Both La Horquetta Pan Groove [Single Pan] and Arima Golden Symphony [Small band] retained their respective pan titles at last evening’s bmobile National Panorama Single Pans and Small Conventional Bands Finals held at the Lord Kitchener Stands, South Quay.  For La Horquetta Pan Groove, it was their fifth consecutive win.  Hailing from Arima, the Single Pan band scored 275 points and with it the first prize of $200,000. for their performance of the Duvonne Stewart’s arrangement of “Fire Coming Down”.  In second spot was NLCB San Juan East Side Symphony with 270 points while third place went to United Sounds with 268 points. 

In the Small Band category, it was indeed smooth sailing for Arima Golden Symphony. Playing a Terrence BJ Marcelle arrangement of De Fosto’s "Smooth Sailing", the band amassed 270 points and a cash prize of $400,000. Second place went to Golden Hands with 268.5 while Merrytones placed third with 268 points. 

The full results are as follows:

 

 

1  La Horquetta Pan Groove   Fire Coming Down   275

2  NLCB San Juan East Side Symphony   Black Man Feeling To Party  270

3  United Sounds    Magic Drums    268

4  San Juan All Stars    Happy     262

5 Trinidad East Side Symphony  Pan By Storm    261

5. Arima All Stars    Hurry Hurry Come For Curry  261

7  All Aces     No NoWe Ain’t Going Home  259

7  La Creole Pan Groove    Madness    259

7  Marsicans     Toco Band    259

10 La Famille United    Tourist Leggo    257

11 Shades In Steel    Ah Tell She    255

11 Chord Masters    Ethel     255

13  Uni Stars     Doh Back Back   252

14 Carib Woodbrook Playboyz   Gold     251

15  Pan Jammers     Sousy     249

16 St. James Tripolians    Wet Meh Down   248

17 Gonzales Sheikers    Large Is Large    247 

 

1  Arima Golden Symphony   Smooth Sailing   270

2  Golden Hands     Dingolay    268.5

3  Merrytones     Pan War    268

4  Laventille Serenaders    This Melody Sweet   267

5  Crescendoes Musicale    Pan War    259

6  Codrington Pan Family   Pandemic    256

7  Fascinators Pan Symphony   I Music     251

8  Tamana Pioneers    Pan On Fire    250

9  Tornadoes     Battle Zone    249.5

10 Panasonic Connection   Pan On Fire    248

 

Adjudicators were Lorna Conyette, Merle Albino DeCoteau, Michelle Dowrich, Richard Pierre, Sherry Ann Saunders, Stephanie Power (Single Pan Bands) with Corinne Soo Ping Chow, Ezra Joseph, Hugh Borde, Ian Anthony, Kenrick Noel, and Victor Prescod for the Small Band category.