Some Results of the Various Music Competitions in the Caribbean and Canada!

The semi-finalists named in the Barbados MQI/BANKS/LIME Pic-O-De-Crop to be held on Friday July 18 at Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium are as follows:

TENT	ARTISTES
All Stars Calypso Tent	Aziza
All Stars Calypso Tent	Cher
All Stars Calypso Tent	De Announcer
All Stars Calypso Tent	Donella
All Stars Calypso Tent	Kid Site
All Stars Calypso Tent	Miguel
De Big Show	Adonijah
De Big Show	Biggie Irie
De Big Show	Classic
De Big Show	John King
De Big Show	Mikey
De Big Show	Serenader
Headliners Tent	Adrian Clarke
Headliners Tent	Blood
Headliners Tent	Chrystal Cummins-Beckles
House of Soca	Sammy G
The Experience Tent	Apache
The Experience Tent	Billboard
RESERVE
Headliners Tent	Colin Spencer

JUNIOR CALYPSO MONARCH FINALISTS for show at the Sir Garfield Sobers Sports Complex on Saturday July 19,2014!

8 - 12 CATEGORY
STAGE NAME	NAME	SONG
Black Beauty	Liana Ifill	Day-by-Day
Dynamo	Asher Murrell	Don't Count Me Out
Jade	Jade Grant	Tribute to Kerriann Ifill
Jatanya	Trezelle Alleyne	Brand Name
Kiki Boo	Keonai Walker	Don't Behave So
Mighty Makeda	Princess Thomas	Calypso I Am
Ranaan	Ranaan Hackett	No Daddy
Star-Fire	Karia Campbell	Proud To Be Black
RESERVE
Sugar Apple	Asha Hoder	Litter

13 - 18 CATEGORY
STAGE NAME	NAME	SONG
AH-DEE-LAH	Adela Payne	De Letter
De MC	Chad Montplaisir	Get It Out Ya Head
DJ	Daryan Jordan	Rude Boy Anthem
Jamal Slocombe	Jamal Slocombe	Come Together
Mighty KT	Kymorhi Trotman	A Child’s Plea
Nubian Queen	Moesha Daniel	My Song
RJ	Rickardo Reid	School Boy Jam
Sammy G	Samantha Greaves	My Tribute
Sparkle T	Teri Willimas	Sparkle T

FINALISTS of SWEET SOCA and PARTY SOCA COMPETITIONS held at Kensington Oval.

These finalists will face the reigning Sweet Soca and Party Monarchs on the MQI/98.1 Soca Royale stage at Bushy Park, St. Philip on Sunday, July 27.

They finalists are as follows:

SWEET SOCA
ARTIST	NAME OF SONG
Biggie Irie	Pankatang
Ian Webster a.k.a. iWeb	Doin' Me
Brett & Khiomal	Right Now
Lorenzo	Mad or Wha
Mikey	Next To The Rope
Mistah Dale	Stressless
Red Plastic Bag	Rollercoaster
Sanctuary	Mega Monday
RESERVE
Imani & Biggie Irie	Get Over

PARTY MONARCH
ARTIST	NAME OF SONG
Blood	Road
Chrystal Cummins-Beckles	Pantuk
Gorg	Meh Rum
iWeb & Khiomal	Terror
Kirk Brown	Energy
Mikey	No Shame
Mistah Dale	De Dawg
Shaquille	Release
RESERVE
Faith Callender	Lock It

Please see www.barbadoscropoverfestival.com for more results and news!

FINALISTS for CALYPSO COMPETITION of The ORGANIZATION OF CALYPSO PERFORMERS (OCPA) in CANADA! 

The popular Calypso Monarch competition’s preliminary round was held July 4^th, 5^th and 6^th. A panel of judges chose eight singers from the Tropical Rhythms, The Professionals and Kaiso Forum calypso tents. The ‘tents’ are a series of shows that are held every summer and feature the latest songs from many of the top calypso and soca singers in Canada.  The highly-anticipated ‘Kaiso 365’ Calypso Monarch finals takes place this year on Saturday, July 26^th at the P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre, 5183 Sheppard Ave E., Toronto, Ontario.

