“MAMA DIS IS MAS”

INTRODUCTION
Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is one of grandeur, colour, revelry, rhythm, and gaiety. Evolving over the past two centuries from an elegant, exclusive affair to a truly all-inclusive national festival, it is by far the most spectacular event on the nation’s calendar. Although a major part of the Trinidad Carnival mystique lies in its unique ability to bring people of diverse backgrounds together in harmonious circumstances, the festival was not born to such noble pursuits.

From the inception of street parades in 1839 and for more than 100 years thereafter, the celebration flowed in two distinctly different social streams - upper and lower classes. For the most part, the upper classes held their masked balls in the great houses of sugar estates during the 19th century Carnivals, then mobilized the mas (but maintained their distance), by using the trays of lorries as their stage until well into the 1950s.

In order to fully understand the development of this festival, it is necessary to examine the complex historical, social, cultural and political contexts which gave birth to this national celebration.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
In 1498, Christopher Columbus landed in Trinidad and, as was the practice in the so called age of Discovery and Exploration, took possession of the island in the name of the King and Queen of Spain. The island did not have the promise of immense wealth like the other countries in Spain’s Western empire. Trinidad was, therefore, largely ignored for over two hundred and fifty years.

In 1776, out of concern for this state of affairs, the Spanish king issued a Cedula of Population, which opened the island to colonization by the French. A second Cedula followed in 1783. This saw an even larger influx of planters from the French West Indian islands of Martinique, Guadeloupe and Saint Dominigue. Arriving also were Free Coloureds and Africans. The French brought with them their cultural traditions, language, dress, food and customs.

In 1797, Trinidad was captured by the British and was made a crown colony of Great Britain. The British immediately began the process of colonization as they had in Barbados and Jamaica two centuries before.

In this era, the period between Christmas and Lent was marked by great merrymaking and feasting by both the French and English. Historians of the nineteenth century wrote about the balls, fetes champetres (country style parties) and house to house visiting engaged in by the white upper class. It was also the custom of the British to impose martial law during the Christmas season. Military exercises were performed at the start of this martial law.

The Carnival celebrations between 1783 and 1838 were dominated by the white elite. Africans and coloureds (persons of mixed race) were forbidden by law to participate in street festivities. This is not to say that they did not celebrate in their own way in their compounds.

During this period also, there were numerous balls, parties and other entertainment. This gave the Africans some measure of freedom to enjoy themselves and engage in merry making. These festivities, along with the pomp and ceremony involved in imposing martial law, provided the Africans with ideas for some of the earliest masquerades for Carnival.

The pre-emancipation Carnival saw whites costume themselves as Negues Jadin (Negres Jardin - French for Garden Negroes) and mulatresses. They also reenacted the Cannes Brulées (French for Burning Canes): the practice of rounding up slaves to put out fires in the cane field. With the emancipation of the slaves in 1838, however, the door was opened for the full participation of the Africans in the Carnival.

CANNES BRULEES

ENTER THE DRAGONS
While Emancipation brought freedom for the Africans, it also brought new concerns for the whites. The British were entrenching themselves as the new Colonial power in the West. The French had lost their dominance in society. All the whites were caught up in the problems of labour, low productivity, and financial structures. Therefore, the opportunity was provided for Africans to take over Carnival and embrace it as an expression of their new-found freedom.

In the beginning they celebrated the anniversary of their freedom (August 1) by reenacting scenes of Cannes Brulées. Cannes Brulées had its genesis during slavery. Whenever a fire broke out in the cane fields, the slaves on the surrounding properties were rounded up and marched to the spot, to the accompaniment of horns and shells. The gangs were followed by the drivers cracking their whips and urging them, with cries and blows, to harvest the cane before it was burnt. This event became known as the Cannes Brulées – Later called Canboulay.

After Emancipation the slaves used this celebration as a symbol of the change in their status. They engaged in masking, dancing, stick fighting, mocking the whites and reenacting scenes of past enslavement. The August 1st celebration lasted for about a decade, after which it was transferred to the pre-Lenten season. The Canboulay usually started from midnight on the Sunday. This was, in essence, the beginning of the Africans’ Carnival. During this period the whites and coloureds ceased their participation in the street festival, thereby bringing an end to an era.

FROM CANNES BRULEES TO CARNIVAL
Africans were unperturbed by the preoccupations of whites and coloureds and proceeded to celebrate with gay abandon. They introduced their own musical instruments and dance movements. The drum replaced the fiddle, the poui stick dethroned the sword, while the nut and minard gave way to the Kalenda and Bamboula. The vigour and vibrancy of the African masquerade, the militaristic nature of the Kalenda dance and the violence of the stick fighting rituals, were frowned upon by the ruling class.

The Kalenda (Calinda), a stick dance probably of African origin, was a popular form of entertainment for male slaves. It is an agile and dexterous dance performed to drums and chants while the dancers engage in mock combat with their sticks (bois). In the second half of the 19th century Canboulay and stick-fights dominated the Carnival. The main activity in the Canboulay was the stick-fight. The term Kalenda emerged as a general term for the stick-fight, the dance, the songs and other performances that accompanied it. The stick-fight involved two persons at a time with sticks three and a half to four feet long, who would Karay – take up a defensive position – in the middle of a circle (gayelle) and try to draw blood.

The stick fighters were organized into bands representing different social groups. They were lead by a lead singer called a chantuelle or chanteuse, whose duty it was to egg on the fighters. The chantuelle was supported by a chorus of women. The purpose of the singing was to deride the opponent in song. These activities were all part of the Cannes Brulées and they preceded the street carnival of Monday and Tuesday.

The torchbearers, carrying flambeaux, led the march. They were followed by the batonnieres or stick fighters, then came the king and queen and royal attendants, body of supporters, substitute stick men, paraders, chanteuse, lead band. They all marched to kalenda songs accompanied by horns, conch shells, rattles and skin drums. Cannes Brulées marked the beginning of the organized carnival bands.

THE JAMETTE CARNIVAL
This term was used by the French and English to describe the Carnival celebrations of the African population during the period 1860 to 1896. It comes from the French word “diametre” meaning beneath the diameter of respectability, or the underworld . It was used at that time to describe a certain class in the community.

The “Jamettes” occupied the barrack yards of East Port of Spain. They were the stickfighters, prostitutes, chantuelles, matadors and dustmen. They lived in appalling conditions in areas which were rife with all the conditions for social instability: crime, vagrancy, disease, prostitution, unemployment, sexual permissiveness and dysfunctional families. It is no wonder, therefore, that Carnival was embraced with such fervour. For the Jamettes, it was a necessary release from the struggle that was their daily lives.

The view of the whites was that the Carnival activities were immoral, obscene and violent. The kalenda, the drumming, the dances and the sexually explicit masquerades were thought to be totally objectionable. They were fully supported in this view by the contemporary press. Throughout this period there was a sustained attack on Carnival in most newspaper editorials. This ranged from outright condemnation to calls for a total ban. This was also the era of repressive legislation. The British Colonial Government passed several laws banning many of the activities associated with the Carnival including dancing to drums, carrying lighted torches and “obscene songs and dances”.

However, it took more than legislation and police batons to stop the Carnival. The more repressive the legislation, the more aggressive were the responses. Finally, in 1881 masqueraders carried out a planned resistance against the police who attempted to stop the revelry. In the aftermath of the riot of 1881 Governor Freeling addressed the people and declared “There shall be no interference with your masquerade.” (qtd. in Liverpool 310). By acknowledging the importance of the Carnival to the people he proved that it was much more than just music, masquerade and dance but rather a necessary form of cultural expression.

Unfortunately, this reprieve was short-lived. The following years saw an increase in governmental control over Carnival and pressure from the media to suppress the more “objectionable” aspects of the Carnival. The people's Canboulay Festival was abolished in 1884 and replaced with a restricted festival which took place at dawn on the Monday preceding Ash Wednesday. J’Ouvert (breaking of the day) became well established, with the tamboo bamboo replacing the African drums.

The Canboulay and the stickfighters were eventually driven underground. Stickfighting, however, continued to flourish in rural areas from Tunapuna to Sangre Grande in the east and Freeport to Moruga in central and south Trinidad.

