Shurwayne, Traffik part ways
Groovy Soca Monarch moving on to ‘great things’
Reigning International Groovy Soca Monarch, Shurwayne Winchester, has resigned as a permanent member of the soca band Traffik. His publicist yesterday issued a press release stating that Winchester will officially exit the band on October 16 in what is an “amicable” separation.
COTT to honour music icons
The Copyright Music Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) will be hosting its tenth annual Music Awards Ceremony on November 6 at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s.
Protector quits ‘stressful’ TUCO post
Michael “Protector” Leggerton has resigned as president of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation.
He cited medical considerations for his departure from office during a telephone interview yesterday.
Although he is yet to present his resignation letter to the TUCO general counsel at its next scheduled meeting today, Leggerton said it was a done deal and he was going to focus on himself and his health.
Ronnie and Caro's Bakkanal
Ronnie and Caro’s ‘Bakkanal’ Launch in pictures
Carnival is not Carnival unless there’s ‘Bakkanal’
After a successful debut as a mas band (D Gulf) in 2008, the husband and wife team of Ronnie and Caroline Mc Intosh launched their 2009 presentation Bakkanal at Club Ambassador, Long Circular Road, St James, on Friday night.
Big plans for brass
Combining the now defunct Brassorama and Brass Festival events, Village Promotions (VP) and Randy Glasgow Productions (RGP) intend staging the first Caribbean Brass & Soca Festival debuts on television screens worldwide.
1 / Sugar Aloes / 438
2 / Cro Cro / 435
3 / Karen Ashe / 433
4 / Stinger / 430
5 / Chalkdust / 426
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
Continue reading ‘King and Queen of Carnival 2008 Results’
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 / —
Continue reading ‘Panorama 2008 Finals Results’
Groovy Soca
1st Shurwayne Winchester “Carnival please stay”
2nd Patrice Roberts “More Wuk”
3rd Shal Marshall & Kerwin Dubois “Gal Farm”
4th Farmer Nappy “Own Woman”
Power Soca
1st Bunji Garlin “Fiery”
2nd Neil ‘The Boss’ George “Over yuh head”
3rd Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez “Get On”
4th Nadia Batson “My Posse”
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