Eight finalists will join last year’s winner Macomere Fifi, each performing two new songs in hope of winning the ‘Kaiso 365’ Calypso Monarch title.

The finalists are:

1. Susan G (Susan Grogan)
2. Yellows (David Morgan)
3. Webb (Hamilton Alexander)
4. Panman Pat (Pat McNeilly)
5. De Carra (Leslie Carrabon)
6. Macomere Fifi (Tara Woods)
7. Guney (Guney Cedeno)
8. King Cosmos (Henry Gomez)
9. Beginner (Michael Moore)

The ninth reserve: Connector (Joel Davis)     

Award-winning arranger Ossie Gurley will lead a 9-piece house band and the host for the evening is storyteller, Itah Sadu. Special guest from Britain is Sheldon Skeete, 2013 U.K. Calypso Monarch.

Tickets for this event can be purchased in advance for $40. (plus service charges) or $45 at the door. Limited seats available so get your tickets early.

Tickets are available at www.ticketgateway.com at select outlets.

 LUCIAN CARNIVAL CALYPSO MONARCH FINALS

These are the calypsonians who will go up against reigning Monarch Menell in the final round  of Lucian Kaiso on Saturday July 19th. Note that Denis James who has been a Calypso Monarch of Canada is in these Finals for the first time! Please see www.luciancarnival.com for more results of St. Lucia's Carnival.

1. Achiever
2. Ashanti
3. Denis James
4. Educator
5. Hitty
6. Herb Black
7. Invader
8. Nintus
9. Walleigh​

​Admission: $30 in Advance | $40 at the Door

Ticket outlets: The Cell outlets and Sunshine Bookstore

Date: 

Saturday, July 19, 2014 - 20:30

Venue: 

Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet

VINCY MAS RESULTS 2014!

JUNIOR CALYPSO – PRIMARY SCHOOL

NAME OF STUDENT	SCHOOL	TITLE OF SONG	POSITION
Tia ‘Singing Tia’ Wyllie	New Prospect Primary	Save the environment	1st
Kristian ‘Lil Kris’ Christopher	Layou Government	You are my hero	2nd
Cha-chanie Morgan	New Prospect Primary	Let’s work together to build this country	3rd

JUNIOR CALYPSO – SECONDARY SCHOOL

NAME OF STUDENT	SCHOOL	TITLE OF SONG	POSITION
Roshard ‘Mighty Kel’ Tittle	North Union Secondary	Let’s join hands	1st
Norrisa ‘ Ms. G’ Gerald	Sandy Bay Secondary	Party band wagon	2nd
Kristiana ‘Singing Kristy’ Christopher	Thomas Saunders Secondary	Change	3rd

JUNIOR SOCA MONARCH

NAME OF STUDENT	SCHOOL	TITLE OF SONG	POSITION
Neisha’Mighty Spice’ Richards	West St. George Secondary	Skinny Gal	1st
Kristiana ‘Singing Kristy’ Christopher	Thomas Saunders Secondary	SVG go rise again	2nd
Giovonne ‘Super D’ Collins	St. Joseph’s Convent Marriaqua	Ah drink ah the wine	3rd

JUNIOR PAN FEST
School Based Bands

PAN SIDE	RENDITION	POINTS	POSITION
Girl’s High School	Kangaroo – Touch	246	1st
C W Prescod Primary	Tamika – Touch	242	2nd
St. Joseph’s Convent Kingstown	Disco Ivy - Astericks	214	3rd

Community

PAN SIDE	RENDITION	POINTS	POSITION
Sea Operations Starlift Steel Orchestra	Mouth in me mooma – Poorsah	1st	265
Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra	Watch de ride – X-A-Dus	2nd	253
Symphonix Steel Orchestra	Carnival fever – Blacksand	3rd	242

MISS CARIVAL 2014

CATEGORY	COUNTRY	CONTESTANT
Best in Swimwear	Dominica	Francine Baron
Best Talent	St. Kitts  & Nevis	Kaeve Armstrong
Best in Evening Gown	Antigua & Barbuda	Raynel Caroll
Best Interview	St. Kitts & Nevis	Kaeve Armstrong
2nd Runner-up	Antigua & Barbuda	Raynel Caroll
1st Runner-up	St. Kitts & Nevis	Kaeve Armstrong
Miss Carival 2013	Dominica	Francine Baron

