Katzenjammers reclaims Pan Champs
Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra is the new Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Pan Champs in the large band category.
On Wednesday, the 90-member band dethroned RBC Redemption Sound Setters by two points to reclaim the top spot in the annual event hosted by the THA Division of Tourism, Culture, and Transportation at the Dwight Yorke Stadium Parade Grounds, Bacolet.
The Black Rock-based Katzenjammers performing Merchant’s (Dennis Williams) Caribbean Connection, secured 284 points to edge Montgomery, Bethel-based RBC Redemption Sound Setters who settled for 282 points with Grenadian Skinny Banton’s (Shirlan George) Wrong Again.
Dressed in orange t-shirts and performing fourth in the large band category, 2018 winners Katzenjammers delivered an invigorating performance of the tune arranged by Terrence "BJ" Marcelle.
Speaking with Newsday after the win, captain and drill master Maxson Ramsey, who accepted the trophy from Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles, told Newsday that the victory was a result of hard work.
By KINNESHA GEORGE-HARRY
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