CARNIVAL IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

The first two decades of the twentieth century marked the gradual re-entry of the upper classes into the festival, after having withdrawn from the celebrations for most of the latter half of the nineteenth century. They returned after the Carnival was purged of some of its 'coarser' elements. However, they did not take to the streets but came in their decorated trucks and lorries. It took another forty years before they rejoined the street masquerade. Until then, they restricted their participation to house parties, club dances and fancy balls.

Once again, Carnival took on a more organized and European character. Fancy dress balls were held at the Princes Building opposite to the Queen’s Park Savannah. In 1922, the first major Carnival stage spectacle was presented by the Les Amantes de Jesus Society – a voluntary organization under the leadership of M. Joseph Scheult. The Society gave an annual charity ball on Carnival Monday night. This started in the 1920s and continued until 1948. This period saw increased participation by the various ethnic groups and classes in society. The private sector also became involved, organizing competitions and sponsoring prizes.

The Carnival Sunday night Canboulay procession of the post Emancipation was replaced by a Dimanche Gras Show. This annual masquerade ball was organized by the Society of Les Amantes De Jesus, when a new venue necessitated a change from a ball to a stage spectacle. This stage presentation attempted to weave together all the main strands of Carnival – dance, costume and characters.

The Dimanche Gras Show was inaugurated in 1948 as a vignette in the Carnival Queen Show. It was celebrated on Carnival Sunday night under the auspices of the Carnival Committee and continues to be the premier Pre-Carnival celebration. Although it has undergone several changes it is still seen as an attempt to create a ” valid theatrical experience out of the mass of Carnival material” (Hill).

In the early 1950s, with the rise in nationalism, the government decided that Carnival was too important a national festival to be left in the hands of private enterprise. The CDC (Carnival Development Committee) was therefore set up in 1957 and given the responsibility of managing the carnival celebrations. The festival began to resemble its present day form with Jour Ouvert (later anglicized to J'Ouvert) opening Carnival Monday from 4.00 am to 12.00 noon.

By mid-century, Carnival was completely under the control of the central government. This meant more funding, more structure and increased participation by all sectors. This was the “Golden Age of Carnival”. Bandleaders and designers sought inspiration from history, films, great personalities and world events as they conceptualized their portrayals winning pieces. The economic aspect of Carnival was evident even then as businessmen responded to the opportunities created for the importation of fine fabrics and accessories for costumes. Masqueraders too, were aware of the benefits of being crowned King or Queen of Carnival.

By the mid-1950s, mas became very competitive and a "Band of the Year" award was initiated in 1955 to recognize the effort that was being put into the presentations. In 1956, participation was on the increase and more than ten bands crossed the Queen's Park Savannah stage with over 300 masqueraders. From 1957 to 1959, the Band-of-the-Year first place winner was awarded $500. In 1957, an innovative bandleader from Woodbrook, Port-of-Spain, by the name of George Bailey, made a stunning appearance on the mas scene, at the young age of 21, and changed the face of Carnival forever. The authenticity of his presentation Back to Africa won Bailey Band-of-the-Year honours that year when he beat back other breathtaking presentations such as Irwin McWilliams' Ten Commandments and Harold Saldenah’s The Glory That Was Greece. The extensive research that was reflected in the splendour of Bailey's presentation compelled others to follow suit in later years.

In 1961, the first prize for the Band-of-the-Year was increased from $500 to $1,000 and, in 1963, a breakthrough was scored by steelbands when the Silver Stars Steelband of Newtown, Port-of-Spain, copped the Band-of-the-Year title with its presentation of Gulliver's Travels. It would be the first and only time in the 20th century that this feat would be accomplished by a steelband. By the mid-1960s, bands began to move from historical to fantasy themes and by 1969, the masquerading population was on the increase.

Today, Carnival is Trinidad and Tobago’s main tourist attraction and has inspired several Carnivals in cities where citizens of Trinidad and Tobago have settled, including New York, Toronto, Miami and London. Other Caribbean islands such as Jamaica, St.Vincent and Grenada have similar festivities but Trinidad and Tobago Carnival remains the greatest show on earth.

TRADITIONAL CARNIVAL CHARACTERS
The stories behind the traditional Carnival characters lend meaning and significance to these unusual portrayals. Often an individual plays one specific persona year after year and is familiar with the traditions associated with that role. The custom is usually passed on orally to family members or other interested persons. According to Elma Reyes, some of these portrayals were performed as “mas' for money” (16). The masqueraders would offer entertainment in the form of humour, songs or skits in exchange for money. In some cases threats and scare tactics were used to coerce bystanders into giving them cash. Some of the best known characters are as follows:

BABY DOLL
The baby doll character was portrayed mainly in the 1930's, but is still seen every year at Ole Mas competitions. The masquerader portrays a gaily dressed woman, decked out in a frilled dress and bonnet. In her arms she carries a doll which symbolises an illegitimate baby. The masquerader usually stops male passers-by and accuses them of being the baby's father. She would then demand money to buy milk for the baby. This character was sometimes portrayed by a man who would speak in a high-pitched voice.

BATS
The bat costume is normally black or brown and fitted tightly over the masquerader's body. The headpiece covers the head entirely, with the player being able to see through the mouth, or lifting it up to his forehead. It is made of swansdown with papier-maché face, teeth, nose and eyes. Leather shoes with metal claws for toes are normally used. Ordinary shoes can also be adapted by attaching of long socks, metal claws and a second sole. The bat wings are made from wire and bamboo or cane, and are covered with the same cloth as the skin-fitting costume. These wings can extend to 12 or 15 feet, and the masquerader's arms are fastened to them. Matching gloves complete the costume. There is a bat dance to go with the costume. During performance, the masquerader crawls, flaps, dances on his toes, and folds his wings in a series of choreographed movements, imitating those of the bat.

BOOKMAN
The Bookman, also referred to as the Gownman or Ruler, is a feature of devil mas portrayals. The other two groups of characters in the devil band are the imps and beasts.The Bookman's costume consists of Tudor-style pants, or a richly embroidered gown made of velvet and satin, with a pleated or fluted bodice, and a flowing cape festooned with biblical scenes. On his head is an oversized head mask which contains small horns and carries a demonic expression. The face of this mask is supposed to mirror the face of the devil himself. The Bookman carries a pen and a large book in which he writes the names of prospective souls for the devil. The Bookman is the principal character in the devil band, and, in keeping with his status, his movement is waltz-like, with constant bowing. Musical accompaniment is provided by an orchestra of trumpet, saxophones, bass and drums playing conventional tunes.

BURROKEET
Burrokeet, derived from the Spanish word burroquito (little donkey), is constructed from bamboo so as to give the illusion of a dancer riding a small burro or donkey. This masquerade was derived from both the East Indian culture and the Venezuelan Spaniards. The costume is comprised of a well-decorated donkey's head made from coloured paper. This head is attached to a bamboo frame. The masquerader enters through a hole at the back of the donkey's neck and carries the reins in his hands, thereby creating the illusion that he is its rider. The body of the donkey is covered in a long satin skirt with a sisal (rope) tail, sometimes decorated with flowers. The bit and bridle are made of coloured cord. The rider wears a satin skirt and a large matador straw hat and dances in a way that mimmicks the antics of a donkey. He also performs a dance called Burriquite, which originated in Venezuela.

COW BAND
The Cow Band, which dates back to the days of the Canboulay, consisted of a small group of men dressed in costumes of sacking made from rice bags. These costumes were completely covered with dried plantain leaves. Each masquerader wore a homemade papier-mâché mask representing the head of a cow surmounted by a pair of horns. Members of the band would frolic and move through the crowds behaving like real cows. This masquerade became dormant for a few years, and was later revived by the employees of the abattoir, and became part of the J'Ouvert celebrations.

