Cropover: Party Monarch and Sweet Soca results 2011

Sweet Soca
1 RPB – Once Upon a Whine
2 Biggie Irie – Can’t Be Over
3 Edwin – Good Time
4 Mikey – Jammin
5 Blood – Insane (Clapping)
6 TC feat Peter Ram – Coming Down
7 TC – That’s What I Wanna Do
8 AC – Aint Saying Nuttin
9 Mike Thompson – Coming Soon

Party Monarch
1 Mikey – Pavement Anticipation
2 Lil Rick – Crazy People
3 Edwin – Cover de Road
4 Blood – De Experience
5 TC – Blaze it up
6 Khiomal – Poze
7 Sammy Jane – Right Here
8 Eric Lewis – Tek De Dun and Go Long
9 Bret Linton – I Ready
10 Mike Thompson – Bajan Line Dance

via Faluma Blog

Video: La Ritmica – Dizis da bomb

In June, July and August there are not only Carnivals in the Caribbean and North America, most European West-Indies styled carnivals are in summer, too. Check out this new video by La Ritmica feat. Ultrabeatz and Da Kaptin (Netherland Antilles) for Berlin, Rotterdam and Notting Hill 2010.

There’s also an interview with Gerald aka Da Kaptin of La Ritmica on TropicalBass.com

Antigua Soca Monarch 2010

Power category
1. Tian Winter
2. Claudette Peters
3. Lord satelite

Groovy category
1. Claudette Peters
2. Tian Winter
3. Satelite

claudette peters antigua

Blood took Roadmarch with ‘Foot on Fire’

The reigning Party Monarch and Soca Royale champ took his first Tune-of-the-Crop / roadmarch crown and added another title 2010 Crop-Over earnings with the infectious tune ‘Foot On Fire’.

via nationnews.com

<a href="http://downloads.faluma.com/track/foot-on-fire">Foot On Fire by Blood</a>

Grand Kadooment results 2010

HISTORICAL
1. Betty West Betty – West Productions – Hills of Colour
2. Gwyneth Squires – Silver Jubilee.
3. Trevor Chase – Ooutraje – The Many Movements of Land Ships.

TOPICAL
1. Gwyneth Squires – Silver Jubilee
2. Renee Ratcliffe – Jump Promotions – The Spirit Of The Gap
3. Anthony Layne – Contact – We Paradise

COMMUNITY
1. Quincy Jones – Youth Explosion – Crop-Over This Is Our Festival
2. Trydejiha Britynee – Bajana – Too Sweet.
3. Roseann Lewis – Bush Hall Masqueraders – We Sweet, Sugary Sweet

TRADITIONAL
1. Trevor Chase – Ooutraje – The Many Movements Of Land Ships
2. Betty West – Betty West Productions – Hills of Colour
3. Neal Robinson – Mas’ Explosion – De Bajan In We

ADVERTISING
1. Gwyneth Squires – Silver Jubilee
2. Renee Ratcliffe – Jump Promotions – The Spirit Of The Gap
3. Lyndon Clarke – Ravuz Kadooment Band – Caribbean Influences

FANTASY
1. Richard Haynes – Baje International – Free To Fly
2. Andre Elias – Rebel Vibes The Band – Paradise (City of Angels)
3. Chetwyn Stewart – Power x Four – Bajan Reef

BMA Brands of Barbados Award – Large Band
Trevor Chase – Ooutraje – The Many Movements Of Land Ships

BMA Brands of Barbados Award – Small Band
Doug Hoyte – Renegades – Tings Brown

Most Colourful Large Band
Chetwyn Stewart – Power x Four – Bajan Reef

Most Colourful Small Band
Andre Elias – Rebel Vibes The Band – Paradise (City of Angels)

HIV/AIDS Awareness Award
Pat Moore – Hope and Despair – Jump Promotions – The Spirit Of The Gap

BEST BAND ON THE ROAD – The George Dear Award
1. Trevor Chase – Ooutraje – The Many Movements Of Land Ships
2. Gwyneth Squires – Silver Jubilee
3. Betty West – Betty West Productions – Hills of Colour

FLAG PERSON
1. Sue-Ellen St Louis – Wednesday 2000 – Ties That Bind
2. Di Di Winston – Gwyneth Squires – Silver Jubilee
3. Shawntelle Marshall – Mas’ Explosion – De Bajan In We

BEST INDIVIDUAL MALE
1. Barry Seale (On The High Seas) – Jump Promotions – The Spirit Of The Gap
2. Antonio Todd (Lucky Leprechaun) – Jump Promotions – The Spirit Of The Gap
3. Alfred Clarke (Majestic Macaw) – Jump Promotions – The Spirit Of The Gap

BEST INDIVIDUAL FEMALE
1. Dawn-Lisa Callender (Aquatica) – Jump Promotions – The Spirit Of The Gap
2. Sophia Chase (The May Pole) – Ooutraje – The Many Movements Of Land Ships
3. Pat Moore (Hope and Despair) – Jump Promotions – The Spirit Of The Gap

BEST OVERSEAS BAND
A Sou Yo (bandleader Giles Vicrobeck) of Martinique.

