Grenada,
W.I.
-
Eight of Grenada’s top steel orchestras
vied for the coveted
“Bomb
Tune”
competition title in what was one of the closest
competitions in years.
In this
hotly
contested
event
that
unfolded
Friday
July 1 at the Tanteen
Netball
Court in
the
country’s
capital
of St.
George’s, a
meager
half of
a point
separated
the
eventual
winners
New
Dimension
Steel
Orchestra
- with a
score of
268
points
- from its
closest
rival
Angel
Harps
Steel
Orchestra who
garnered
a score
of 267.5.
Angel
Harps
were the
defending
“Bomb
Tune”
champions. Using a
three-judge
system,
the
maximum
possible
score
achievable
was 300
points.
(click
on
picture
to see
video
performance)
Under
the
rules of
the
competition
an orchestra
was
allowed
to
perform
a
popular,
none-calypso song. Each
competing
band was scheduled
to
receive
an
appearance
fee of
EC $3,000
dollars. Each was
required
to take
the
stage
with no less than twenty (20) and no more than twenty-five (25) players
- unless otherwise determined by the GCC
(Grenada
Carnival
Committee) in order to maximize participation. In addition,
all presentations
were to be a minimum of
five (5) minutes and a maximum of
six (6) minutes.
(click
on
picture
to see
video
performance)
New
Dimension
Steel
Orchestra
led by
noted
world-class
arranger
David
“Peck”
Edwards
performed
‘70s
mega hit
“Rock
the
Boat” by
the Hues
Corporation
as their
tune of
choice.
Angel
Harps
opted
for
Michael
Jackson’s
monster
hit
“Thriller”
as
arranged
by
James
Clarkson.
Pan
Wizards
Steel
Orchestra
came in
3rd with
their fabulous
crowd-grabbing
and
pleasing
arrangement
of Bruno
Mars’s
“Just
the Way
You Are”
by
Michael
“Blaze”
Robinson. They
got
257.5
points
for
their
efforts.
“Some
Guys
Have All
The Luck”
-
popularized
by Rod
Stewart
and Maxi
Priest,
among
others -
was the
tune of
choice
for Commancheros
Steel
Orchestra, arranged
by
Andre
Greenidge;
the band
amassed 254
points.
With a
score of
248 and
coming
in 5th
was
Rainbow
City All
Stars
with
their
delivery
of
Stevie
Wonder’s
“Sir
Duke” as
arranged
by
Othniel
St.
Clair.
(click
on
picture
to see
video
performance)
No
scores
were
announced
for the
final
positions
and the
remaining
three
bands.
Pan Ossia
got the
crowd
going
with
“The
Theme
From
Exodus”
aka “This
Land Is
Mine” as
arranged
by
Robert
Cadet.
Allen
Gaskin
arranged
“My
Girl”
and
Florida
All
Stars
gave it
their
best for
the
competition,
while Grand
Roy Pan
Angels
performed
Lincoln
“Bosco”
Samuel’s
arrangement
of “Let
it Be.”
(click
on
picture
to see
video
performance)
Each
competing
orchestra
also
teased
the audience
with about
four
minutes
- a
sample -
of their
upcoming
arrangement
for
Grenada’s 2011
panorama,
coming
off August
6, 2011.
(click
on
picture
to see
video
performance)
| 2011 Grenada Bomb Tune Competition - RESULTS |
| Placing |
Points |
Band |
Selection |
Arranger |
| 1st |
268 |
New Dimension Steel Orchestra |
Rock The Boat |
David “Peck” Edwards |
| 2nd |
267.5 |
Angel Harps Steel Orchestra |
Thriller |
James Clarkson |
| 3rd |
257.5 |
Pan Wizards Steel Orchestra |
Just the Way You Are |
Michael “Blaze” Robinson |
| 4th |
254 |
Commancheros |
Some Guys |
Andre Greenidge |
| 5th |
248 |
Rainbow
City All
Stars |
Sir Duke |
Othniel St. Clair |
| |
|
Pan Ossia Steel Orchestra |
Theme From Exodus aka This Land Is Mine |
Robert Cadet |
| |
|
Florida All Stars Steel Orchestra |
My Girl |
Allen Gaskin |
| |
|
Grand Roy Pan Angels |
Let it Be |
Lincoln “Bosco” Samuel |
