Two classic 3canal tunes from 2002 merged in this fantastic video. Make sure you watch it to the end.
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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.
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.
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
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:
Awaited list of the finalists for Soca Monarch 2010
Power Finalists:
Fay-Ann Lyons (defending champion)
Blaze & JW
Farmer Nappy
Blaxx
Tallpree (Grenada)
Shal & Screws
Supa Jigga TC
KMC & Ronnie McIntosh
Iwer George
Daddy Chess (Dominica)
Tian Winters (Antigua)
Skinny Fabulous (St Vincent)
Mr Killa (Grenada)
Groovy Finalists:
Fay-Ann Lyons (defending champion)
Kerwin Du Bois
Shurwayne Winchester
Patrice Roberts
Chucky
Ricki Jai
Zoelah (St. Vincent)
KMC
Lil Bits
Nnika Francis
Ainsley King
TC (Barbados)
Another tribute song for the people in Haiti, feat. artists like Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Alison Hinds, Destra Garcia, Kes Dieffenthaller, Edwin Yearwood, David Rudder, Tenasse Chin, Belo and more.. Produced by Chris Birch and Shaggy.
Digicel Group CEO, Colm Delves, said: “As part of the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund, we wanted to collaborate with international artists to produce a song that would support the people of Haiti who lost so much as a result of the earthquake. People across the world can purchase Rise Again and all proceeds will go directly to the relief efforts in Haiti.”
Pressinfo Digicel | Help Haiti
Did you already wonder about the very few appearances by Machel Montano this carnival? A series of articles in the Guardian tries to explain his motives behind the decision to keep a low profile this season. Read now part 1.
The decision of soca superstar, Machel Montano, to refrain from live performances during the Carnival season is possibly one of the most difficult decisions he had to make in his long musical career. Many fans and revellers consider this move as creating a vacuum in live musical performances during these Carnival celebrations. However, this musical move can be a very strategic manoeuvre if Machel utilises this period to re-evaluate his guiding philosophy in relation to where he wants to take the music. Many local musicologists and older commentators have attributed blame to Montano for the direction of soca music in the last decade, since the local media have always touted him as the major flag-bearer of the new generation of soca performers in the post Rudder/SuperBlue era.
Official music video for Slammer Cutter’s 2010 carnival single “Bad Weather”.
Track Produced By- Kerwin Du Bois
Directed By- Craig Chung
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