS Nitrogen Silver Stars | The Reason | Liam Teague |
| 8. | Skiffle | TheWedding (Shaadi) | Ray Holman |
| 9. | Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars | Excitement | Leon”Smooth” Edwards |
| 10. | Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove | Jump High | Len “Boogsie” Sharpe |
| 11. | Bp Renegades | In De Minor | Duvone Stewart |
