The 2010 Carriacou Soca Monarch went to “Discipline” doing his tune “Move Me Nah” which also became Road March at the carnival of Grenada’s sister island.
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Archive for February, 2010
Official or not, everybody who has been on the road on Tuesday or watched the live streams already knows: Palance by JW and Blaze is Roadmarch 2010. A National Carnival Commission (NCC) official said there was no need to tally the score. ‘True Lies’ was heard three times, ‘No Behaviour’ once and Shurwayne Winchester’s ‘Riding It’ was played once. Downtown Port-of-Spain was in the hand of the Palance dance.
But not only in Port-of-Spain the revellers were palancing – at High Street, San Fernando, masqueraders, almost on cue, leaned from side to side, whenever ‘Palance’ played.
The late Road March king Lord Kitchener’s “Sugar Bum Bum” also enjoyed moderate air-play this year.
2010 Roadmarch Results
1. JW & Blaze – Palance (417)
2. Fay-Ann Lyons – True Lies (40)
3. Machel Montano – No Behaviour (11)
Source: T&T Guardian, Newsday, thisisjester
Brand new video by ForceFed of Bunji Garlin’s tune “Brave”:
Bunji Garlin – BRAVE (Official Music Video) from ForceFed Blog on Vimeo.
Kurt Allen dethroned defending monarch Chalkdust on Dimanche Gras and became Trinidad & Tobago’s 2010 National Calypso Monarch. With his sharp-tongued political commentary “Dey too bright” he convinced the audience as well as the jury.
Kurt Allen’s winning Calypso Monarch performance on sunday night:
Sources: Trinidad Express, Bandwagonist
Here are the results for Panorama 2010:
Large band category:
Silver Stars (Song: Battle Zone) – 291
Phase II Pan Groove (Song: Pan Army) – 284
Trinidad All Stars (Song: Large is large) – 282
Invaders – 274
Renegades – 274
Skiffle Bunch – 271
Harmonites – 268
Desperadoes – 268
Redemption Sound Setters – 264
Fonclaire – 260
Medium band:
1. Steel Explosion (Radica) – 280
2. Courts Sounds Specialists of Laventille (Surrender) – 276.5
3. Katzenjammers (Lightning Strikes Twice) – 273
Small band:
1. Arima Golden Symphony (Smooth Sailing) – 270
2. Golden Hands (Dingolay) – 268.5
3. Merrytones (Pan War) – 268
Single Pan:
1. La Horquetta Pan Groove (Fire Coming Down) – 275
2. San Juan East Side Symphony (Black Man Feeling To Party) – 270
3. United Sounds (Magic Drums) – 268
via Pan on the net, Pan Jumbie
Fantastic Friday is done and here are the results of the International Soca Monarch 2010:
Power
1. JW & Blaze – Palance
2. Fay-Ann Lyons – True lies
3. Shal Marshall and Screws – Police
4. Tallpree – Wicked Jab
Groovy
1. Shurwayne Winchester – Murdah
2. Fay-Ann Lyons – Start wining
3. Rikki Jay – Barman
4. Patrice Roberts – Wuk it
via Band Wagonist
Yesterday it was already ten years since the one and only, the Calypso genius, The Grandmaster, Aldwyn Roberts aka Lord Kitchener left this world.
At least his music stays with us forever and isn’t Carnival just the right time to commemorate this great man…
Official Video for the Tallpree song “Wicked Jab” on the Gutter Soca Riddim. Get the song here.
Next friday one of the most important competitions in Soca music will take place at Queen’s Oval Park in Port of Spain, Trinidad – the International Soca Monarch 2010.
Here are the finalists for both categories, groovy and power:
Groovy Finalists
Fayann Lyons- Start Wining (defending champion)
Lil Bits- Careful
Zoelah- More Water (St. Vincent)
Nnika Francis- Survivor (Grenada)
Miss TC- Hot Sun & Riddim (Barbados)
Farmer Nappy & Kerwin Dubois- Pavment
Shurwayne Whinchester- Murdah
Patrice Roberts- Wuk It
Chucky- Driffin
KMC- Nah Bad-Talk Man
Ainsley King – Bawl Out
Power Finalists
Fayann Lyons- True Lies (defending champion)
Blaxx- Hunting
Tallpree- Wicked Jab (Grenada)
Farmer Nappy- I Pay For This
JW & Blaze- Palance
Shall Marshall & Screws- Police
Tian Winter- Soca Rebals (Antigua)
Iwer George- Party Hard
Super Jigga TC -Template
Skinny Fabolous- Beast Leggo (St. Vincent)
Mr. Killa- Swing It Way (Grenada)
Daddy Chess -Ready Or Not (Dominica)
KMC F.Ronnie McIntosh-While You Can
Links: Guardian | Facebook Event
Patch’s tune “Pipe” on the Gutter Riddim (Island Traffic Ent, 2010).
Please find a list with the results of the semi-finals for this year’s National Panorama competition on panonthenet.com. A great shock for many might be that the legendary steel band Exodus didn’t make it to the finals that will be held on February 13th, 2010 at the Queen’s Park Savannah. This is especially extraordinary since Pan Trinbago has just changed the rules for the Panorama and increased the number of finalists.
“As a result there will be ten (10) finalists in each of the three categories ie Small, Medium and Large Conventional Bands.
“Over the years,” said Richard Forteau, Secretary, “there have been requests to increase the number of finalists. We are pleased to note that we have taken the call to the authorities who have agreed to the increase, both in numbers and prizes.”
Responding to concerns of pan lovers about the length of the show, the official revealed it (Saturday’s finals) will be a tighter show, starting at 6:00 pm.” (Source: Pan Trinbago).
This song will be performed by several groups, e.g. Renegades and Silver Stars:
Congratulations to Ravi B who is the official Chutney Monarch 2010 with his tune “Ah Drinka”!
Second is Rikki Jay with his song “Barman”
Great songs, but isn’t it remarkable that Chutney seems to be firmly in the hands of male rum-lovers…
here are female reply tunes 
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