PANORAMA

PAN SIDE	RENDITION	POSITION
Sion Hill Euphonium Steel Orchestra	Ah Bussing It – Ron Pompey	1st
Scotia Bank South East Steel Orchestra	Ooh La La – Becket	2nd
Sea Operations Starlift Steel Orchestra	Carnival Time - Rebels	3rd

RAGGA SOCA MONARCH

NAME OF COMPETITOR	SONG	POSITION
Delroy ‘Fireman’ Hooper	Rum Meeting	1st
Travis ‘Wiz Skid’ Lynch	Fettologist	2nd
Lornette ‘Fire Empress’ Nedd - Reid	Fire Meet Ice	3rd

SOCA MONARCH

NAME OF COMPETITOR	SONG	POSITION
Delroy ‘Fireman’ Hooper	Unruly	1st
Gamal ‘Skinny Fabulos’ Doyle	Made For This/Red Button	2nd
Shertz ‘Problem Child’ James	No Discipline	3rd

CALYPSO MONARCH

NAME OF COMPETITOR	POSITION
Zamfir ‘Man Zangie’ Adams	1st
Robert ‘Patches’ Knights	2nd
Shernelle ‘Skarpyon’ Williams	3rd

ROAD MARCH

NAME OF ARTISTE	Song	POINTS	Position
Delroy ‘Fireman’ Hooper	Unruly	79	1st
Delroy ‘Fireman’ Hooper	Rum Meeting	66	2nd
Lancelot ‘Mad Skull’ Gloster – Scott	Family	42	3rd

Please see www.carnivalsvg.com for more results , news and fab photos!

Sweet to be back in Bim for the CROP OVER Festival!

Nice and hot, with a cooling breeze, last night at Kensignton Oval for "Sweet and Spicy" presented by the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) and Brewster's Road Crew featuring the semi-finalists of the Sweet Soca and Party Monarch competitions! The judges chose sixteen finalists of the thirty six semi-finalists to perform at SOCA ROYALE at Bushy Park on Sunday July 27th!
The audience seemed to enjoy the Sweet (Groovy)session a lot more than the Party Monarch one that followed it. My group of six certainly appreciated the performers of the first half of the competitions that started around 10:20 p.m. and ended just after 3 a.m. The only performer in the Party Monarch part that moved the patrons was Gorg with his "Meh Rum"! With its meagre offerings I felt that Edwin's Unarrested would've been a finalist, and I would have preferred his "How I Like It" rather than "Pole" for the Sweet Soca Monarch. Anyhow, here are the judges' results:

Sweet Soca
 Biggie Irie - Pankatang; Iweb - Doing Me; Khiomal & Brett - Right Now; Lorenzo - Mad or Wha; Mikey - Next To De Rope; Mr Dale - Stressless; RPB - Rollercoaster; Sanctuary - Mega Monday with Biggie & Imani - Get Over as the reserve.

Party Monarch

Blood - Road; Chrystal - Pantuk; Gorg - Meh Rum; Iweb & Khiomal -Terror; Kirk Brown - Energy; Mikey - No Shame; Mr Dale - De Dawg and Fresh - 100 Proof Bajan. The reserve is Faith “Fate” Callender with Lock It.

Check for other events on the callendar of the NCF at www.ncf.bb. 

Off to the beach to play my usual Saturday afternoon cricket, but not before I eat some puddin' and souse, and have a little nap! Only got about four hours sleep since I got up to do the first of my annual Crop Over reports to  "Kaiso Rising" on CHRY 105.5FM/ www.chry.fm broadcasting from studios at York University!

Be cool! Oh, please check these charts for tunes that I think you'll enjoy!

