Desperadoes Win Panorama 2020 | Trinidad & Tobago

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Despearadoes, Nailah, Zanda and some very talented pannists pulled off a four point victory over last year's winner Renegades. The "Big Yard" was ablaze with music excellence and a very appreciative pan loving audience. One band was favored by the panel of judges and, in the end, Desperadoes emerged as the New Large Conventional Bands Panorama Champions for Carnival 2020 in Trinidad and Tobago!

Soca now dominates West Indian style carnivals around the World and it was fitting that "More Sokah" was the song of choice to take the title this year. Nailah saw it coming and enthused the audience dancing to the sweet sounds of Desperadoes on stage. It was long in coming but will be counted as sweet number twelve championship. 

Sokah2Soca congratulates the new champions and celebrate a victory for the steel band movement in Trinidad and Tobago. To be honest, picking a winner last night was not easy. The top three bands could have have tied for first place! Duvonne and Renegades were fantastic and All Stars did not let down their fans. However, in the end, the judges decisions are final! Every year there are chants of  "They cheat, they cheat, we want to see the score sheet", but the defeated need to lick their 'wounds' and think about next year!

After all is said and done we need to look to the futures. The nation needs to come together and demand  partnerships between government, big business and Pan Trinbago for a standard home design and land for all major steelbands in Trinidad and Tobago... keep moving our culture forward!

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Here are the results:

Name of  Band/Arranger  1. Desperadoes - Carlton "Zanda" Alexander  2. BPTT Renegades (tie) - Duvonne Stewart  2. Trinidad All Stars (tie) - Leon Edwards  4. Phase II - Len "Boogsie" Sharpe  5. Invaders - Arddinn Herbert  6. Skiffle - Brooks, Williams & Franklin  7. Exodus (tie) - Terrance "BJ" Marcelle  7. Supernovas (tie) - Amritt Samaroo  9. Tropical Angel Harps - Clarence Morris 10. Redemption Sound Setters - Michael Toby 11. Fonclaire - Darren Sheppard

Name of Song/Singer More Sokah - Nailah Blackman More Sokah - Nailah Blackman Wrong Again - Skinny Banton Vision - Olatunji Yearwood Feeling It - Swappi x UR Wrong Again - Skinny Banton Dear Promoter - Voice x Kes Dear Promoter - Voice x Kes More Sokah - Nailah Blackman Wrong Again - Skinny Banton Heart Ah Love - Darren Sheppard

Points 286 282 282 279 279 277 276 276 274 273 268

This is a single YouTube video presentation of the winning performance broadcasted by WACK Television San Fernando, Trinidad.

Courtesy TTT WATCH: National Panorama Large Bands Finals – LIVE (recorded) from the Queen’s Park Savannah! The video presentation is almost Five (5) hours long... sit back and enjoy...

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Large Bands Panorama Finals 2020 | Trinidad & Tobago

Today is the day, tonight is the night that the best performance will decide on which steelband emerges as large conventional bands Panorama Champion. We wish all the contestants good luck wth excellent perfomances! 

The following is from Pan Trinbago:

"The Steelpan premier event takes place on Saturday February 22, 2020, at Carnival City, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, from 7:00 pm.

The Pan Trinbago produced Carnival flagship event has been described as the “Super Bowl of Pan” featuring eleven (11) Large Conventional Bands vying for steelpan supremacy, the bp Challenge Trophy and $1,000,000."

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Order of Appearance:

Name of Band Supernovas Fonclaire Phase II Pan Groove Skiffle Renegades Exodus Desperadoes Tropical Angel Harps Invaders Redemption Sound Setters Trinidad All Stars

Song Selection Dear Promoter Dear Promoter 2020 Vision Wrong Again Wrong Again Dear Promoter More Sokah More Sokah Feeling It Wrong Again More Sokah

Arranger Amrit Samaroo Darren Sheppard Len Sharpe Brooks, Williams, Franklyn Duvone Stewart Terrance Marcelle Carlton Alexander Clarence Morris Arddin Herbert Michael Toby Leon Edwards

Breaking News: Desperadoes Win!