In later years, on Carnival Tuesday, the Cow Band came out in brightly coloured costumes, with picadors and a matador who would challenge the cows. The cow character's costume consisted of tight-fitting breeches of yellow velvet or satin, with gold braid and spangles along the sides and around the bottom at the knees, a tight-fitting maroon satin long-sleeved blouse completely covered with a soutache decoration of gold braid, gloves, cream stockings and alpagatas. A well-secured cap-like contraption on the head supported a pair of highly polished cow horns. A short section of the hairy part of the cow's tail was attached to the seat of the breeches. An imported wire gauze mask replaced the cow mask of the previous day.

Male singers and the musicians wore yellow breeches, maroon shirts with billowing sleeves tight at the wrist, a sash around the waist and red beret. The women wore yellow skirts, red or maroon bodices, and headties. All wore masks of the wire gauze type, those of the women being decorated with gold braid along the forehead and at the sides, with gaudy earrings dangling from them. Music was provided by such string instruments as the mandolin, teeplay, bandol, banjo, cuatro, guitar, violin and chac-chacs (maracas).

DAME LORRAINE
The Dame Lorraine or Dame Lorine was imitative of the mas played by the 18th and early 19th century French planters, who would dress up in elegant costumes of the French aristocracy and parade in groups at private homes, particularly on Carnival Sunday night. They also performed the sophisticated dances of the period. The liberated slaves recreated these costumes – complete with elaborate fans and hats – in their own fashion, using materials that were readily available, such as assorted rags and imitation jewellery-type items, but emphasizing and exaggerating the physical characteristics, and dancing to small bandol and cuatro bands.

The major Dame Lorraine performers through the years however, were descendants of the French planters and persons of some respectability, who hid behind masks, mainly of the fine wire mesh variety, and found their way into the downtown Old Yards, where they paraded and danced for all and sundry. The tune which became associated with the Dame Lorraines still exists, and is played whenever they appear in groups at cultural events.

FANCY INDIANS
This mas is based on the indigeneous people of North America. The wearer decides how expensive or expansive he wants this costume to be. The headpiece, in its simplest form, is worn with feathers sticking up, and more feathers making tails down the back. More elaborate headpieces are built over bamboo or wire frames. The headpiece then becomes so heavy, it needs to be supported by a structure that covers the masquerader's entire body. This, the masquerader's wigwam, is richly worked with ostrich plumes, mirrors, beads, feather work, papier-maché masks, totem poles, canoes and ribbons. Bands of Indians can comprise a warrior chief and his family, a group of chiefs, or a group of warriors.

The Fancy Indian is the most popular variety of Indian mas. A feature of this mas is the language or languages they speak, in a call and response pattern, possibly adapted from the Black Indians of the New Orleans Mardi Gras and their characteristic movements. Other kinds of Indians that are disappearing are generally known as Wild Indians. These comprise Red Indians (Warahoons) and Blue Indians, which have links with the indigenous peoples of Venezuela. There are also Black Indians or African Indians.

JAB JAB 
The name of this mas is derived from the French patois for "Diable Diable". It is pretty devil mas. The costume consists of a Kandal or satin knickers, and satin shirt with points of cloth at the waist, from which bells hang. On the chest, there is a shaped cloth panel which is decorated with swansdown, rhinestones and mirrors. Stockings and alpagatas are worn on the feet, while the headdress consists of a hood with stuffed cloth horns. The costume can come in alternating colours and be divided into front and back panels. The Jab Jab has a thick whip of plaited hemp which he swings and cracks threateningly. These whips can reduce the costumes of other Jab Jabs to threads.

JAB MOLASSIE
Jab is the French patois for Diable (Devil), and Molassie is the French patois for Mélasse (Molasses). The Jab Molassie is one of several varieties of devil mas played in Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. The costume consists of short pants or pants cut off at the knee, and a mask and horns. The Jab Molassie would carry chains, and wear locks and keys around his waist, and carry a pitch fork. He may smear his body with grease, tar, mud or coloured dyes (red, green or blue). The Jab Molassie "wines" or gyrates to a rhythmic beat that is played on tins or pans by his imps. While some of his imps supply the music, others hold his chain, seemingly restraining him as he pulls against them in his wild dance. The differences among the various forms of devil mas were once distinct, but have become blurred over time.

MIDNIGHT ROBBER
The Midnight Robber is one of the most beloved characters in traditional Carnival. Both his costume and his speech are distinctive. His "Robber Talk" is extravagant and egocentric, and boastful. He brags about his great ancestry, exploits, strength, fearlessness and invincibility. This "Robber Talk" is derived from the tradition of the African Griot or storyteller, and the speech patterns and vocabulary are imitative of his former master. He wears a black satin shirt, pantaloons, influenced by the American cowboy tradition, and a black, flowing cape on which the skull and cross bones are painted. Also painted on the cape is his sobriquet. He also wears a huge black, broad-brimmed, fringed hat on which a coffin is often superimposed. In his hand he carries a weapon –either a dagger, sword or gun – and a wooden money box in the shape of a coffin. He carries a whistle which he blows to punctuate his tales of valour.

MINSTRELS
Black and white minstrels are based on the American minstrel shows popular around the turn of the century in which white singers painted their faces black. The local minstrels are black persons who perform with their faces painted white. Their costume consists of a scissors tail coat, striped trousers, tall straw hat and gloves. One or two minstrel bands still remain, entertaining audiences with popular old American songs such as Swanee River and Who's Sorry Now. They accompany themselves on the guitar and the rattling bones played between the hands. They may sometimes have a dance routine.

MOKO JUMBIE 
Moko is a derivation of the god "Moko", coming straight out of West African tradition. Moko is a “diviner” in the Congo language. The term "jumbie" or ghost was added by the freed slaves. It was believed that the height of the stilts was associated with the ability to foresee evil faster than ordinary men. The Moko Jumbie was felt to be a protector of the village. This mas is well-known throughout the Caribbean. It is an authentic African masquerade mounted on sticks. The stilt walker plays on stilts 10 to 12 feet high. His costume consists of a brightly coloured skirt or pants, jacket and elaborate hat. He would dance through the streets all day, and collect money from people on the upper floors and balconies. His dance was similar to a jig, and he was often accompanied by a drum, flute and triangle.

NEGUE JADIN
This character, which is now extinct, goes back to the pre-emancipation era. During that period, Carnival was observed mainly by the upper classes . While the slaves and free coloureds were not forbidden from celebrating Carnival, they were compelled to stay within their own stratum of society and not presume to rub shoulders with the aristocracy. The planter class on the other hand, often imitated the dress and customs of their slaves during the carnival celebrations. One of their favourite disguises was that of the Negue Jadin (Negre Jardin – French for garden slave).

This costume consists of tight-fitting satin or khaki breeches reaching to just above the knee where willows are hung, and a bright, plain coloured shirt with a "fol" or heart-shaped panel of contrasting colour sewn on the chest and bordered with swansdown. The fol is decorated with tiny mirrors and rhinestones. As with all carnival costumes during this period, the masquerader covered his face with a mask. After emancipation, the former slaves adopted the Negue Jadin character in their carnival celebrations, but as a satirical portrayal of the planter trying to imitate them.

PIERROT GRENADE
The Pierrot Grenade is a descendant of the Pierrot – a finely dressed masquerader and deeply learned scholar, who displayed his erudition by spelling polysyllabic words and quoting passages from Shakespeare. He was also a feared fighter with a whip or bull pistle, and was followed by a band of female supporters who fought on his behalf against other Pierrot groups. His descendant, the Pierrot Grenade, is a satire on the richer and more respectable Pierrot.

The Pierrot Grenade is egotistical and retains the scholarly mien, but instead of the elegant costume, he wears rags. His gown consists of crocus bag (burlap), on which strips of coloured cloth, small tins containing pebbles, and small boxes that rattle, are attached. He may wear a hat or a coloured head tie on his head, and his face is covered with a grotesque mask. The mask provides anonymity for someone who delights in making barbed comments on "respectable" members of the community.

SAILOR MAS
This character was introduced in the 1880s when British, French and American naval ships came to Trinidad. It is one of the more popular costumes, being lightweight and inexpensive. There are several variations on the sailor mas, including Free French Sailor, King Sailor, and Fancy Sailor to name a few. The costume of the Free French sailor consists of a black beret with the name of the ship on the rim of the beret, a tight-fitting short sleeve bow neck jersey with horizontal blue and white stripes, long, bell-bottomed black melton pants, and black shoes.

