Band

Based in Woodbrook, Port of Spain

Port of Spain

Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...

, Phase II is one of the leading steelbands in Trinidad and Tobago. Most closely associated with arranger

Arrangement

The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...

 and composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 Len "Boogsie" Sharpe

Lennox Sharpe

Lennox "Boogsie" Sharpe is a successful and popular composer and arranger of Steelpan music.-Person:Sharpe began his career with Starlift where he worked as a co-arranger with Ray Holman...

, Phase II was the first band to win a Panorama

Panorama (music competition)

Panorama is an annual music competition of Steelbands from Trinidad and Tobago.It is usually held around Carnival time.-History:Panorama was first held during Carnival celebrations in 1963. A popular Calypso is arranged into a piece with introductions and variations over the theme.-Past...

title playing an original composition. In 2005 they won the Panorama title with a rendition of Boogsie's Trini Gone Wild. Phase II Pan Groove was placed 19 times under the top three in the Panorama Finals and who won it five times. They are currently unsponsored.