Desperadoes won the 27th anniversary Panorama title for carnival 2020 with their rendition of  "More Sokah"! The song was arranged by Carlton "Zanda" Alexander.

Link to read our post and listen the top performces here:
http://www.sokah2soca.com/2020/02/desperadoes-win-panorama-2020-trinidad.html

Here are the results:

  1. Desperadoes

  2. Renegades
  2. Trinidad All Stars
  4. Phase II

  5. Invaders
  6. Skiffle

  7. Exodus

  7. Supernovas

  9. Tropical Angel Harps

10. Redemption Sound Setters

11. Fonclaire

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International Soca Monarch Results 2020

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The 2020 International Soca Monarch took place last night at the Queens Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain Trinidad. What do you think about the results? Tell us if you think someone else deserved to win! After all was said and done, after all the shouting and choppy and out of breath singing, the results were as follows:

The 27th International Soca Monarch

POWER

1. Iwer George - Stage Gone Bad
2. Lyrikal - Rukshun
3. Olatunji - Thankful

GROOVY

1. College Boy Jesse - Happy Song
2. Swappi - Jumbie Head
3. Ding Dong - Outside

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International Soca Monarch Finals 2020 | Trinidad

Tonight is the Soca Monarch Finals for carnival 2020 in Trinidad and Tobago. There will be two competitions, Groovy and Power Soca categories.

These are the Finalists for the Groovy followed by the Power Soca category:

Groovy Order

1. Leadpipe – Sometime
2. Asten Isaac – IOU
3. Rome – Good Good
4. Rayzor – Dred Tabanka
5. Kerry John – Go Away
6. Preedy – Yuh Bad
7. Ding Dong – Outside
8. College Boy Jesse – Happy Song
9. Blaxx – Canboulay
10. Skinny Banton – Wrong Again
11. Isaiah – Soca Slide
12. Swappi – Jumbie Head

Power Soca Order

1. Mr. Renzo – Soca Mambo
2. Rome – Easy To Break
3. Mical Teja – Bumper Murder
4. Preedy – Shell It
5. Luni Spark & Electrify – Bacchanal Party
6. Shal Marshall – Bun Up
7. Iwer George – Stage Gone Bad
8. Prophet Benjamin – Betty Cat
9. Olatunji – Thankful
10. Problem Child – Nasty Up
11. Lyrikal – Rukshun
12. Trinidad Ghost – I Aint See

Watch the show in it's entirety compliments CCN TV6 Trinidad & Tobago

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Terri Lyons | New Calypso Monarch of Trindad & Tobago 2020

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Terri Lyons defied the odds, broke the barrier and seized the Calypso Monarch Title from the men in last night's Calypso Monarch competition in Trinidad and Tobago. As a matter of fact, the first three places went to women singers! Congratulations are in order to the ladies and to the beautiful Miss Terri Lyons. 

Here are the results from last night's Calypso Monarch competition:

1. Terri Lyons
2. Karene Asche
3. Heather Mc Intosh
4. Brian London
5. Duane O’ Connor
6. Chalkdust
7. Gypsy
8. Rondell Donowa
9. Singing Sonia
10. Kurt Allen
11. Michelle Henry
12. Renaldo London

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Trinidad Panorama Results 2020 | Medium Bands Finals

The Trinidad and Tobago Medium bands Panorama competition took place at the Dwight York Stadium in Tobago on Sunday February 16th. 2020. The results were as follows:

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Sauce | Sekon Sta x Dj Private Ryan | Trinidad & Tobago 2020

We had to post this one after hesitating for a while... we got lazy giving way to our Facebook Fan Page posts for a while. However, this song just needed to be on our blog page. We love the music and Sekon Sta's delivery. This song is wicked. We will leave the rest for you to continue the dialogue... share with your social media contacts please. 

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Production Notes/Music Credits:

Song Title: Sauce
Performed by: Sekon Sta x Dj Private Ryan
Written by Nesta "Sekon Sta" Boxhill
Produced by DJ Private Ryan & Borderless Music
Additional Production: Travis World, Teddyson John
Mixed & Mastered by Keron "Scratchmaster" Hector

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