The King Sailor's costume consists of white drill or corduroy pants and shirt with a sailor collar. There are epaulettes on each shoulder, a red sash across the chest, a crown on the masquerader's head, cords, medals and war ribbons on the left side of the chest and a walking stick in his hand.

The Fancy Sailor was an off-shoot of the King Sailor. The Fancy Sailor costume consists of papier-mâché headpieces, decorated and painted to look like birds, animals or plants. The sailor outfit is decorated with ribbons, medals, braiding, swansdown and other embellishments to match the headpieces. There are several dances to go along with the sailor mas portrayal, such as the Bote, Crab, Marrico, Pachanga, Rock de Boat, Skip Jack and the Camel Walk.

MAS PIONEERS
Trinidad Carnival is many things – music, colour, movement, but above all, it is the spectacle of the masquerade. Thousands of costumed revellers transform the landscape into a visual fantasia. But for those individuals whose imagination, craft and passion created legends, the decades following World War II were a golden age for costume design. Some of the most influential names in costume design include:

HAROLD SALDENAH (1925-1985) 
Born in the east Port of Spain district of Belmont in 1925, Harold “Sally” Saldenah began his Carnival career in the years immediately following World War I, assisting bandleaders such as Harry Basilon, Harold Tang Yuk and Mansie Lei. Inspired by the 1951 Hollywood movie of the same name, Saldenah designed his first mas band "Quo Vadis" in 1953 with Roman soldier helmets made of papier mache painted to look authentic. In 1955, he introduced metalwork to mas by employing Ken Morris to fabricate copper breastplates for Roman soldiers in his winning Band of the Year presentation "Imperial Rome 44BC to 96AD." He was also the first bandleader to create sections in his presentations. His mastery of both history and fantasy earned him a total of six (6) band of the year titles.

BAND OF THE YEAR TITLES
Imperial Rome 44 BC to 96 AD
Norse Gods and Vikings
Lost City of Atlantis
Crees of Canada
Mexico 1519 to 1521
El Dorado, City of Gold

GEORGE BAILEY (1933-1970) 
Dubbed “Sir George” by his friends, George Bailey is regarded as one of the greatest carnival bandleaders. Born in the west Port of Spain suburb of Woodbrook, Bailey produced his first independent band in 1956. In his second year as a bandleader and designer, he changed the popular opinion of African history, and Carnival itself, with his winning presentation “Back to Africa”, which earned him his first of six (6) Band of theYear titles. Before Bailey, the crowds did not believe any African mas could match the grandeur of Roman or Greek themes. Traditional African masquerade used rags, paint, and spears to portray an image of an uncivilized past. In his presentation, Bailey debunked this stereotype by carefully researching the topic and using the same elaborate display usually associated with bands depicting the history of Europe.

BAND OF THE YEAR TITLES
Back to Africa
Relics of Egypt
Ye Saga of Merrie England
Byzantine Glory
Somewhere in New Guinea
Bright Africa

KEN MORRIS (1924-1992)
One of the foremost Carnival artists was the master of copper work, the late Ken Morris. Born in Belmont in 1924, he brought Carnival and fine art together, his skill and imagination erasing the distinction between the two. His skill was in high demand for almost forty years by every major bandleader. He was self-taught for the most part and perfected the art known as repousse, the process by which sheet metal is shaped into a sphere or dome by heating. He introduced this technique into Carnival costume design and was responsible for a whole new era of mas. Demand for his skills peaked in the 1950’s with the great bands whose historical themes demanded realistically rendered metalwork. Morris was also an acclaimed sculptor.

CITO VELASQUEZ (1929-  )
Cito Velasquez has been hailed as the Masmen’s Master. He has been a powerful influence in the design of fancy sailor costumes, with their elaborate headpieces, and the large kings and queens of the bands. He began his career in the late 1940’s when he started bending wire for the mas presentations of two east Port of Spain steelbands, Fascinators and Bar Twenty. At first, he designed only basic Indian headpieces. Initially he learned his craft from a masman named Tennessee Brown who was the chief wire-bender for the Fascinators. He soon outdid the master and in 1959, from his mas camp in Barataria, three miles east of Port of Spain, he produced his first band, Fruits and Flowers. The costumes represented giant tropical fruits and flowers made from 12- or 16-gauge wire and papier mâché that were masterfully decorated. Each piece was then used to create a fancy sailor headpiece. The band’s headpieces were chosen to decorate downtown Port of Spain for the independence celebration of 1962.

IRVIN McWILLIAMS (1920- )
Irvin “Mac” McWilliams entered the Carnival scene in 1957 with the band Cleopatra and the Kings of Europe. He continued in this vein until 1961 when he presented the band Hail La Trinity, the first Carnival band with an entirely local theme. McWilliams returned to historical and fantasy themes and for the next nine years the band of the year title eluded him. Finally, in 1971 he won with his groundbreaking Wonders of Buccoo Reef. He repeated the feat the following year with Anancy Story and again in 1978 with Know Your Country. At last, local themes were being highlighted and appreciated in the carnival arena. His presentations taught people about their culture and he was loved by masqueraders and spectators for creating mas that reflected Caribbean life.

BAND OF THE YEAR TITLES
Wonders of Buccoo Reef
Anancy Story
Know Your Country

CARLISLE CHANG (1921-2001)
Born in San Juan in 1921, Carlisle Chang was the consummate Caribbean artist. Among other things he was a painter, sculptor, photographer and designer. He drew on the ethnically diverse community in which he lived to produce truly indigenous works of art. Chang was not a bandleader but he designed several bands for the bandleader Stephen Lee Heung from 1964-1975. One of his most memorable productions, China, the Forbidden City, won him his first Band of the Year title in 1967. It was a spectacular display of the temples, gardens and animal life of China. He won again in 1975 for the portrayal We Kind Ah People in which he celebrated the various cultures of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. Sadly, this was the final band that he designed. For about twenty (20) years, from the late 70s to the mid 90s, Chang disappeared from the art scene. He reemerged in the 90s when there was a renewal of interest in his work.

BAND OF THE YEAR TITLES
China, the Forbidden City (bandleader, Stephen Lee Heung)
We Kind Ah People (bandleader, Stephen Lee Heung

EDMOND HART (1923- )
LIL HART (1930-1991)
Edmond and Lil Hart represent one of carnival’s most creative and productive collaborations. Edmond Hart became involved in carnival from an early age and helped to produce mas with the bandleader Bobby Ammon. He took up the leadership role in 1961 and by 1962 his wife Lil joined the team. Together they produced mas for approximately thirty (30) years until their separation and Lil’s death in 1991. As a team they were unstoppable, garnering five (5) Band of the Year titles. Edmond handled the production side of things and Lil looked after the creative design. Lil is reputed to have said that her masqueraders must have fun. Thus her costume designs were always simple and comfortable. The Harts are also credited with introducing “bikini mas” which is the use of the bath suit as the basic unit of the carnival costume.

BAND OF THE YEAR TITLES
Playing Cards
Inferno
Mas Sweet Mas
Islands in the Sun
Out of This World

GEORGE “DIAMOND JIM” HARDING (1915-1999)
JASON GRIFFITH (1927- )
George Harding of Belmont, popularly known as “Diamond Jim”, was the unofficial king of sailor mas. This type of mas dates back to the late 19th century, when British and American warships paid regular visits to Trinidad, and crewmen on shore leave were a common sight in Port of Spain. Later, around the time of the Second World War, its popularity was boosted by the large American naval presence. During that time, the traditional sailor mas was meant to mimic the actions of the drunken sailors. Harding however, changed this from caricature to surrealism. He devised more and more elaborate headpieces that varied from fish to airplanes. Jason Griffith, one of Harding’s early apprentices and creative heir, would continue the tradition of fancy sailor mas. In 1949, he launched his own band, USS Sullivan. In 1969, fancy sailor mas experienced a major revival, when Griffith launched Old Fashioned Sailors. He continues to maintain much of the humorous style of outlandish headpieces made famous by Harding. However, he also employs new themes such as sailors in outer space in his 1984 band Extra Terrestrial Voyage.

