BASSETERRE, St. Kitts- THE Grand Masters Band has for the third consecutive year captured the National Carnival Road March title with their 2009/2010 tune ‘Buss U Bubble’.
The band won the title in 2007/08 with ‘Boom Bam Bam’ and followed up with ‘A Wan Whale’ in 2008/09. ‘Buss U Bubble’ is from the band’s most recent album ‘Mek Dem Surrender’ which earned the members a total of 21 points to cop the Road March title.
The other bands that contended for the Road March crown were Small Axe with ‘Show Me Your Muscle’, earning them 15 points; Nu Vybes’ tallying 14 points with ‘Rock it up’; and Kollision with12 points playing ‘Bounce Pon it’.
The first ever four-peat Calypso King of St. Kitts and Nevis, Konris Maynard, also won four points for his song ‘Take the Oath’.
Grand Masters victory marks the third time a band or artiste has ever won the Road March title three times or more in a row. Small Axe was the first band to 3-peated.
This success was achieved in 1988-1990, while King Ellie Matt was the first and only artiste whose song has won the Road March title four consecutive times - 1976-1979.
Although the Grand Masters Band officially won the Road March title, the Nu Vybes Band was declared winner of the People’s Choice for Road March Texting promotion organised by LIME and SKNVibes.com with 51%.
Some people felt that the Nu Vybes Band, which had the most support, should have won the Road March title and a different system needs to be in place for next year’s competition.
The other Carnival winners are as follows:
J’OUVERT
Individual / Ole Mas’ Winner – “Fashion of All Negligee” – Shefton Blake
J’ouvert Troupes Winner – LIME Xtreme Jungle J’Ouvert by Ronnie Rascal – 165 Points
GRAND CARNIVAL PARADE
Largest Troupe awarded to: Liamuiga (History & Culture) by Banker Mas Camp
Most Colourful Troupe awarded to: Liamuiga (History & Culture) by Banker Mas Camp
King of the Band awarded to: “Navajo” The Spirit of Las Vegas by Inferno
Queen of the Band awarded to: “Mother Colony of The West Indies ” by Banker Mas Camp
Overall Carnival Troupe Winners
3rd – Viva Las Vegas by Inferno
– 224 points 2nd – Clowning Around by Phunn Makers Mas Camp
– 243 points 1st – Liamuiga (History & Culture) by Banker Mas Camp – 253.5 points
