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Sixteen (16) Medium Bands move forward to the 2020 Semi Finals

Sixteen (16) Medium Bands will move forward to the National Panorama Semi Finals on Sunday February 09, 2020., at Carnival City, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.
The additional two semi-finalists are the result of a three way tie at position 14 between Sangre Grande Cordettes, Trinidad Valley Harps and San City Steel Symphony with 259 points each.
In position one with 270 points was Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille with their rendition of “Ah Feeling To Rock” arranged by Seion Gomez. Coming in at second place was the first of several ties. Katzenjammers and Curepe Scherzando who amassed 269 points.
At the end of the exercise, the breakdown is as follows – one band from the North, five (5) from the East, seven (7) from South/Central and three (3) from Tobago Regions.
Officiating judges were Joanna Ragbir, Lennox London, Roger Sardinah and Stephanie Power
The semi finalists are:-


  BAND  SELECTION PRELIMS PTS 

1

Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille

Ah Feelin to Rock

270

2

Curepe Scherzando

My House

269

2

Katzenjammers

Caribbean Connection

269

4

Siparia Deltones

Festival Song

268

5

Pan Elders

Whoa Donkey

266

6

Sforzata

Sailing

265

6

Potential Symphony

All Dem Tobago Gyul

265

6

Carib Dixieland

Dis Party is It

265

9

Hatters

Trouble In The Morning

263

9

Pamberi

Wrong Again

263

11

Tornadoes

All Dem Tobago Gyul

262

12

NGC Couva Joylanders

Is My Turn

261

13

NGC Steel Xplosion

Soca Global

260

14

Sangre Cordettes

Breakaway

259

14

Trinidad Valley Harps

De Party Now Start

259

14

San City Steel Symphony

Dear Promoter

259


The above selected bands will draw for playing position on Friday February 07,at 
the NCC VIP Lounge, Queen’s Park Savannah, at 10:00 am


 

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