Archive for February, 2009

Trinidad Carnival Band Winners 2009

Children’s Bands
Mini Jr. Band of the Year- Sunny – Rosemary Perkins
Small Jr. Band of the Year – The Rainbow Cycle – Spence Productions
Medium Jr. Band of the year – Heighten – Classic Productions
Large Jr. Band of the Year – National Pride – Rosalind Gabriel and associates

Adult Bands
Monday Queen of the band – First Lady of the Chinese Court – Pamela Gordon
Monday King of the band – Apollo’s Lust – Curtis Eustace

Queen’s Park Savannah and Downtown
Monday Mini Band of the day – Red Indian Days – Henry Ramdin and associates
Monday Large Band of the day – Africa, Her people, Her Glory, Her tears – Brain MacFarlane
Q.P.S. Monday Small Band of the Day: tribute to a Fallen Warrior
Q.P.S. Monday Medium Band of the Day: Trinidad All Stars
Q.P.S. Monday Large Band of the Day: Razzle Dazzle – Starlift

Tuesday Band of the Year
Mini Band of the Year- Red Indian days – Henry Ramdin and Associates
Small band of the Year – Empires of the Sun – D’Midas
Medium band of the Year – Bacchanal – Ronnie and Caro Mas Band
Large band of the Year – George bailey Award – Africa, her people, her glory, her tears – Brian MacFarlane and Associates – 1378 points

Source: NCTT

Road March 2009

sandwichwineBelow are the final results for the Road March, Trinidad Carnival 2009:

1. Faye-Ann Lyons (Meet Super Blue) – 420 plays
2. Destra Garcia (Bacchanal) – 76 plays
3. Blaxx – Tusty

Congratulations to Faye-Ann for her triple success!

Source: NCCTT | Article about Fayanns victory in Trinidad Express | Trinidad Guardian

Fayann leads Roadmarch – will she walk out with triple?

Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez is the first woman to win the Soca Monarch crown and thousands of masqueraders yesterday made her their queen of the road, prancing to her hit “Meet Superblue” and setting the stage for her to win her third Road March.

The results are to be announced today, but if the frequency with which Lyons-Alvarez’s song received airplay yesterday, never failing to whip masqueraders into a frenzy at most judging points in Port-of-Spain and San Fernando, is anything to go by, the crown appears to be hers.

quoted from Newsday

Carnival Photo Sets

http://flickr.com/photos/aforum/3057418903/

Is there any better photo opportunity in the world than Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago? I doubt it! Beautiful people, spectacular costumes, beaming smiles, great atmosphere, sunshine… you name it. No wonder there are thousands of photographers lining the streets of Port of Spain and thankfully many of them share their pictures with all of us in the internet. Here are just two out of many links to nice photo sets on Flickr:
Kiddies Carnival 2009 (by “dexout”)
Old Time Mas (by “Look Out Barbados”)
Have a look and enjoy!

Chalkdust is Calypso Monarch

Chalkie did it again and took the Calypso Monarch crown on Dimanche Gras this Sunday with the song “My Heart and I”. He equalled the record of The Mighty Sparrow, who also has eight titles. Chalkdust said to the Trinidad Express:

Now that I have equalled Sparrow’s record, I am thinking of bowing out of the competition, out of respect for Sparrow. I have no desire to break his record because of what he means to calypso and all he has achieved through the years.

1st: Dr Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool – “My Heart and I” (434 points)
2nd: Joanne “Tigress” Rowley – “Yuh Ent See Wajang Yet” (426 points)
3rd: Winston “D’Original De Fosto Himself” Scarborough – “Could We Rise Again” (425 points)

Source: Trinidad Express here and here

Panorama 2009 Results

Large Bands
1st Silver Stars (performing: First in de line) – 469
2nd Phase II Pan Groove – 468
3rd Trinidad All Stars – 460
4th Desperadoes – 458
5th Renegades – 457
6th Exodus – 456
7th Siparia Deltones – 450.5
8th Redemption Sound Setters – 442

Medium
1st Sforzata 473
2nd Buccooneers 471
3rd Sound Specialists of Laventille 468
4th Katzenjammers 467.5
5th Dixieland 465
6th Valley Harps 460
7th Couva Joylanders 453.5
8th Arima Angel Harps 452.5

Small
1st Arima Golden Symphony 439
2nd San City Steel Symphony 434
3rd Tornadoes Steel Orchestra 432
4th Panasonic Connection 431.5
5th Tunapuna All Stars 414
6th Casablanca 413
7th Laventille Serenaders 408.5
8th Fascinators Pan Symphony 400.5

Single Pan Bands National Finals
1st La Horquetta Pan Groove (performing: Super Blue – Unknown Band (from 1981))
2nd Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Band (peforming: Becket – Teaser (1991))
3rd Trinidad East Side Symphony of Malick
4th Arima’s Trinidad Nostalgic w
5th La Creole Pan Groove of La Puerta Avenue in Diego Martin

Source: panonthenet.com | Pan Trinbago | Newsday on the Single Pan Finals | Pan-Jumbie.com | listing of all performed songs: tntisland.com

Video: Machel Montano: Wild Antz

Trinidad & Tobago International Soca Monarch Results

Groovy Monarch

1. Faye Ann Lyons-Alvarez – Heavy T Bumper (on stage Calypso Rose)
2. Shurwayne Winchester
3. Benjai
4. Zoelah

People’s Choice: Faye Ann

Soca Power Monarch

1. Faye Ann Lyons-Alvarez – (on stage: Superblue) (link to video)
2. Bunji Garlin (link to video)
3. Iwer George
4. Blaxx

Source: Newsday

Chutney Soca Monarch 2009 Results

1. Kenneth Salick – “Radica”
2. Ravi B – “Doolarie”
3. Hunter – “Jep Sting Naina”
4. Asha Kamachee – “Kasai Salona”

via Soca Nikki



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