TOBAGO’S two large conventional steelbands – NLCB Buccooneers and RBC Redemption Soundsetters – have made it to the semi-finals of the national Panorama competition.
SUPPORTERS of NLCB Bucooneers and RBC Redemption Soundsetters came out in their numbers on Sunday night during the preliminary round of judging for Tobago’s large steelbands in the national Panorama competition.
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STEELPAN arranger Ojay Richards was at a loss for words after Tobago-based steelband Uptown Fascinators retained the Panorama small conventional bands crown after a thrilling, high-energy performance on Saturday night. Performing Dollar Wine by Colin Lucas at the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain, the band edged TT Defence Force by just three points to
Despite it being his first time arranging for Panorama, or any steelpan orchestra at all, 21-year-old David Yundi, is confident in his abilities and that of small conventional steelband, Genesis Pan Groove. The steelband placed 20th in the preliminaries but moved up to ninth in the semi-finals, and played Bun Dem by the late Leroy