A.W./KAISO RISING TOP TUNES ending July 5, 2014! – compiled by Alex Waithe

1.  SOCA TRAIN – MIGHTY GRYNNER

2.  THAT IS WHY/ROLLER COASTER – RED PLASTIC BAG

3.  FINE ANTS ON DE PORK – SERENADER

4.  HOW AH LIKE IT – EDWIN/ HOLD YUH – EDWIN & LUTA

5.  PANKATANG – BIGGIE IRIE

6.  STEELBAND COMING DOWN – MEXICAN

7.  GET OVER – IMANI & BIGGIE IRIE

8.  SOCA MAN – FIREMAN HOOPER/ JERK MEAT - MADD

9.  CAN’T KILL MY VIBE/LAST MAN TO LEAVE/I LIKE UM – LIL RICK

10. DOING ME – IAN WEBSTER

11. NAH SUCCUMB – MADZART/ ONE ON ONE - SKARPYON

12. COME OUT TO PARTY/COME OVA - STATEMENT

13. CERTIFIED FETER – BLOOD/ TAKE YOUR CHANCES - AJAMU (NEW)

14. PULL THAT STRING – AJAMU / FIRE ONE – SMOKEY BURKE (NEW)

15. DOWN IN DEY – JAMESEY P/ J.A.M. – KHIOMAL

16. WUKKIN UP – SKUNG YUNG/ AH LITTLE FLING – DELEE (NEW)

17. THE TORTOISE – DE CROONER/ GOD IS A BAJAN – SMOKEY BURKE

18. ISLAND JAM - THE RB QUARTET /MEH RUM – GORG (NEW)

19.  STRESSLESS – MR. DALE/ FEELING – DELEE (NEW)

20. GREAT DAY- LIL RICK/ FLAWLESS – LIL RICK (NEW)

21. OUTA WUK – SERENADER/ SOCA ANIMAL – ALISON HINDS 

22. UPSIDE DOWN – R3CKA/ OBSESSION – PROBLEM CHILD

23. PLAYING FOR TEAM GRENADA – SMALLIES

24. FIESTA – TONY “REBEL” BAILEY & CRYSTAL/ IS A VIBE – FOREIGNER FRANK & LIL RICK (NEW)

25. DE DAWG – MR. DALE/UNGRATEFUL ALCOHOL - CONTONE (NEW)

26. BACHANAL ROAD – IMANI

27. FREE UP YASELF – D2/ START IT – ICON

28. NO STRESS - JENIQUE

29. DE MAS – MIGUEL

30. I’M NOT YOUR WOMAN – VASHTI

A Mount Gay Monday in Toronto!

A week has gone since, what a few of us has dubbed, "Mount Gay Monday" in Toronto! Time certainly flies as I realized last week that I haven't blogged since I left Barbados for Canada on Easter weekend. Now we are already approaching Shavuot and Pentecost! So yesterday was very quiet in comparison to Monday May the 26th when Howard got a few friends to come together at the Drake Hotel, downtown Toronto to usher in the start of summer celebrations that will climax with some of us attending the Crop Over Festival (please check calendar at ncf.bb) and last lapping on Kadooment Day, August 4th. Yes, Monday last week was an enjoyable part three of my birthday celebrations at a Mount Gay Cocktail, Storytelling, and Boozy Dessert Competition where about twenty Toronto bartenders tried to impress judges Raphael Grisoni,  Managing Director of Mount Gay Rum; Chesterfield Brown, International Brand Ambassador of Mount Gay Rum; Adam McDowell, Spirits Editor of National Post, and Robin Wynne, Rum expert, bartender, and bar owner.The competing six pastry chefs impressed the judges and the packed bar with their tasty rum infused desserts. The winners of the rum-soaked battle as reported by Ivy Knight, Editor-In-Chief of Swallow, were:
Judge's Choice - David Chow for his Viva Puffs inspired chocolate covered marshmallow cookies, with each element from the cookie to the marshmallow to the chocolate coating being infused with Mount Gay.People's Choice - Sat Shastri from Oliver and Bonacini Artisan. Sat's childhood in Guyana inspired his West Indian rum cake made with rum brown butter butter-cream, rum chocolate ganache and rum caramel mousse. 

