‘Kaiso, Kaiso’ wins Monday mas

NEW DIMENSIONS’ “KAISO, KAISO,” led by Herman Clarke won the Band of the Year title at Carapichaima’s Carnival Monday competition. Clarke’s presentation highlighted calypso icons past and present in a tribute to their talent and music.

When the winning band hit the stage at the Carnival Village in Carapichaima in the mid-afternoon sun, “Kaiso, Kaiso” was loudly applauded by the thousands of spectators that turned out for the event. In second spot was Rodney Alfred’s “Original Whipmasters”, a jab jab band, and Primchan Ramsaroop took the third position with ”Flying Kites”. The King of the Bands title went to Mackesi Andrews (Music Man) from “Kaiso, Kaiso”, while the Queen of the Bands winner was Mariana Steele (A Florist’s Dream) from Leroy Steele’s “Fruits and Flowers” of West Macaulay Park, California. In the steelband competition, Claytones of Longdenville placed first, while Joylanders of Couva placed second. In the Small Bands category, Prakash Rajkoomar’s “Arabian Fantasy,” of Mc Bean Village, Couva, was first with “Sailors Ashore” filling the second spot. In the Jouvert Competition, Leroy Thomas (The Electronic Media) was first with Perseverance Slackers’ “Medics” in second position. Prizes will be distributed on Sunday from 9 am at the Carnival Village.

Here are the full results:

LARGE BAND OF THE YEAR
1. Kaiso, Kaiso
2. The Original Whipmasters
3. Flying Kites
4. Unity 2003
5. Fruits and Flowers
6. Cote ce, Cote la
7. The Sky Is the Limit

SMALL BAND OF THE YEAR
1. Arabian Fantasy
2.Sailors Ashore
3. Sailors Astray.

KING OF THE BANDS
1. Mackesi Andrews (Music Man)
2. Visham Choon (Chinese Dragon Kite)
3.  Dexter Clarke (Poui in Bloom)
4. Ronald Alfred (King Jab Jab)
5.Peter Sampson (The Matador)
6. Steve Arjoon (The Sun God)
7. Daren Boodhoo (Blackbeard the Pirate)

QUEEN OF THE BANDS
1. Mariana Steele (A Florist’s Dream)
2. Cassandra Bayne (Fire, Fire)
3. Karen Crichlow (Dance, Senorita, Dance)
4. Vanesa Lochan (Butterfly Kite)
5. Dhanmatie Persad (Celestial Fantasy)
6. Shalima Alfred (Queen of the Original Whipmasters)
7.  Ria Balroop (The Rainbow).

INDIVIDUAL (MALE)
1. Mervin Wiggins (A Gardener’s Dream)
2. Akeem Clarke (D Congo Man)
3. Tirat Ali (The Hang Glider)
4. Premnarine Boodhoosingh (The Rain God)
5. Faruk Ali (Galactica)

INDIVIDUAL (FEMALE)
1. Jean King (Splendour of the Hibiscus)
2. Nikita Ramsaroop (Paradise Bird Kite)
3. Maria Flores (Pan Talent)
4. Nandranie Persad (Fire Goddess)
5. Betsy Ann Balroop (Star Queen)

SMALL BAND KING
Prakash Rajkumar (Ali Baba)

SMALL BAND QUEEN
1. Abigail Primus (The Star)
2 Ramona Ramdass Ali (The Genie).

SPECIAL PRIZES
Lennox Joseph (Manning Cabinet)
Ivan Ryce (Midnight Robber)

SMALL BAND (MALE)
Brian Williams (The Good Man)

SMALL BAND (FEMALE)
Zainool Mohammed (The Genie Princess)

STEELBAND
1. Claytones
2. Joylanders
3. Pan Revival
4. The Wonderland Steel Orchestra
5. Dow Village Music Makers

JOUVERT COMPETITION
1. Leroy Thomas (Electronic Media)
2. Perseverance Slackers
3. Rosanne Ramdial Hamilton (Old Time Revellers)
4. Salisha Khan (Crime Confusion Me)
5. Premnath Ganpath (Freeport Mud Band)