STEPHEN DEREK (1952- )
Born in Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Stephen Derek is one of the few bandleaders who has mastered all the traditional skills such as wire-bending, papier mache moulding and carving. He was fortunate to learn his craft in the camp of the mas legend George Bailey. He continues to produce costumes that reflect the golden age of mas making. His major contribution however has been his involvement in carnival beyond Trinidad and Tobago. Derek has designed for carnivals in cities like New York, Toronto, Boston, Atlanta, Miami and Houston to name a few. His company, D'Midas International, has several offices in North America.

WAYNE BERKELEY (1940- )
Wayne Berkeley is hailed not only as a bandleader but as a professional and a perfectionist. He grew up in Belmont in the vicinity of Harold Saldenah's mas camp. Art became an integral part of his formative years both at home and at school. His first furrow into mas making was the 1965 band Fan Fair. With this presentation he gave a hint of where his designs were headed. He had moved away from the historical costumes to the area of concepts and fantasy. Over the years he has been praised for his exquisite designs, attention to detail, innovation and efficiency. He has designed for the carnival stage as well as for dramatic productions at home and abroad. With a record of eleven (11) Band of the Year titles he is indeed a master of his craft.

BAND OF THE YEAR TITLES
Secrets of the Sky (bandleader, Bobby Ammon)
Kaleidoscope
Genesis
Rainforest (bandleader, Stephen Lee Heung)
Heromyth
Nineteen Ninety
Swan Lake
Titanic
Strike Up the Band
Miracle
Amarant: The Secret Garden

PETER MINSHALL (1941- )
Peter Minshall was born in British Guiana but moved to Trinidad at an early age. He burst onto the carnival scene in 1976 as the designer for Stephen Lee Heung's band Paradise Lost and has never looked back. Even before this however, his design of Sherry-Ann Guy's 1974 costume Hummingbird caused quite a stir in carnival circles. Known for his controversial portrayals, Minshall created social commentary in the midst of "pretty mas" thus reviving the tradition of mas as satire. He also used many aspects of the traditional characters in his design. It became the norm to see bat wings transformed into birds or for devil mas to become the King of Carnival. Minshall's other trademark was carnival as theatre. His masqueraders did not play the mas, they became the mas. Critics accused him of destroying carnival but the people flocked to see him. He won the most People's Choice awards even when he failed to win Band of the Year. He also earned kudos on the international stage for his design of the opening ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.

BAND OF THE YEAR TITLES
Paradise Lost (bandleader, Stephen Lee Heung)
Carnival of the Sea
Jungle Fever
Carnival Is Colour
Hallelujah
Song of the Earth
Tapestry

CARNIVAL DATES 1946 - 2026
Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is celebrated on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday or forty days (excluding Sundays) before the Christian celebration of Easter.

1946 March 4 & 5	1973 March 5 & 6	2000 March 6 & 7
1947 February 17 & 18	1974 February 25 & 26	2001 February 26 & 27
1948 February 9 & 10	1975 February 10 & 11	2002 February 11 & 12
1949 February 28 & March 1	1976 February 1 & 2	2003 March 3 & 4
1950 February 20 & 21	1977 February 21 & 22	2004 February 23 & 24
1951 February 5 & 6	1978 February 6 & 7	2005 February 7 & 8
1952 February 25 & 26	1979 February 25 & 27	2006 February 27 & 28
1953 February 16 & 17	1980 February 18 & 19	2007 February 19 & 20
1954 March 1 & 2	1981 March 2 & 3	2008 February 4 & 5
1955 February 21 & 22	1982 February 22 & 23	2009 February 23 & 24
1956 February 13 & 14	1983 February 14 & 15	2010 February 15 & 16
1957 March 4 & 5	1984 March 5 & 6	2011 March 7 & 8
1958 February 17 & 18	1985 February 18 & 19	2012 February 20 & 21
1959 February 9 & 10	1986 February 10 & 11	2013 February 12&13
1960 February 29 & March 1	1987 March 2 & 3	2014 March 3&4
1961 February 13 & 14	1988 February 15 & 16	2015 February 16&17
1962 March 5 & 6	I989 February 6 & 7	2016 February 8&9
1963 February 25 & 26	1990 February 26 & 27	2017 February 27&28
1964 February 10 & 11	1991 February 11 & 12	2018 February 12&13
1965 March 1 & 2	1992 March 2 & 3	2019 March 4&5
1966 February 21 & 22	1993 February 22 & 23	2020 February 24&25
1967 February 6 & 7	1994 February 14 & 15	2021 February 15&16
1968 February 26 & 27	1995 February 27 & 28	2022 February 28 & March 1
1969 February 17 & 18	1996 February 19 & 20	2023 February 20&21
1970 February 9 & 10	1997 February 10 & 11	2024 February 12&13
1971 February 22 & 23	1998 February 23 & 24	2025 March 3&4
1972 May 1 & 2	1999 February 15 & 16	2026 February 16&17

Please Note:

1942 - 1945 - No Carnival because of World War II.

1972 - Carnival celebrated in May because of a Polio epidemic.

CALYPSO WINNERS 2005 

COMPETITION	ARTISTE	COMPOSER	SONG#1	SONG#2
National Calypso Monarch	Mighty Chalkdust	Mighty Chalkdust	I In Town Too Long	Ah Doh Rhyme
Road March Monarch	Shurwayne Winchester	Shurwayne Winchester	Dead or Alive	N/A
International Soca Monarch	Bunji Garlin	Ian Alvarez & Shawn Ainsley Noel	Blaze the Fire	N/A
International Female Soca Monarch	Michelle Sylvester	N/A	Sleeping in your Bed	N/A
International Groovy Soca Monarch	Michelle Sylvester	N/A	Sleeping in your Bed	N/A
Chutney Soca Monarch	Heeralal Rampartap	N/A	Lal Rang Ghangarea Kay Paharie	Run For Mih Life
Chutney Mardi Gras Monarch	Rikki Jai	N/A	Mor Tor (Mine and Yours)	N/A
NWAC Calypso Queen Monarch	Abbi Blackman	N/A	Ah Seeing	N/A
NWAC Young King Monarch	Impulse	Wayne Modeste	Shadow Jumbie	N/A
NACC Veteran Calypso Monarch	Brother Valentino	Emrold Phillip	Where Kaiso Went	N/A
NWAC Stars of Tomorrow	Karene Asche	Christophe Grant	Mercy Mercy	N/A
National Junior Calypso Monarch	Shalleika Hazell	Larry Harewood	Barking Beef	N/A
National Junior Soca Monarch	Jermeeka Mundy	N/A	N/A	N/A
TUCO Extempo King	Sheldon John	N/A	N/A	N/A
TUCO Humorous Kaiso	Clifton Ryan a.k.a. The Bomber	Clifton ryan	Soldier B	N/A
TUCO Political Commentary	Heather Mac Intosh	Llewellyn Mac Intosh	Keith's Technique	N/A
TUCO Social Commentary	Karene Asche	Christophe Grant	Mercy Mercy	N/A
TUCO Unattached Calypso Monarch	Rondell Donowa	Gregory Ballantyne	Young Messenger	N/A
South Calypso Monarch	Brian London	N/A	Tsunami	N/A
South Junior Calypso Monarch	Dinessa Nelson	N/A	Fast Lane	N/A
Couva Calypso Monarch	Lady Explosion a.k.a. Sharon Harvey	N/A	Take Time Out	N/A
Couva Extempo Monarch	Henry Griffith	N/A	N/A	N/A
Couva Junior Calypso Monarch	Jenelle Conelle	N/A	Freedom	N/A
Prisoners Calypso Monarch	Vernon Trotman	N/A	Mr. Trotman R	N/A
Most Humorous Women's Prison Calypso Monarch	Estina Bedassie	N/A	Fast Lane	N/A