The STORIED COCKTAILS TORONTO WINNERS were:

Josh Lindley (Bar Isabel) 

with 

"Three Arrows" 

1.5oz Mount Gay Eclipse (if you are feeling like a baller you can use the XO but you will want 

to cut the simple syrup) 

.75oz Switchel (I made my own and adjusted the amount of molasses to fit the drink) 

.75oz Pineapple Juice 

.5oz Lemon Juice 

.3oz Simple Syrup (2:1) 

.25oz Angostura Bitters 

1-2oz. Bellwoods Brewing Bimini Twist Berlinerweisse 

Shake everything except for the beer on ice for about 8 seconds, and double strain into a 

rocks glass with the beer in the basement. Garnish with half of a grapefruit wheel. 

http://joshlindley.com/ 

Megan Jones (Reposado Bar) 

with

"Message in a Bottle" 

1.5 oz Mount Gay Eclipse Rum 

0.75 oz Thyme Infused Cointreau 

0.75 oz Salted Apricot Syrup 

0.75 oz lemon 

1 egg white 

Dash of angostura bitters 

Add all ingredients into a Boston shaker. Dry shake ( without ice ) first and then add ice and

shake it whipping the cocktail to create a foam from the egg white. 

Strain and fine strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a dash of angostura bitters and a sprig

of thyme tied to the base of the coupe with an orange slice. 

Story : 

This cocktail is inspired by a sailor. Now this was not just any ordinary sailor. This sailor had

arguably the most important job on the ship... rationing the rum. This was also no ordinary voyage. This was a trip this sailor had waited his entire life for. They were headed to Bridgetown Barbados to pick of the largest shipment ever of Mount Gay rum. Legend had it this was the oldest and finest rum in the entire world and the sailor, who considered himself somewhat of a rum connoisseur, was naturally excited to try it. With the rum barrels safely on the ship and the ship safely underway on its journey to bring Mount Gay rum to the rest of the world, the sailor got his chance to take his first sip. It was indeed the best rum he had ever tried. All of the sudden he heard a loud CRASH. Turns out the ship had hit a massive coral reef that ripped straight through the hull of the boat. All the barrels around him began to shake and one fell directly on his head. He blacked out completely. He wakes up to find he is stranded on a deserted island. As fate would have it, all of the rum survived the shipwreck as well. Unfortunately, fate was not so kind to the rest of the crew and they perished at sea. 

For some time the sailor did exactly what you would expect from a sailor stranded on a deserted island with the world's finest rum ... he got drunk. This lasted days or weeks even and then one day he awoke in a haze and realized all good things must come to an end. He not only needed to go back home but he needed to share this glorious rum with the rest of the world. He took out his pad of paper and his pen and began to write help notes; rolling them up, stuffing them in a bottle and sending them off to sea. To his dismay, no one came to his rescue. In one final and genius attempt and with his last piece of paper and last drop of ink he wrote this: "SOS SEND HELP, I AM STRANDED ON A DESERTED ISLAND WITH THE WORLDS LARGEST SUPPLY OF MOUNT GAY RUM ". 

In no less than a week an entire fleet came to his rescue. Honestly speaking, it's more likely they were there to rescue the rum. Regardless, both he and the rum made it safely on board and he was forever known as a hero for he had protected the rum and continued to share Mount Gay with the rest of the world! 

Nishan Nepulangoda (Blowfish) 

with

"Passion Fire"

1 1/2 oz Mount Gay Silver rum 

3 oz passion fruit juice (sugar, water, sea salt, passion fruit) I oz pineapple juice 

1/4 oz calamansi juice 

3/4 smoked pineapple chipotle 

2 drops tiki bitters 

1 1/2 oz mount gay extra old rum 

dry ice 

Garnish : double pineapple cherry garnish, camphor glassware : ceramic pineapple tiki mug, fresh whole coconut 

For my cocktail, I looked back to the 1940's for inspiration, the height of the tiki era — in other words, a time of excellent rum drinks. (That time period also suits me because I always wear my signature pork pie hat from the 1940's to complete my getup.) The specific drink that inspired me was the Mai Tai, which originated in 1944 in California, the home of tiki techniques. It's always been a favourite 

cocktail for me, probably because it was the first one I ever made at my first bartending job in Sri Lanka. 

