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Missed Phase 2 but Fonclair was awesome, played old tune This Party is It by Arrow

San Fernando!! Daren Shepherd arranger and owner

Starlift playing Pan in A minor band #3. Kitchie son, Kernel working it. Dante Pantin arranger.

Well arranged....classic. I found their pans could have sounded or tuned better, but it could be my feed

In reply to Curtis
Fabulous

BP Renegades, band #4.

Duvone Stewart arranger. Jit Samaroo and Desmond, past influencers.

Reigning champs. Playing this year's hit DNA by Mical Teja. Nicely done!

Band size 125

Exodus...band #5, St Augustin based

Arranger Terrance BJ Marcelle

Playing Long Time, from 1984, Arrow?

Band #6 Nutrien Silver Stars, Woodbrook based.

Founded in 1940. Liam Teague arranger for several years, not this time though. Playing Inventor by Olatunji. Ramsey and Richards, arrangers.

Sounding sweet. Tonal sharp, arrangements not overdone. Excellence.

Sorry to say...Best so Far

Tropical Angel Harps band #7. Playing DNA.

Founded 1977. Merged band. Clarence Morris Arranger.

Did their thing.

1st time Drone show in between....

Desperados band #8, Carlton Alexander, Arranger.

Playing DNA. (Zanda)

Very well done, sound is tight and big.

Pan has grown on me, right up there as one of my favorite Carnival thing.

Who else following?

Band #9. Invaders. Arrden Herbert arranger.

Traditional band. Playing Free Up.

Excellent Intro!!! Lovely Tone.

Sounding very nice, well and interestingly arranged.

Better bands of the night.

In reply to Curtis
Renegades is too much theatrics. Honestly it’s distracting. Phase II Zia it for me

#10; Massy All Stars. Doing Inventor. Leon Smooth Edwards, Arranger.

Sounding nice too. Tight. Something special and different from other bands.

#11. Supernova. Founded 2010, youngest band. Amrit Samaroo, Arranger. Playing Wet Me Down.

Another nicely done piece. Well arranged, and executed. Holy smokes.

In reply to Curtis

I would hate to be a judge tonight. Every band sounded good except TTEC. Which means dem judges getting cuss whoever wins

In reply to Jumpstart

I was going to say same thing. All winners.

I enjoyed tonight!!

Is Pan one of the few remaining Caribbean endeavors that still strives, survives, and works extremely hard for perfection?

In reply to Curtis

Maybe. But I found Phase II didn’t deserve to come second to last. But it was a good night so guess somebody had to lose

In reply to Curtis
Went to their Woodbrook pan yard more than once way back when

I hear Renegades and All Stars tied for 1st.

I bet plenty people upset with judges...as can be expected with these quality performances.

Interesting to hear results and compare to my real time observations. Didn't expect Renegades at 1st .

In reply to Curtis
I actually had a renegades superfan who was in the savannah last night. She wasn't worried until she heard all stars. One of my best friends was actually the arranger for starlift. They performed pan in A minor. they were great this year, but they were spectacular last year. Somehow they finished 11th,, which was absurd

In reply to Jumpstart

Never a year without judging controversy. Who sponsor Renegades and other carnival or pan things? Maybe he who pays the piper, calls the tune.

In reply to Curtis
tellin yuh. People say Pan by Storm was the sure winner of Panorama 1990....somehow they lost to renegades. before i was born though but even up to now, its a big controversy in steel pan circles. Fonclaire was a south band, renegades was/is the darling of town people etc.

In reply to Curtis

You really kept the Trini Carnival fire burning here while I was busy on de road bredda !!

In reply to bravos

Pan inspired me this year.