The results are In!!

By Kendell “Scady” Eugene

It was a sweeping victory for the Tribe of Twel this carnival season. The reigning Band of the Year once again captured the coveted Band of the Year title, as well as every other category in which they competed. They also registered a clean sweep in the Individual of the Year category.

In the Band of the Year, Best Designed Band and Best Portrayed Theme categories, Tribe of Twel placed first, Royalites xTreme Carnival Band came in second followed by Fuzion Mas and Asari Tribe which placed third and fourth respectively.

Tribe of Twel also secured first place in the Section of the Year category. Their section “Which Witch is Which” scored 79 points edging out Royalites xTreme Carnival Band’s “Coral Reef” which scored 73 points, enough for second place. Taboo Carnival Band’s “Flamingo” placed third with 65 points and Meltdown XD’s “Chaos” rounded off the top four with 45 points.

Mas on the Move also went to Tribe of Twel with Red Unlimited, in their return to carnival, placing second, Fuzion Mas, third and Royalites xTreme Carnival Band fourth.

Newcomers Nassis & Krome with the infectious “Bend Down for the Hmm” made up for their loss at Soca Monarch, bringing home the Road March crown with 27 plays. They were closely followed by Soca Psyco’s “Pitch Fork” with 25 plays; Ezra D’ Funmachine’s “X” received 10 plays.

The J’Ouvert bands results were also presented. The band Back in Time portraying “Celebrating Our National Identity” placed first, followed by Mudsters’ “Major Road Wukz”; Jouvert Jammers with “A Carib Jouvert with Advertising”; and Skittles “Colour Your World” placing second, third, and fourth respectively.