Weblog for Caribbean music - Soca, Calypso, Pan and Carnival Culture - Est. 2003
Adrian Dutchin took the 2008 Soca Monarch title back with his tune “”No Place Like Home” from last years’ champion Marlon ‘Malo’ Webster. Malo who performed the song “Celebrate”, didn’t make it in the Top3 this year.
2nd place: Wilbur ‘Lil Man’ Levans
3rd place: Onikha Joseph
This is an interesting article of Trinidad Express printed in January, but I just found it again on Caribbean Brass Connection. Naya George says that he stepped out of the music game to make space for youngers:
Technorati Tags: soca TrinidadEverybody just want to hold on to their space, so the youths who are coming into the industry, brimming with talent and bursting with energy have no where to go. [..] We need to bring young people in the game and move the industry forward.
Did you know that the Mighty Sparrow did a song to endorse Barack Obama, potential candidate for the presidential elections in the USA 2008? See and listen:
This Carnival a “digital” version of the national instrument was presented by Salomon Cupid. See a demonstration of the new e-Pan:
I am not sure if this is a synthetic or a sample based player, but in the end the sound must convince the players. In the demonstration Mr Cupid says the sound of the pan is “mimiked”, but I have some doubts if it is really possible to have a authentic pan sound without samples.
[via pan-jumbie]
Technorati Tags: PanMore Soca videos coming up - Devon Matthews groovy song “Wine Down Low”.
[via Soca Nikki]
Technorati Tags: Video TrinidadMore videos coming in - Fayanns huuuuge roadmarch tune “Get on”:
[via Soca Nikki]
Technorati Tags: Video TrinidadThere is a discussion going on in Trinidad to move the Festival to April for marketing reasons. Read the article in Trinidad Express here. Read also Keiths comment on this topic and five reasons against it on CFR.
Technorati Tags: TrinidadPhotographer Mark Lyndersay went to Mas Camps in Trinidad - check out his awsome gallery of images:
Making Mas - Creating Carnival’s Costumes
If you surf around on his website, you will find more Carnival-related material, like photos and videos from the road.
[via CFR]
Reigning King of Carnival mas Brian Mac Farlane’s band “Earth; Cries of Despair, Wings of Hope”, dazzled the crowd at the Queen’s Park Savannah yesterday – Carnival Tuesday – as he mounted a spectacular defence of his crown.
Mac Farlane’s environmentally friendly, “Earth: Cries of Despair, Wings of Hope” did not come charging at you with the majestic flash of colour [..] However, his presentation was rich, raw and trapped all of earth’s elements, capturing the state of decay, but not letting go of hope for the future. [newsday]
George Bailey Award - Large Band of the Year
1. Earth: Cries of Despair, Wings of Hope - Brian Mac Farlane (1350 pts)
2. Viva Mexico - Trini Revellers (1308)
3. Passages - Legacy - (1277)
4. Love - D Krewe (1110)
5. Color of Imagination - Evolution Carnival (1078)
Harold Saldenah Award - Medium Band of the Year
1. The Gulf - Ronnie & Caroh
2. First Dimension - D’Midas
3. Caribbean Splendor - Masquerade
4. The Story of La Brea - Image Nation
5. Nautica - Trevor Wallace & Associates
Lil Hart Award - Small Band of the Year
1. Cock Flying - Belmont Original Sailors (1243)
2. The Gathering - Tribal Connection (1015)
3. A Sailor is a Sailor - Mt Hope (1133)
4. Tribes of Bonio - Rampage (1071)
5. Nautica - 1054
J’Ouvert Band of the Year
1. Aloha Hawaii - Patsy & Friends
2. Sweeeping Time Again
3. AaJab - Mas Jumbies
4. Nature gone wild - East side plaza and assoc
5. Pitrates - Mas lovers
Junior Band of the Year
1. Wings of Hope - Rosalind Gabriel & Friends
2. Romancing the Stone - Carnival Players
3. In Shape - Walter Village Childrens Band
4. Color Me in T&T - Arima Boys RC
5. Better Than That - Owen Hinds Carnival Production
Carnival Monday already made a clear statement: “Get On” is the strongest tune for this season. It was no suprise when Fay-Ann Lyons scored the most plays on Tuesday Parade.
Congratulations to the family Lyons-Alvarez, who took both Roadmarch and Soca Monarch! 
