Semi-final Steel Orchestra Line-up set for the ‘the Big Yard’ - Steelband Panorama 2010

Trinidad and Tobago - Seven (7) steel orchestras from the sister isle of Tobago are among the forty-five (45) bands taking the stage in the bmobile National Panorama Semi finals carded for the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on Sunday 31 January 2010, from 9:00 a.m.

They are Steel Xplosion, NLCB Buccooneers, Katzenjammers, West Side Symphony, Carib Dixieland, Our Boys and rbtt Redemption Sound Setters.

Steel Xplosion of Montgomery, Tobago, amassed the highest score in the Medium Conventional category with 270 points for their rendition of “Radica” arranged by Carlton ”Zanda” Alexander.

The draw for playing Sunday’s positions will take place on the afternoon of afternoon Wednesday 27 January 2010 at Pan Trinbago’s Head Office Car Park, Park Street, Port-of-Spain, at 5:00 p.m.

The semi finalists (presented with points amassed) for Sunday’s “Savannah Party” semi-final competition are:-

Small Conventional
Laventille Serenaders - 271
Merrytones - 271
Arima Golden Symphony - 270
Crescendoes Musical - 268
Panosonic Connection - 265
Tornadoes - 265
Tamana Pioneers - 264
Fascinators Pan Symphony - 263
Codrington Pan Family - 261
Longdenville Claytones - 260
Golden Hands - 260
Antillean All Stars - 260
Flamingoes - 260
Tipica - 259

Medium Conventional
Steel Xplosion - 270
Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille - 267
Curepe Scherzando - 265
NLCB Buccooneers - 262
Valley Harps - 261.5
Katzenjammers - 257
Couva Joylanders - 255
CLICO Sforzata - 253
Pan Elders - 252
La Brea Nightingales - 251.5
West Side Symphony - 248
Carib Dixieland - 248
Arima Angel Harps - 247
Tokyo - 247

Large Conventional
Our Boys
Rbtt Redemption Sound Setters
Tropical Angel Harps
NLCB Fonclaire
TCL Group Skiffle Bunch
PSC Siparia Deltones
Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars
Bp Renegades
WITCO Desperadoes
PCS Silver Stars
Caribbean Airlines Invaders
Phase 11 Pan Groove
Starlift
Solo Harmonites
Pamberi
Sagicor Exodus
Birdsong
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Tickets for Sunday’s premier Pan event - the ‘Savannah Party’ - Northern Greens, Paddock Stands, and Track (Bleachers seating) - are on sale at the NCC (National Carnival Commission) Ticket Booth, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain and at Skinner Park, San Fernando - Trinidad.