Single Pan finals on Sunday in Arima

San Juan All Stars will play in postion eight at Sunday’s Single Pan Finals at the Arima Basketball Court in Arima.
San Juan All Stars will play in postion eight at Sunday’s Single Pan Finals at the Arima Basketball Court in Arima.

SAN JUAN East Side Symphony playing a Carlon “Panman” Harewood arrangement of Iron Man topped the 47 bands in the Single Pan preliminaries with 274 points.

The finals will take place on Sunday at The Basketball Court, Arima, from 6 pm. Newtown Playboys will open the competition playing Tambu's No No We Ain’t Going Home.

The finalists were announced at the Murchison Brown Auditorium, Port of Spain City Hall on Wednesday. The draw for positions took place yesterday at the National Carnival Commission's (NCC) VIP Lounge, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.

Adjudicators in this category are: Joslynne Sealey, Dr Audley Timothy, Brendon Moore, Bernadette Roberts, Cuthbert Matthews and Vorbin Cordice.

With its theme, Pan Prosperity…. Feeling the Spirit… Catching the Rhythm, this year’s competition is in tribute to cultural icons calypsonian Winston "Shadow" Bailey, pannist Ken “Professor” Philmore and calypsonian Winston Scarborough who all died last year.

Following is order of appearance with their scores from the preliminary round:-

1. Newtown Playboys Steel Symphony – No No We Ain’t Going Home, 251

2. TT Fire Service ­– Mystery Band, 265

3. Woodbrook Playboys ­– Stranger, 257

4. Uni Stars Ah – Come Out To Party, 264

5. Metro Stars – Pan By Storm, 258

6. Trinidad Nostalgic – Crapaud Revolution, 273

7. La Creole Pan Groove – Stranger, 262

8. San Juan All Stars – Whap Cocoyea, 272

9. Nu Pioneers Pan Groove – Flag Woman, 266

10. Arima All Stars – Different Me, 248

11. Royal Pan Illusion – Pan By Storm, 261

12. Edinburgh 500 Steel Ensemble –Blue Fever, 253

13. Blanca 47 – Fantastic Friday, 250

14. Shades In Steel –Both Ah Dem, 264

15. La Famille United– Janette, 257

16. San Juan East Side Symphony – Iron Man, 274

17. Brimblers – Ah Going And Party Tonight, 247

18 New Age Trendsetters Kaka Roach, 263

19. Marsicans – Rainorama, 264

20. Chord Masters – Free Up, 260

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