Weblog for Caribbean music - Soca, Calypso, Pan and Carnival Culture - Est. 2003
David Rudder recently did his Calypso Journey show in Toronto, Canada. It combined calypso music of three generations starting in the 30s and the show also features Lord Superior and Toronto’s singer Drew Gonsalves.
Read a concert review here or listen to the audios at CBC (unfortunatly you might need some special media plugins to listen to the audios).
[Photo: Tanja Tiziana]
Technorati Tags: Trinidad CalypsoAdrian 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
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
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]
Technorati Tags: panorama Trinidad PanThe discussion about the title is reaching the next stage. Reigning Soca Monarch 2008 Bunji Garlin said in an interview, that Fay-Ann did the best show at Queen’s Park Oval last Friday:
“I like to feel victory and I didn’t get that last night. After seeing Fay-Ann’s performance, I told her: You win. You beat me tonight.”[Newsday]
The Trinidad Express’ commentator Gary Cardinez goes even further:
Clearly it seems that a performance based on singing, melodies, delivery and music will not give an artiste the edge.
It has reached the stage where artistes have to come up with out of this world theatrics to win the International Soca Monarch title. Early in the game we referred to these massive presentations as “best village performance” now we have to find a new high tech name for them. What does an exploding car suspended 100 feet in the air about 300 feet from the stage have to do with Bunji Garlin’s performance of “Fiery”? [Trinidad Express]
Fay-Ann said that she won’t be part of the competition again:
“No matter if my song is as high as the Berlin Wall I am not going to enter, as I felt I was cheated by the judges, who obviously view women as second best to men. [Guardian]
International Power Soca Monarch
1 - ? - Bunji Garlin (Fiery)
2 - 257 - Neil ‘The Boss’ George (Over yuh head)
3 - 254 - Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez (Get On)
4 - 250 - Nadia Batson (My Posse)
Many commentators who saw the show or listened to the livestream said that the Fay-Ann show was very strong and she deserved the title. Anyway this is the judges’ decision and they have a different measuring than the crowd. It seems to be part of the show that there is also a long discussion about “thiefin” afterwards.
Congrats to Bunji Garlin for his forth International Soca Monarch title!
Groovy Category
1 - 266 - Shurwayne Winchester (Carnival please stay)
2 - 262 - Patrice Roberts (More Wuk)
3 - 261 - Shal Marshall & Kerwin Dubois (Gal Farm)
4 - 259 - Farmer Nappy (Own Woman)
[photo from myspace.com/bunjigarlin]
Rooplal G did it again - for the fifth time: He took the crown at this years’ Chutney Soca Monarch competition in Trinidad. He also won at the this year introduced Groovy category.
Chutney Soca category
1. Rooplal Girdharie
2. Rikki Jai
3. Soca Elvis
4. Arti Butkoon
5. Adesh Samaroo
6. Heeralal Rampartap
7. Neeshad Sultan
8. Rajin Dhanraj
9. Shakeeza Hazell
10. Rick Ramoutar
Groovy Chutney Soca category
1. Rooplal Girdharie
2. Rikki Jai
3. Lalchan Babwah(Hunter)
4. Heeralal Rampartap
5. Arnold Jordon
6. Adesh Samaroo, Devika Ram, Rick Ramoutar
7. Neeshad Sultan
8. Angela Ramoutar
[Article | Photogallery via Soca Nikki]
Technorati Tags: Trinidad Chutney soca monarch Here’s an update of all Carnival contestants - Soca Monarch, Calypso Monarch, Panorama.
Continue reading ‘Trinidad Carnival Finalists’
All the dates for Trindad & Tobago Carnival 2008 events and fetes are now online: Trinidad Guardian
Technorati Tags: Carnival TrinidadWith only 1 point in difference, Finley “Scholar” Jeffrey (217) won this years groovy soca title against his best competitor Kerleen (216) on Wednesday in Beausejour, Grenada. Scholar already took the 2k6 Calypso King title.
other contestants:
Nnika 213
Rankin Marvin and Mr. X 211
Luni Sparks and Electrify 210
Lady Lydz 207
Mr. Killa 199
Sheldon Douglas 194
Tangler 189
Croquetta 188
Lady K 183
Berbice 181
Kitty Boy 180
Razer158
1. Red Plastic Bag
2. Blood
3. Kid Site
1. Lil Rick - Cyan Wait
2. Mr. Dale - Soca Junkie
3. Khiomal - Bashment Bacchanal
Three artists from St. Lucia are on the Top3 list of last weekends Caribbean Soca Monarch.
1st: Ninja Dan - Rise
2nd: Kakal - Lung Caca
3rd: Ricky T - Pressure Boom
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