All Stars take $2M top prize at Panorama competition

Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars won the National Panorama title at the Queens Park Savannah in Port of Spain Saturday night, performing "Showtime", arranged by Leon Smooth. It was the sixth win for the band.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Multiculturalism Minister Winston "Gypsy" Peters present the winning steelband the $2 million prize money.

Second place in the Large Band category, with a prize of $1 million, went to Sagicor Exodus. Last year's winner, PCS Silver Stars, was third.
 

Katzenjammers and Valley Harps tied for first place.

Full results: - Large Band category:

• 1st: Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars - 278 points
• 2nd: Sagicor Exodus - 276 points
• 3rd: PCS Silver Stars - 275 points
• 4th: Caribbean Airlines Invaders and Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove (tie) - 273 points
• 6th: NLCB Fonclaire: 271 points
• 7th: Witco Desperadoes and Petrotrin Siparia Deltones (tie) 270 points
• 9th: RBC/RBTT Redemption Sound Setters - 268 points
• 10th: Starlift - 265 points

Medium Band category:

• 1st: Katzenjammers and Valley Harps - 275 points
• 3rd: NLCB Buccooneers - 269 points
• 4th: Courts Sound Specials of Laventille - 268 points
• 5th: Pan Elders - 266 points
• 6th: Sangre Grande Cordettes - 258 points
• 7th: Arima Angel Harps and Steel Xplosion (tie) - 257 points
• 9th: Pamberi and Power Stars (tie) 255 points