The Rounds - March 5, 2006

Dr. Jay’s Rounds
Karen Richardson
March 5, 2006
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Good Evening Soca lovers. I’m Nurse Karen and these are Dr. Jay’s Rounds.
Trini carnival is done now and the results are in. It was a year of great music and near misses where the competitions are concerned. Soca Therapy is your source for the music of mas…and “the rounds” will keep you up to date with all the news you could dream of. (‘Cause I know you does be dreaming about me, nah true?’)
For the pan lovers out there Phase II Pan Groove just barely cleaned house at Panorama. They defeated second place Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars by only half a point. Dah real close boy!
Calypso Monarch went to Luta. He’s been doing his thing for a long time in Trinidad. But don’t get it twisted, this is not the same Luta from Vincyland who dropped shipwreck with Maximus Dan last year or Busy Tone a few years back. This one sang political joints like “Check the Foundation” and “Kaiso Kaiso” to stick to second stick it to second place finisher Singing Sandra.
You know who doh stick at all? Machel!!! It’s official! Patrice Roberts managed to gobble up the Road March title for her collaboration with Machel Montano. “Band of the Year” is an amazing song for the road, but personally I didn’t think it had a hope in heaven to win Road March. Hey, don’t get vex with me, I’m not the only one. The Road March is the song heard most often during the parade of the bands. The judges keep a tally as the day goes on, but not all songs are created equal. Up until this year, duets were not allowed to make the cut. So…lucky break for Machel and Patrice. But that is only the beginning of the drama. Before carnival Tuesday there had been some speculation the song would be disqualified for another reason. Any song that relies on samples from a pre-existing tune, or for that matter straight up borrows the tune... is OUT OUT OUT! Capiche?
Well “Band of the Year” sounds a bit. a little bit. a wee little bit like a song called Caribbean Blue, by Enya. Never heard of it? Yeah, well that’s what Kernal Roberts is saying too. He’s the composer. And lucky for all-a-dem the judges never heard of it either.

I’m nurse Karen and those are Doctor Jay’s Rounds. Send your comments to Soca at FLOW 935 DOT COM. Lata!