The Woodbrook Community Association (WCA) is staging Pan on D'Avenue...A Street Parade, on August 24, from 6.30 pm-3 am. With the parade heading in a westerly direction, its route will be along Ariapita Avenue from the corner of Colville Street to the corner of Taylor Street."There will be no vending or amplified music along the route," assured WCO spokesman Councillor Cleveland Garcia. "Just the sweet sounds of the steelpan."Among the bands promised for this pan explosion are National Panorama champion Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove, PCS Silver Stars, Republic Bank Exodus, bpTT Renegades, Witco Desperadoes, CAL Invaders, Courts Laventille Specialists, White Oak Starllift, Carib Woodbrook Playboyz, St James Tripolians and Brimblers.
Said Garcia: "There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Gatacre Street, and a cultural presentation at Adam-Smith Square."In addition, small steelbands will be positioned along the route to entertain people whilst they await the actual parade. The flow of the bands will be at 15-minute intervals, and bands will stop and play one tune of their choice at Adam Smith Square.
LIST OF STEELBANDS FOR PAN ON D'AVENUE II
North/West
Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove
PCS Silver Stars
Republic Bank Exodus
bpTT Renegades
Neal & Massy Trinidad
All Stars
Witco Desperadoes
CAL Invaders
Courts Laventille Specialists
White Oak Starllift
Tokyo
Humming Bird Pan Groove
Harvard Harps
Valley Harps
Laventille Serenaders
Power Stars
Sapophonics
Scrunters Pan Groove
Carib Woodbrook
Playboyz
Woodbrook
Modernaires
St James Tripolians
Brimblers
City Sun Valley
Gale Stars
South/Central
Junior Sammy Group of Companies Skiffle
NLCB Fonclaire
NGC Curepe Joylanders
Petrotrin Siparia Deltones
T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps
Pan Elders
Shades in Steel
East
Solo Harmonites
Arima Golden Symphony
Tamana Pioneers
Simple Song
Supernovas