BLOOD and SOCA KARTEL are the big winners at Soca Royale, Bushy Park, St. Phillip, Barbados

Blood won the crown  with his Ah Can't Wait in the Sweet Soca (Groovy Soca or Ragga Soca in other Caribbean islands). In second place was Biggie Irie with his Need A Riddim, and third was Red Plastic Bag with Right Now. Soca Kartel ( Blood and Mikey) won the Party Monarch also known as the Soca Monarch with Roll It, while Mikey came second with Ready Again, and Blood came third with Mo Fyah. This major event was well attended. I enjoyed the Sweet Soca, which started around 4 p.m. a lot more than the Party Monarch competition which began near 7 p.m. Certainly the music from the earlier event will be better appreciated by audiences in the Diaspora! More on this later.