MASQUERADE WINNERS 2005

COMPETITION	MINI BAND	SMALL BAND	MEDIUM BAND	LARGE BAND
George Bailey Award	Blackfoot Sundance (A. Jackman & Assoc.) A Song for Minsh(Rosalind Gabriels) T&T Still Sweet for So	Yuletide (D Boss) Down Mexico Way (Mt. Hope Connections) Before the Europeans(Tribal Connections)	D Washing by Fire by Water (Brian Mac Farlane) Crossing Borders(Rampage) 'D' Barbarians (D'Midas Assoc.)	Conquest of the Indies (Trini Revellers) Lion Kingdom in Soca Safari (Masquerade) We Not Giving Up (Legacy)
Lil Hart Award	A Song for Minsh(Rosalind Gabriels) Blackfoot Sundance(A. Jackman & Assoc.) We Bring Back Cowpatch	Yuletide (D Boss) Before Europeans (Tribal Connections) Down Mexico Way (Mt. Hope Connections)	D Washing by Fire (Brian Mac Farlane) Crossing Borders (Rampage) 'D' Barbarians (D'Midas Assoc.)	Conquest of the Indies (Trini Revellers) Lion Kingdom in Soca Safari (Masquerade) We Not Giving Up (Legacy)
Harold Saldenha Award	Blackfoot Sundance (A. Jackman & Assoc.) A Song for Minsh (Rosalind Gabriels) T&T Still Sweet for So	Yuletide (D Boss) Before Europeans  (Tribal Connections) Down Mexico Way (Mt. Hope Connections)	D Washing by Fire (Brian Mac Farlane) Crossing Borders (Rampage) 'D' Barbarians (D'Midas Assoc.)	Conquest of the Indies (Trini Revellers) Lion Kingdom in Soca Safari (Masquerade) We Not Giving Up (Legacy)
Downtown	Blackfoot Sundance (A. Jackman & Assoc.) Song of Minsh (Rosalind Gabriels) Once Upon a Melody (Invasions Rampage on the Road)	Yuletide (D Boss) Before the Europeans (Tribal Connections) Down Mexico Way (Mt. Hope Connections)	Crossing Borders(Rampage) 'D' Barbarians (D'Midas Assoc.) Wicked (Skandal-Us)	Conquest of the Indies (Trini Revellers) Lion Kingdom in Soca Safari (Masquerade) We Not Giving Up (Legacy)

STEELBAND WINNERS 2005

Conventional Bands(Large) Petrotrin Phase II Pan Groove, 478 Sagicor Exodus, 458 WITCO Desperadoes, 454.5	Single Pan (Traditional) Arima All Stars, 284 La Horqueta Pan Groove, 283.5 Laventille Serenaders, 276.5
Conventional Bands(Medium) CLICO Sforzata, 460 Excellent Stores Silver Stars, 456.5 Arima Angel Harps, 453	Junior Panorama (Secondary School) St. Augustine Senior Comprehensive, 450 BP Renegades - Chris Tambu Herbert's, 446 Woodbrook Government Secondary, 433
Conventional Bands(Small) Merrytones, 447 Longdenville Claytones, 440.5 Tamana Pioneers, 438	Junior Panorama (Primary School) Tamana Primary School Steel Workshop, 414 St. Margaret's Boys Anglican Primary, 394

CALYPSO WINNERS 2006

COMPETITION	ARTISTE	COMPOSER	SONG #1	SONG #2
National Calypso Monarch	Luta		Check the Foundation	Kaiso, Kaiso
Road March Monarch	Patrice Roberts and Machel Montano	Kernel Roberts	Band of the Year	N/A
International Soca Monarch	Shurwayne Winchester	Shurwayne Winchester	Ah Cah Wait	N/A
International Groovy Soca Monarch	Shurwayne Winchester	Shurwayne Winchester and Shawn Noel	Don't Stop	N/A
Chutney Soca Monarch	Rooplal G.	#1 Rooplal Girdharie #2 Rooplal Girdharie and Fazad Shageer	Dam Dam Baje	The Last Jump Up
NWAC Stars of Tomorrow Calypso Monarch and Young King Monarch	Sean Daniel	Gregory “GB“ Ballantyne	True Government	N/A
National Junior Calypso Monarch	Dareem Charles	Carlston Kerr	Dem Blimpin' Thing	N/A
International Junior Soca Monarch	Marcel Bennet	Nadia Batson	Running Red	N/A
NWAC Calypso Queen Monarch	Karene Asche	Larry Harewood	Spirit of Fear	N/A
TUCO Extempo King	Sheldon John	N/A	Pan from the West is the Best	N/A
TUCO Political Commentary	Luta	Morel “Luta“ Peters	Check the Foundation	N/A
TUCO Social Commentary/Unattached Monarch	Luta	Morel “Luta“ Peters	Kaiso, Kaiso	N/A
Tobago Calypso Monarch	Tobago Rio	Kenrick Andrews	At the End of the Day	Viola
People's Choice	Chalkdust	N/A	The Bandit Factory	Chalkie the Mailman

MASQUERADE WINNERS 2006

COMPETITION	SMALL BAND	MEDIUM BAND	LARGE BAND
Band of the Year(Savannah)	Taste of Hawaii (Mt. Hope Connection)	Sacred Heart (Callalloo Company)	Rome: The Empire (Trini Revellers) Threads of Joy (Brian MacFarlane) Atlantis: The Lost Continent (Masquerade)
Downtown	Cultural Drums (Churchill “Bobo“ George Native Pride (Tribal Connection Cultural Promotion) A Taste of Hawaii (Mt. Hope Connection)	Ah Quest for Glass (Stephen Derek) Fleets In (Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars) The King and I (Rampage Mas)	Threads of Joy (Brian MacFarlane) Rome: The Empire (Trini Revellers) Atlantis: The Lost Continent(Masquerade)
San Fernando	A Tribal God of the Sky (Tribes)	Blaze of Glory (Fireworks Promotion) Cheyenne Ceremony (Gregory Nurse) Native Spirits (Abzal Shaffie)	Egypt: Land of the Pharoahs (We People Int) We Like It (Owen Hinds) SS Trinibago 3000 (Ivan Kallicharan)
King of Carnival (Savannah)	Geraldo Vieira Sr. - The Might of Rome Roland St. George - Gladiator Demetrius Wade Madray - The Inner Man	N/A	N/A
Queen of Carnival (Savannah)	Pamela Gordon - The Winged Jewel of the Forest Anra Bobb - De Passion of De Red Crystal Anne-Marie Quammie-Alleyne - My Love for the Caribbean Queen Valentine Medina	N/A	N/A
San Fernando - Masquerader of the Year: Male	Leroy Prieto	N/A	N/A
San Fernando - Masquerader of the Year: Female	Peola Marchan	N/A	N/A
San Fernando - Junior Queen of the Band	Germaine Lynch	N/A	N/A
San Fernando - Junior King of the Band	Brandon Guide	N/A	N/A
San Fernando - King of Jouvert	Wayne Poliah (With or without feathers I still playing Indian	N/A	N/A
San Fernando - Queen of Jouvert	Claire Boyce (Larger Buses on the Road)	N/A	N/A
San Fernando - Jouvert Band of the Year	D Blue Boys	N/A	N/A

STEELBAND WINNERS 2006

Conventional Bands (Large) Phase II Pan Groove - 470.5 pints Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars - 469 points PCS Starlift - 457 points	Single Pan (Traditional Pan 'Round the Neck) La Horquetta Pan Groove - 279.5 points Arima All Stars - 272.5 points Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force - 268.5
Conventional Bands (Medium) CLICO Sforzata - 469.5 points Courts Laventille Sound Specialists - 466 points HCL Valley Harps - 462 points	Junior Panorama (Secondary Schools: Under 21) St. Augustine Senior Comprehensive - 469 points Renegades Youth - 466.5 points Golden Hands - 438 points
Conventional Bands (Small) Merrytones - 440.5 points Pan Elders - 436 points Petrotrin Siparia Deltones - 427.5	Junior Panorama (Primary Schools: under 13) St. Margaret's Boys - 403 points Tamana Primary - 348 points Diego Martin Boys - 315 points