I also looked back to Sri Lanka to find my inspiration for my twist on the Mai Tai: namely, passion fruit juice. My mother used to make fresh passion fruit juice for me every for lunch, blending it together with fresh passion fruit seeds, water, sugar and salt. The double pineapple cherry garnish is another thing I learned at my first job, while the camphor fire is a fun application of tiki science! 

Reed Pettit (The Miller Tavern) 

with 

"Cinnamon Toast Punch": 

45ml Mount Gay XO 

30ml Toasted Cinnamon Syrup 

15ml Lime Juice 

Topped with Crushed Ginger Ice 

My story is about how hard it is to come up with names for cocktails. The hardest part of creating a cocktail is coming up with the name, To this very second I haven't figured one out. 

I originally named it after the namesake "The Sir John Gay" but I was quickly given a cease 

and desist from Elton John's lawyers. Perhaps the flavours in Mount Gay XO; Cinnamon, 

Toast, ginger, spice…thats it! ..."Ginger Spice", she is sexy and has great legs, not unlike 

Mount Gay. She doesn't have longevity though. And then I started thinking about the history 

of Rum and the Island that produces the finest. Barbados! Barbados was discovered in what 

you might call "good spirits" pun most certainly intended. 

A hurricane caused a ship to accidentally land on the island. That's it a Hurricane! Well, it 

turns out that name is already taken. So anyways this ship lands on the island and there is 

nobody around. Just the sailors and their stocked ship of English custard and spirits. The 

term for spirits at the time was "comfortable waters" possibly a great name for my cocktail, 

a little more inviting than a hurricane. "The water is comfortable, hop in." as it turn out, a 

little too comfortable, the sailors made short work of their supply. Out of necessity the ships 

sailed to the nearest dutch port bringing back food and most importantly Sugar Cane. Here 

you have an island with year round heat, limestone for water filtration, a huge supply of 

sugar cane and a large group of thirsty travellers with a knowledge for making spirits…"The 

Thirsty Traveller." 

I'm a little scared I'd be punched by Kevin Brauch for using that so I'll steer clear of it. This 

was the birthplace of Rum! Kill-Devil, Barbados Water, Pirate Drink! So as I serve you this 

drink, perhaps we can make a toast. A toast to Barbados, A toast to an island that was once 

described as a place where their cereal production was insufficient for food, let alone 

brewing. I present you A Cinnamon Toast Punch. 

and

Simon Hooper (Libation Consulting) 

with

"Bitter Me Timbers" 

2 oz Mount Gay XO 

1 oz Cointreau 

1 oz vanilla syrup* 

0.5 oz Falernum 

1 oz fresh lime juice 

6 dashesAromatic Bitters 

2 dashes Chocolate Bitters 

2 dashes 'Elemakule Tiki Bitters 

Glass: Collins Glass 

Garnish: Rooibos Flamethrower & grated dark chocoloate 

Method: Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Add ice and shake until well chilled. Fine strain 

over crushed ice in a collins glass. Finish with grated dark chocolate and a spritz of flamed 

rooibos* 

*Vanilla Syrup 

2 cups water 

2 cups turbinado sugar 

1 vanilla bean pod (split) 

Method: Combine water and sugar in a sauce pan. Scrape out vanilla beans from the pod 

into the sauce pan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir until sugar is dissolved. Fine 

strain into a clean glass jar. Refrigerate. Keeps for up to 3 weeks.

Patrick Husbands Does It Again!

At the 33rd edition of the Barbados Gold Cup yesterday at the Garrison Savannah, Patrick Husbands the "Woodbine Wonder" beautifully pushed Major Marvel, an American entry, into the winners circle and took home  the first prize purse of $120 000 and the glittering Sandy Lane Gold Cup! A seven-time Sovereign Award-winning jockey, Patrick joins Venice Richards and Jonathon "Jono" Jones with four wins in the Caribbean’s most prestigious horse race. The 40-year-old also became the first rider to win all three feature races on a Gold Cup Day! In the big race in front of a massive crowd, Nominee, a Trinidad entry, came second, Dashing David, another American entry, was third, and Shared Adventure, one of several Barbadian entries was in fourth position in the eleven horse field.

