The Rounds: Caribana Results are in!
>> Sunday, August 1, 2010
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Afropan,
Carnival Nationz,
Claude tte Peters,
Louis Saldenah,
Ricardo Drue,
Salah's,
Tian Winter
Good Evening Soca Lovers, I’m Nurse Karen and these are your Caribana 2010 Rounds!
Can you believe it? Caribana 2010 is upon us...and the parade of the bands went down yesterday on lakeshore boulevard. I hit the road early Saturday morning with Dr. Jay’s Portrait of Innocence section in Saldenah Mas K Club’s 2010 presentation “ Portraits”. Hundreds of revellers took to the streets in a display of vibrance, colour and energy, jumping, waving, palancing and wining all the way to victory. Thats right soca massive. With 446 points from the judges, Saldenah is your 2010 Band of the year! In second with 426 points was mega band Carnival Nationz, and for a very close third, we have Toronto Revellers, this year featuring live performances from Machel Montano HD on the road.
It’s been a great year for Louis Saldenah. At Thursday night’s King and Queen show, his loyal revellers shook their mas into first position for Queen of the Bands, as well as male and female individual. Another special honour was being conferred the Ontario Science centre Innovation Costume Award for “Queen” Pat Horsham’s portrayal of D’Chandelier – A Portrait in Chrystal. This stunning representation of an elegant light fixture was constructed mainly from Recycled materials.
Seven points shy of clean sweep, Dexter Seusahai of Tribal Knights shook up the competition winning 2010 King of the Bands for his portrayal of “Predator Returns” Congratulations to all the mas makers, and players keeping the culture healthy and strong.
Now on Friday, Pan Alive was a veritable Battle Zone, with 12 bands trying their darnedest to dethrone Montreal’s Salah’s Steelband Academy from their 3 year domination of the pan arena. As it turns out, much like the winners ... the two bands who tied for 3rd place, namely Afropan and Panatics also chose to compete with their own arrangements of Anslem Douglas’ pan tune “Battle Zone”. In second place, we have Golden Harps international with “Surrender”...and in first... hard luck Toronto. Salah’s reigns supreme again.
Before I go, gotta update you on the results out of Antigua. Tian Winter is now a 2-time King. He took the party monarch title last night in his home Island of Wadadli. In the groovy category, local soca queen Claudette Peters took snatched the crown back from last year’s winner Tian. Ricardo Drue also competed in Antigua last night, celebrating his birthday in heavy competition.
I’m nurse Karen and those were Dr. Jay's Caribana 2010 Rounds. For more information on all you heard today, visit me online at www.nurse-karen.com or follow me "nursekaren" on twitter...
In Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Emancipation Festival 2009 wrapped up this weekend. They had a action packed week complete with j’ouvert, fetes and road parades. Last night the big event was a concert featuring Taurus Riley, Tyrese and Shurwayne Winchester. Fans gave mixed reviews on the event stating the Tyrese was out of place using profane language on stage and actually asking women in the audience if they wanted to have his baby. (um...no comment). Shurwayne and YOU’s performance was A-OK until an audience member decided to wet down the saxophonist during his solo. All’s fair in love and soca, i guess...but the sax man, Alton Bertie is a Tortola native...and I don’t doubt the hometown crowd got their kicks outta keeping him humble.
crown this carnival!?!!? Mr. Killa is back. He left his competition in the dust with this performance of Swing it Away. Defending champions Luni Sparks and Electrify, and Zingo had to settle for a distance second and third.