Junior Panorama (Secondary Schools: under 16) Mt. Hope Junior Secondary - 387 points Bishop Anstey Trinity College - 379 points Sangre Grande Junior Secondary - 374 points

CALYPSO WINNERS 2007

COMPETITION	ARTISTE	COMPOSER	SONG #1	SONG #2
National Calypso Monarch	Weston 'Cro Cro' Rawlins	Weston Rawlins	Nobody Ain't Go Know	N/A
Road March Monarch	Machel Montano	Kernel Roberts	Jumbie	N/A
International Soca Monarch	Iwer George	Iwer George	Fete After Fete	N/A
International Groovy Soca Monarch	Biggie Irie		We Nah Goin' Home	N/A
Chutney Soca Monarch	Rooplal Girdharie		'Mera Piya' - The Love	N/A
NACC Stars of Tomorrow Calypso Monarch and Young King Monarch	Roger 'Bodyguard' Mohammed		Ungrateful Pastor	N/A
National Junior Calypso Monarch	Tenisha Weeks		School Bag Dilemma	N/A
International Junior Soca Monarch	Marcel Bennet		On and On De Big Truck Passing	N/A
NWAC Calypso Queen Monarch	Maria Bhola		I Love You	N/A
TUCO Extempo King	Joseph 'Lingo' Vautor-Laplaceliere		La Placeliere	N/A
TUCO Political Commentary	Maria Bhola	Maria Bhola	I Love You	N/A
TUCO Social Commentary Monarch	Wendy Thomas Garrick		Another CEPEP Gang	N/A
Tobago Calypso Monarch	Sherwin 'Skee' Cunningham		Paradise	N/A
People's Choice

MASQUERADE WINNERS 2007

COMPETITION	SMALL BAND	MEDIUM BAND	LARGE BAND
Band of the Year (Savannah)	Nocturn	Golden Heritage - A Tribute to Mas	India - The Story of Boyie
Downtown	Nocturn	Amazonia	India - The Story of Boyie
San Fernando		From the Black Hills of Dakota	D’Stage
King of Carnival (Savannah)	Curtis Eustace	D' Wrath Of Tutankhamun	N/A
Queen of Carnival (Savannah)	Peola Marchan	The Incandescence of Beatrice Love Has Bought	N/A
San Fernando - Masquerader of the Year: Male	Lionel Jagassar Jr.	'Wa Chink Sapa' - Native Healer	N/A
San Fernando - Masquerader of the Year: Female	Peola Marchan	The Incandescence of Beatrice Love Has Bought	N/A
San Fernando - Junior Queen of the Band
San Fernando - Junior King of the Band
San Fernando - King of Jouvert	Wayne Poliah	Ah Smelt Ah Plant	N/A
San Fernando - Queen of Jouvert	Margaret Montano	Digicel Expect More Get More	N/A
San Fernando - Jouvert Band of the Year	D Image People	Meh Pot Ah Gold	N/A
Junior Parade of the Bands	It's Festival Time	Wonders of the World	Many Faces One Nation
Junior King of Carnival	Larz Fernandez	Chingathkoo The Warrior	N/A
Junior Queen of Carnival	Jade Alleng	Ride Baby Ride - A Tribute to Errol Payne - De Jewel Peacock	N/A

STEELBAND WINNERS 2007

Conventional Bands (Large) 1. Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars 2. Phase II Pan Groove 3. Sagicor Exodus	Single Pan (Traditional Pan 'Round the Neck) 1. La Horquetta Pan Groove 2. Peake Yacht Services Pan Groove 3. Marsicans
Conventional Bands (Medium) 1. Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille 2. Excellent Stores Silver Stars 3. Clico Sforzata	Junior Panorama (Secondary Schools: Under 21) 1. St. Augustine Senior Secondary Comprehensive 2. BP Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra 3. Woodbrook Government Secondary
Conventional Bands (Small) 1. Petrotrin Siparia Deltones 2. Merrytones 3. Pan Elders	Junior Panorama (Primary Schools: under 13) 1. Diego Martin Boys' RC 2. CASAETAL Steel Orchestra 3. Grant Memorial Presbyterian

Junior Panorama (Secondary Schools: under 16) 1. St. Margaret's Boys Anglican Steel Orchestra 2. Mount Hope Junior Secondary 3. Tamana Pioneers Juniors Steel Orchestra

CALYPSO WINNERS 2008

COMPETITION	ARTISTE	COMPOSER	SONG #1	SONG #2
National Calypso Monarch	Michael Osouna, “Sugar Aloes”	Michael Osouna	Reflections	N/A
Road March Monarch	Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez	Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez	Get On	N/A
International Soca Monarch	Ian Alvarez“Bunji Garlin“	Cecil Hume “Maestro“ & Ian Alvarez	Fiery	N/A
International Groovy Soca Monarch	Shurwayne Winchester	Shurwayne Winchester	Carnival Please Stay	N/A
Chutney Soca Monarch	Rooplal Girdharie	Rooplal Girdharie	Aye Sajanee Peeya	N/A
NACC Stars of Tomorrow Calypso Monarch and Young King Monarch	Patrick Purcell Lewis “Mighty Diamond“	Patrick Purcell Lewis	Crime Issues	N/A
National Junior Calypso Monarch	Megan Walrond		Remember Me Not	N/A
International Junior Soca Monarch	Erphan Alves (St. George's College)		Soca Movin' On	N/A
NWAC Calypso Queen Monarch	Monique Hector	Larry Harewood	Ssiters Looking	N/A
TUCO Extempo King	Joseph Vautor La Placeliere “Lingo“			N/A
TUCO Political Commentary	Karene Asche	Christopher Grant	The Recipe	N/A
TUCO Social Commentary Monarch	Dexter Parsons “The Stinger“	Dexter Parsons	Voices From the Van	N/A
TUCO Soca Chutney	Heeralal Rampertap		Ayee Oh	N/A
TUCO Humourous Commentary	Cuthbert George “Wizard of ID “		2 at 25	N/A
People's Choice
Groovy Chutney Soca Monarch	Rooplal Girdharie
Tobago Calypso Monarch	Leslie Ann Ellis
Secondary School Soca Monarch	Erphan Alves (St. George's College)	Soca Movin' On
Primary School Soca Monarch	Ferdinand Smith (Valencia South Govt)			;

MASQUERADE WINNERS 2008

COMPETITION	SMALL BAND	MEDIUM BAND	LARGE BAND
Band of the Year (Savannah)	N/A	N/A	Earth: Cries of Despair, Wings of Hope - Brian Mac Farlane
Downtown	N/A	N/A	Earth: Cries of Despair, Wings of Hope - Brian Mac Farlane
San Fernando
King of Carnival (Savannah)	N/A	N/A	Jhawhan Thomas - Pandemic Rage (Brian Mac Farlane)
Queen of Carnival (Savannah)	N/A	Susanne Lowe - Yemaja-Orisha Goddess of the Sea (Trevor Wallace & Associates)	N/A
King of the Bands	Geraldo Vieira Snr. - Night of the Iguana	N/A	N/A
Queen of the Bands	Susanne Lowe - Yemaja-Orisha Goddess of the Sea (Trevor Wallace & Associates)	N/A	N/A
San Fernando - Queen of the Bands	Peola Marchan - Matilda-Who Gathers the Flowers of Life and Sings its Virtues	N/A	N/A
San Fernando - King of the Bands	Owen Hinds Jr.- Jewelled Lobster	N/A	N/A
San Fernando - King of Jouvert
San Fernando - Queen of Jouvert
Jouvert Band of the Year	Aloha Hawaii - Patsy & Friends (Patricia Faltine)	N/A	N/A
Junior Parade of the Bands	N/A	N/A	Wings of Hope - Rosalind Gabriel & Friends
Junior King of Carnival	Mary Ayeun - The Sorcerer of King's Solomon's Mines	N/A	N/A
Junior Queen of Carnival	Xia Yearwood-Garcia - Paradise In All Her Glory	N/A	N/A