Congrats to a top notch jockey, a 'cookist', and an overall good person whom I dub 'de Woodbine Wonder from B-Town'!

More T and T Carnival Results!

2014 National Calypso Monarch Results

Published on Monday, 03 March 2014 13:14

1. Roderick “Chucky” Gordon - Wey Yuh Think/Wedding Of De Century
2. Kurt Allen - Sweet Sizzling Summer/The Lost Psalm Of King David
3. Selvon “Mistah Shak” Noel - Bois/Crime Round De Clock
4. Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool - Ah Miss De Bards/De Guest List
5. Brian London - The Heart Of A Warrior/Call Dem Out
6. Victoria “Queen Victoria” Cooper - Political Love Affair/Congo Warrior
7. Alana Sinnette - Sea Lots/And Calling It Rain
8. Weston “Cro Cro” Rawlins - Pious, Poor But Proud/Goodness Delayed
9. Carlos “Skatie” James - Calypso Woman/Jack And Jill
10. Myron “The Incredible Myron B” Bruce - One More Sip/First Black Prime Minister
11. Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor - De Richest Man/Not Tonight
12. Roger “Bodyguard” Mohammed - Aloes Vendor/False Papers

Trinidad and Tobago Roadmarch 2014 Results 
(ranked using number of plays on the road) 
1. Machel Montano - Ministry of Road . 374
2. Farmer Nappy - Big People Party . 59 
3. Benjai - Come Out To Play . 39 

For Panorama 2014 it is Phase Two!

Last night it was pan fuh so and in the large band category the points were very close. Please check http://www.panonthenet.com for details and results in the other categories.

The first five winners in the large band category are:

PHASE 2 PAN GROOVE -JUMP HIGH; arranger Len “Boogsie” Sharpe (287 points)

TRINIDAD ALL STARS –Excitement; arranger Leon ”Smooth” Edwards (286)

RENEGADES – In De Minor; arranger Duvone Stewart (283)

DESPERADOES – Spankin- A Tribute; arranger Robert Greenidge

EXODUS – Pan Is Carnival; arranger Pelham Goddard

Tonight it's Dimanche Gras in Port of Spain with the following singers ( Morell Peters aka Luta is the reserve) singing the songs listed here plus another one:

·  Alana Sinnette ·  Brian London ·  Skatie ·  Chalkdust  ·  Kurt Allen ·  Incredible Myron B ·  Chucky ·  Body Guard ·  Mistah Shak ·  Queen Victoria ·  Cro Cro

·  Sea Lots ·  Call Them Out ·  Jack and Jill ·  The Guest List ·  Sweet Sizzling Summer ·  One More Sip ·  Wey Yuh Think ·  False Papers ·  Bois ·  A Political Affair ·  Pious, Poor but Proud

Some T and T Carnival 2014 Results!

Last night it was energy fuh so in T and T! Caught some of the Soca Competition last night on radio and CBC TV after checking some vintage performances by Smokey Burke, Richard Stoute, Tony Grazettes, Lord Radio, and Michael Thompson, and Desmond Weekes backed by the Flashback Band on the first night of the annual three day Agrofest at Queen's Park in Bridgetown. Biggie Irie didn't place in the top four but represented well from most reports! Congrats to de RedBoyz on their work with Biggie, Farmer Nappy and Destra Garcia as they were outstanding in the Groovy Soca Monarch Competition! Tonight it's Panorama and tomorrow night Dimanche Gras;wow wow sweet music fuh days!! Here are some results:

Brian London won over Black Sage in the Extempo Competion

Power Soca Monarch:

1. Machel Montano - :Ministry Of The Road"
2. Hollice "Mr Killa" Mapp - "Rolly Polly"
2. Neil Iwer George - "Mama Oye"
2. Destra Garcia - "Mash Up"
 
Groovy Soca Monarch:

1. Kerwin Du Bois - "Too Real"
2. Machel Montano - "Happiest Man Alive"
3. Darryl "Farmer Nappy" Henry - "Big People Party"
4. Destra Garcia - "First Time"