SMALL BAND OF THE YEAR
1. Doug Hoyte – Renegades – Tings Brown
2.Trydejiha Britynee – Bajana – Too Sweet
3. Lyndon Clarke – Ravuz Kadooment Band – Caribbean Influences
Honourable Mention: Neal Robinson – Mas’ Explosion – De Bajan In We

LARGE BAND OF THE YEAR
1. Renee Ratcliffe – Jump Promotions – The Spirit Of The Gap
2. Gwyneth Squires – Silver Jubilee
3. Trevor Chase – Ooutraje – The Many Movements Of Land Ships
Honourable Mention: Mackie Holder – Wednesday 2000 – Ties That Bind

Festival Designer Of The Year
1. Renee Ratcliffe – Jump Promotions – The Spirit Of The Gap
2. Gwyneth Squires – Silver Jubilee
3. Betty West – Betty West Productions – Hills of Colour

BEST PRESENTATION
1. Gwyneth Squires – Silver Jubilee
2. Trevor Chase – Ooutraje – The Many Movements Of Land Ships
3. Renee Ratcliffe – Jump Promotions – The Spirit Of The Gap.

via nationnews.com

Video: Ak the Artist – Roger Dat

Ak the Artist – Roger Dat (Official Music Video) 2010
Track Engineered By Animosity Studios
Track Produced by Dada
Video Directed / Produced by Digitak Studios

Cropover Party Monarch / Sweet Soca results 2010

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Party Monarch

1st- Blood
2nd – Soca Kartel & Edwin Yearwood
4th – Mikey
5th – Lil Rick
6th – Khiomal & TC
8th – Ras Iley
9th – Popsicle
10th – Queen T

Sweet Soca

1st – TC
2nd – Mikey
3rd – Mr. Dale
4th – Khiomal
5th – Lil Rick
6th – Blood – Boom Bam
7th – Kirk Browne
8th – Bret Linton

<a href="http://downloads.faluma.com/track/foot-on-fire">Foot On Fire by Faluma</a>

via nationnews.com

Caribbean Soca Monarch 2010 Results

Last Sunday, 18th July the OECS/Caribbean Soca Monarch took place in Mindoo Phillip Park, St. Lucia.

1st : Ricky T (from St Lucia) – Can’t Stop It
2nd: DJ HP (from St Lucia) – Pa Melay
3rd: Mr Killa (from Grenada) and Superman HD from St Lucia – De Fence

via socafreak.com

St. Lucia Soca Monarch 2010 results

Power Soca:
1st: HP – Pa Mele
2nd: Ricky T – Cyah stop it (2009 title defender)
3rd: Superman HD aka Pringles- Ready for dem

Groovy Soca:
1st: Alpha – Freedom (2009 title defender)
2nd: Superman HD aka Pringles – Gros Pwel
3rd: Nicole David – Mr. Dean Dough

Source: SLUCarnival

Maddzart took SVG roadmarch 2010

Maddzart won the 2010 roadmarch in St. Vincent with the song “The King Road”. Congrats!

Video: Problem Child – Delinquents

New track by Problem Child, produced by Kamau for Vincy Mas 2010.

Video: Trinitoons: Palance – De Animated Tribute

Almost missed this gread animation by trinitoons / Ansar Sattar – a tribute to the most successful roadmarch tunes ever: Palance!

via Trinizagada

Video: Kes the Band ft Kess & Tessanne Chin – Loving yuh

New video by Kes the Band and Tessanne Chin. Track produced by Precision Prod.

Video: Pitbull feat. Machel Montano – Alright (Ramajay)

International version of Machel Montano’s Carnival tune “Ramajay” has now been released as first single from the upcoming Pitbull album “Planet Pit”. This version of the tune added some merengue flavors.

Video: 3Canal – Revolution / We free (2002)

Two classic 3canal tunes from 2002 merged in this fantastic video. Make sure you watch it to the end.