1. Faye-Ann: Get On (331 plays)
2. Roy Cape / Blaxx: Breatheless (125 plays)
3. Machel Montano HD: Blaze de Trail (72 plays)
1. Michael Osuna (Sugar Aloes) - Reflections (438 points)
2. Weston Rawlins (Cro Cro) - Respect for the Fourth King (435)
3. Karene Asche - The Recipe (433)
4. Dexter Parsons (Stinger) - Voices from the Van (430)
5. Hollis Liverpool (Chalkdust) - St. Joan of Arts (426)
6. Walter Tayler (Tayler) - Sorry (419)
7. Leslie-Ann Ellis - Our Nations Heroes (410)
8. Kurt Allen - Last Bad John of Kaiso (409)
8. & Brian London - A Song For We (409) (Tie)
10. Singing Sandra - I Stand for Trinbago (406)
11. Skatie - Reasons (402)
12. Versatile - Shadow Reloaded (393)
12. & Edwin Ayoung (Crazy) - A Positive Message (393) (Tie)
14. Francine Edwards (Singing Francine) - De Irony (386)
15. Sekon Alves - When We Meet (380)
TUCO Calypso Competition 2008
Extempo
1. Joseph Vautor-Laplaceliere (Lingo)
2. Llewellyn MacIntosh (Short Pants)
3. Hezekiah Joseph
4. Sheldon John
5. Phillip Murray (Black Sage)
6. Mark John (Contender)
7. Wendell Ettienne
8. Leslie Ann Bristow (Lady Africa)
Political Commentary
1. Karene Asche - The Recipe
2. Michael Osuna (Sugar Aloes) - Reflections
3. Anthony Hendrickson (All Rounder) - What Trinbago Needs
4. Winston Scarborough (De Fosto) - Write It Off
5. Michelle Henry - Kan
Soca Chutney
1. Heeralal Rampertap - Ayee Oh
2. Derrick Seales (Dr Seales) - Debe Experience
3. Shalleika Hazell - Carnival Time Is Chutney Time
4. Lynette Steele (Lady Gypsy) - Patodiah
5. Wendy Scantlebury - Lonely Wife
Social Commentary
1. Dexter Parsons (Stinger) - Voices from the Van
2. Brian London - A Song for We
3. Hollis Liverpool (Chalkdust) - St Joan of Arts
4. Kurt Allen - Last Bad John of Kaiso
5. Francine Edwards (Singing Francine) - De Irony
Humourus Commentary
1. Cuthbert George (Wizard of ID) - 2 at 25
2. Fitzroy Joseph (Brother Ebony) - Two Round Things
3. Tammico Moore (Spicey) - D Signs
4. Stephen Lewis (Super Lou) - High Prices
5. Victor McDonald (Mr Mack) - Me Too
King of Carnival 2008
1 - Jhawan Thomas - Pandemic Rage (431)
2 - Curtis Eustace - Chromatic Chaos (427)
4 - Earl Thompson - Man / Wade Madray - Dingdaka “De Lion Heart”) (416)
5 - Glen Turnbull - Amazula (400)
6 - Ronald Des Vignes - Cocoa in the Sun (390)
7 - Glenn Dave Larkhan - Master of the Wind (382)
8 - Theophilus Simmons - D’Great Tribal Warrior (380)
9 - Roland St. George - Obsession (378)
10 - Aaron Kalicharan - Bongo Beat (363)
Queen of Carnival 2008
1 - Susan Low - Yemaja-Orisha, Goddess of the Sea (413)
2 - Lenore Caterson - Peesunt, the Daughter of Chief Kitwanga (401)
3 - Tamara Alleyne-Gittens - A Splash of Scandal (396)
4 - Gloria Dallsingh - “Makeda” D’Warrior Queen (395)
5 - Peola Marchan - Matilda, Who Gathers Flowers of Life and Sings its Virtues (385)
6 - Alana Ward-Mike - Coatlicue, Yucatan Goddess (373)
7 - Savitri Holassie - A Brighter Way of Life (370)
8 - Anne-Marie Quammie Alleyne - Jewels of Marakech, The Ancient Berber Tribe (355)
9 - Inez Gould - Goddess of Fertility (348)
10 - Pamela Gordon - D’Devine Queen of Worship (342)
[Source: C - The People’s Choice]
Technorati Tags: Trinidad Carnival Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove won the Panorama 2008 competition with one point difference to last years’ champions Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars. They entered the final with the title “Musical Vengeance” composed by Gregory “GB” Ballantyne and arranged by Len “Boogsie” Sharpe. The All Stars played “Thunder Coming”, composed and sung by Winston Scarborough, better known as ‘D Original De Fosto’, and arranged by Leon “Smooth” Edwards.
Third and forth place took Sagicor Exodus and WITCO Desperadoes.
Medium Bands:
1. Courts Sound Specialists
2. Steel Explosion
3. Clico Sforzata
[see also Trinidad Express]
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