National Panorama Single Pan Band Competition 2018
National Panorama Single Pan Band Competition 2018 kicks off tonight with bands in the North facing the four-man adjudication panel from 7:00 pm.
First off the starting block is reigning Single Pan Champion, Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony. For the competition, they have chosen David Rudder’s “Hammer” arranged by Carlan “Panman” Harewood. Newtown Woodbrook Playboys will be judged at their Woodford Street panyard.
Seven (7) bands out of a total of twenty two (22) North bands will be judged tonight. The remaining bands will go through their paces over a period of two (2) days ie Friday January 05 and Saturday January 06.
Tonight’s bands in order of appearance are:
| 1. | Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony | Woodford Street | The Hammer |
| 2. | D’Original Woodbrook Modernaires | French & Tragerate Rd | Dingolay |
| 3. | Brimblers | CAL Invaders Pan Yard | Mystery Band |
| 4. | Scrunters Pan Groove | 18 Jeffers Lane, St. James | Swing |
| 5. | La Creole Pan Groove | La Puerta Ave, DGM | Signal To Lara |
| 6. | Ice Water Pan Ensemble | 1Bagatelle Rd. DGM | Sweet For Days |
| 7. | Nuttin Big Pan Groove | 1 Roots Lane, Petit Valley |
Friday January 05 from 7:00 pm
| 1. | Harlem Syncopators | 63 Quarry St. EDR | |
| 2. | Freelancers Pan Groove | Prince & Duncan Sts. POS | Woman on The Bass |
| 3. | T&T Fire Services | HQ. Wrightson Rd. POS | Du Du Yemi |
| 4. | Sea Lots One Love | 21a Beetham Highway | The Hills Thrills |
| 5. | D’Untouchables Pan Groove | 205 Pioneer Dr. Sea Lots | |
| 6. | Uni Stars | Old St. Joseph Rd. Laventille | Bun Dem |
| 7. | Spree Simon Harmonics | Picton Rd & EMR. Laventille |
Saturday January 06 from 6:00 pm
| 1. | T&T Defence Force | Defence Force HQ, Chaguaramas | Dead Or Alive |
| 2. | Stardust | Pt. Cumana, Carenage | Ah Feeling Ah Feeling |
| 3. | Woodbrook Playboyz | Lions Civic Centre | Ah Want It |
| 4. | La Famille United | 48 Cascade Rd. Cascade | Golo |
| 5. | All Aces Symphony | Hutton Rd. St. Ann’s | Ra Ti Ray |
| 6. | Nostrand Symphony | St. Paul Street. POS | |
| 7. | Belmont City Kids International | Belmont Com Centre | |
| 8. | Gonzales Sheikers | 25 Agostini St. Gonzales | Jab Jab |
Judging of the twenty-two (22) Single Pan Bands continue in the East with the first sixteen (16) bandson Sunday January 07.
First band to play in that region is Trinidad East Side Symphony at their panyard, 10th Street, Malick, Barataria from 2:00 pm.
The other six (6) will play on Monday January 08 from 7:00 pm.
