Six­teen medi­um bands will move for­ward to the Na­tion­al Panora­ma semi­fi­nal on Sun­day at Car­ni­val City, Queen’s Park Sa­van­nah, Port- of- Spain.

The ad­di­tion­al two semi­fi­nal­ists 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.

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 from the East, sev­en from South/Cen­tral and three from To­ba­go Re­gions.

The se­mi fi­nal­ists are:-

1Courts 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 at the NCC VIP Lounge, Queen’s Park Sa­van­nah at 10 am