Medium Band Results
Place / Band / Points
1 / Courts Sound Specialists / 465.5
2 / Steel Explosion / 459.5
3 / Clico Sforzata / 444.5
4 / NLCB Buccooneers / 441
6 / Sangre Grande Cordettes / Arima Angel Harps / 437
7 / HCL Valley Harps / 436
8 / Carib Dixieland / —
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Barataria Senior Comprehensive student Megan Walrond is the new Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO)/Sunshine Snacks National Junior Calypso Monarch.
The 17-year-old, who finished last in the 2006 competition and did not participate last year, returned in style by scoring 426 points to cop the title from 12 other competitors yesterday at the Jean Pierre Complex, Mucurapo.
Full Article : trinidadexpress.com
TriniSoca.com Reporters
Event Date: January 22, 2008
The second day of the Soca in the Square series, Tuesday 22nd January, 2008, featured KMC and the Red, White and Black band. Although the crowd was not as large as the day before, it was still quite substantial and the audience was very much delighted with the performances.
Ken Marlon Charles (KMC) was joined on stage with Diamond Cut who provided good support and later by Gospel-Soca artiste, Jadee. Members of the audience seemed quite pleased, so much so that they were very aware that the programme finished about ten minutes before it was supposed to. Most stayed till the end.
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AUSTIN JACK WARNER, FIFA’s Football administrator, will be ploughing $650,000 into the Carnival Celebrations in Chaguanas in 2008.
Deputy Chairman of the Chaguanas Carnival Committee, Orlando Nagessar, said that the NCC’s contribution would be $250,000, and with the one million dollars planned, the rest of the money would be contributed by Warner, the Chaguanas West UNC-A MP Of this amount $160,000 has been allocated for the Miss Chaguanas Carnival Queen Show on Friday, February 1, at the Market Square.
The contestants will be vying for the title with the prizes being – first -$5,000; second – $4,000; third – $3,000; forth – $2,500; fifth – $2,000. Other cash prizes will be presented for – Best Costume, Best Answered question; Most elegant; Most confident. Nagessar said most of the shows for C2K8 in Chaguanas would take place at the Chaguanas Market Car Park while the parade of the bands and the J’ouvert competition would be staged at Ramsaran Street.
Full Article : newsday.co.tt
The man who created the International Soca Monarch competition will step down after he produces ‘the biggest and best ever show’ this Carnival.
Caribbean Prestige Foundation businessman William Munro will step down and pass the baton to his fellow directors. Munro told Sunday Express, “This year’s International Soca Monarch and Groovy Soca Monarch will be my last.
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STRONG disapproval for the proposed change for the Carnival days has come from two of the season’s reigning champions. Brian MacFarlane, reigning Band of the Year designer, and Calypso Monarch Cro Cro have stated opposition to the proposed change.
Junia Regrello, parliamentary secretary for the Culture Ministry, said the change of dates was something worth looking at, noting the challenges faced during the short season this year.
Full Article : trinidadexpress.com
SOME OF this country’s top chutney artistes will be vying for more than $1million in prizes at tomorrow’s Chutney Soca Monarch and Groovy Monarch finals at Skinner Park, San Fernando.
The finalists in the Chutney Soca segment are Rikki Jai, Heeralal Rampartap, Adesh Samaroo, Neeshad Sultan, Rick Ramoutar. Asha Kamachee, Soca Elvis, Arti Butkoon, Neeshan Prabhu, Edward Ramdass, Rajin Dhanraj, Surendra Ramoutar and Shalleika Hazel. They will be trying to take away the title currently held by Rooplal Girdharie.
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Terry gets fond farewell
“DON’T cry for me. I’m ok, I am free, I lived a life that was full. I blazed the trail. I created my path and have now come to the end of my journey. I did it my way.â€
These were the words of Terry Joseph, noted by his wife Dr Laini Gilliam-Joseph, in his final days before dying of prostate cancer on January 2 in Douglasville, USA.
Farewell, my brother
Cultural send-off for ‘TJ’
Cultural icon Terry Joseph laid to rest
Father Clyde Harvey invited mourners to engage in thorough introspection to fully appreciate the legacy of scribe extraordinaire/media icon Terry Joseph…
‘Don’t cry for me’
Amid a sea of black, celebrated journalist Terry Joseph’s widow Liani looked radiant in her floral outfit—tinged with splashes of peach and green…
By DARCEL CHOY
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As the Carnival season this year is a very short one some “mas men†have found a quick fix by having costumes imported from companies in India, China and other countries.
This was first revealed by bandleader Brian Mac Farlane. He said he received e-mails and calls from representatives from a company in India asking him whether he was interested in importing his Carnival costumes from them.
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