CHILDREN'S BAND OF THE YEAR 2008

POSITION	MINI BAND	SMALL BAND	MEDIUM BAND	LARGE BAND
1st	The Casbah - Christine Nunes	Stamps of Paradise - Vanessa	How, When and Why - Gerard Kelly	Wings of Hope - Rosalind Gabriel & Friends
2nd	Pretty Maids Are Here Again - June Sankar	Shaka Zulu - Leanne & Albert Bailey	Romancing the Stone - Lisa Mollineau & Dune Ali	In Shape - Boisiere Village Children's Band, Richie Barker
3rd	Flight of Andinkrah - Roger Taylor Montano	A Touch of Egypt - Agnes Alexander	Colour Me - St. Dominic's Children's Home, Gregory Medina

BAND OF THE DAY 2008 

BAND OF THE DAY - QUEENS PARK SAVANNAH (MINI BAND) 1. “D“ Invaders from “D“ Galaxy Planet - Something Out There 2. Earth Rejoices - Rosalind Gabriel & Friends 3. Scarlet Cloud - Hener W Ramdin & Associates	BAND OF THE DAY - QUEENS PARK SAVANNAH (SMALL BAND) 1. Gathering at the Little Big Horn - Tribal Connection 2. Come Fly - Belmont Original Stylish Sailors (De B.O.S.S.) 3. A Sailor Is Ah Sailor Is Ah Sailor - Mt. Hope Connection	BAND OF THE DAY - QUEENS PARK SAVANNAH (MEDIUM BAND) 1. Bejeweled - Dream Team 2. Mas Mas Dis Is Mas - 'D' Midas T&T 3. Jamboree in New Guinea - Stampede	BAND OF THE DAY - QUEENS PARK SAVANNAH (LARGE BAND) 1. A Vision Of Timeless Beauty - Starlift Steel Orchestra 2. Que Viva Mexico - Trini Revellers 3. Earth - Cries Of Despair Wings Of Hope - Mac Farlene Carnival 2008
BAND OF THE DAY - DOWNTOWN (MINI BAND) 1. Earth Rejoices - Rosalind Gabriel & Friends 2. Scarlet Cloud - Henry W Ramdin & Associates 3. Paradise Visits Sherwood Forest - Paradise Zoof	BAND OF THE DAY-DOWNTOWN (SMALL BAND) 1. Come Fly - Belmont Original Stylish Sailors (De B.O.S.S.) 2. Gathering at the Little Big Horn - Tribal Connection 3. A Sailor Is Ah Sailor Is Ah Sailor - Mt. Hope Connection	BAND OF THE DAY-DOWNTOWN (MEDIUM BAND) 1. Mas Mas Dis Is Mas - 'D' Midas T&T 2. Caribbean Splendour - Masquerade 3. Jamboree in New Guinea - Stampede	BAND OF THE DAY - DOWNTOWN (LARGE BAND) 1. A Vision Of Timeless Beauty - Starlift Steel Orchestra 2. Earth - Cries Of Despair Wings Of Hope - Mac Farlene Carnival 2008 3. Que Viva Mexico - Trini Revellers

BAND OF THE YEAR 2008

POSITION	MACK COPELAND BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (MINI BAND)	LIL HART BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (SMALL BAND)	HAROLD SALDENAH BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (MEDIUM BAND)	GEORGE BAILEY BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (LARGE BAND)
1st	Blue Devilles - Rhapsody In Blue	Come Fly - Belmont Original Stylish Sailors (De B.O.S.S.)	De Gulf - Ronnie & Caro - The Mas Band	Earth - Cries Of Despair Wings Of Hope - Mac Farlene Carnival 2008
2nd	Scarlet Cloud - Henry W Ramdin & Associates	Gathering at the Little Big Horn - Tribal Connection	Mas Mas Dis Is Mas - 'D' Midas T&T	Que Viva Mexico - Trini Revellers
3rd	'D' Invaders From 'D' Galaxy Planet Urea - Something Out There	A Sailor Is Ah Sailor Is Ah Sailor - Mt. Hope Connection	Caribbean Splendour - Masquerade	Passages - Legacy

ADDITIONAL CARNIVAL RESULTS 2008

Non- School Junior Queen of Carnival - Jade Alleng- Black is Beautiful - Woman Of Colour School Junior Queen Of Carnival - Denesha Jennings - Fiery Soucouyant Fiery Stick-fighting Champion - Anthony Bineal Children's Carnival 2008 Most Original Boy - Michael Mann - Soul of the Sea Most Original Girl - Deandrea Beard - Queen Bee Carnival Tuesday 2008 Most Outstanding Traditional Mas - Tribal Connection Most Colourful Bands MINI - Village People SMALL - We-International MEDIUM - Ronnie & Caro - D Mas Band LARGE - Trini Revellers

STEELBAND WINNERS 2008

Conventional Bands (Large) 1. Phase II Pan Groove 2. Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars 3. Sagicor Exodus	Single Pan (Traditional Pan 'Round the Neck) 1. La Horquetta Pan Groove 2. Marsicans 3. T&T Defence Force
Conventional Bands (Medium) 1. Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille 2. Steel Xplosion 3. CLICO Sforzata	Junior Panorama (Secondary Schools: Under 21) 1. BP Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra 2. Golden Hands 3. St. Augustine Secondary Comprehensive
Conventional Bands (Small) 1. Pan Elders 2. Arima Golden Symphony 3. Merrytones	Junior Panorama (Primary Schools: under 13) 1. St. Margaret's Boys' Anglican Primary 2. Tamana Primary Steelpan Workshop 3. CASAETAL Steel Orchestra

Junior Panorama (Secondary Schools: under 16) 1. BATCE Steel 2. Trinity College Steel Orchestra 3. St. Margaret's Boys'Steel Orchestra

CALYPSO WINNERS 2009

COMPETITION	ARTISTE	COMPOSER	SONG
National Calypso Monarch	Dr. Hollis Liverpool - (Chalkdust)	Dr. Hollis Liverpool - (Chalkdust)	My Heart and I
Road March Monarch	Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez	Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez	Meet Super Blue
International Soca Monarch	Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez	Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez	Meet Super Blue
International Groovy Soca Monarch	Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez	Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez	Heavy T Bumper
Chutney Soca Monarch	Kenneth Salick	Kenneth Salick	Rhadica Why You Leave
TUCO Extempo King	Joseph Vautor La Placeliere (Lingo)
TUCO Political Commentary	Joanne Rowley (Tigress)		Yuh Ent See Wajang Yet
TUCO Social Commentary Monarch	Brian London		A Nation's Son
TUCO Soca Chutney	Asha Kamachee (Sweetheart)		Yuh See
TUCO Humourous Commentary	Victor Mc Donald (Mr. Mack)		Cry Babies
People's Choice	Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez	Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez	Meet Super Blue

MASQUERADE WINNERS 2009

COMPETITION	SMALL BAND	MEDIUM BAND	LARGE BAND
Band of the Year (Savannah)	Empires of the Sun - D'Midas	Bakkanal - Ronnie and Caro Mas Band	Africa: Her People, Her Glory, Her Tears - Brian Mac Farlane and Associates
King of Carnival(Savannah)	Curtis Eustace - Apollo’s Lust (Evolution Carnival)		Stephen Alexi - Ndlovu in Search (Brian Mac Farlane)
Queen of Carnival (Savannah)	Pamela Gordon - First Lady of the Chinese Court		Kadasfi Romney - Manzandaba in Flight (Brian Mac Farlane)

CHILDREN'S BAND OF THE YEAR 2009

POSITION	MINI BAND	SMALL BAND	MEDIUM BAND	LARGE BAND
1st	Sunny - Rosemary Perkins	The Rainbow Cycle - Spence Productions	Hidden - Classic Productions	National Pride - Rosalind Gabriel and Associates
2nd	If We Played Mas in Venice - Children of Peace	Colour Me Trinbago - Anra Bobb and Friends	Making Ends Meet - Success Laventille Composite School	Fanta Sea Sailors - Carnival Players
3rd	Fire Mas - Trinity Carnival	The Forbidden City - A Tribute to Stephen Leung - Spoilt Rotten Kids	Mama Dis Is Mas - Step by Step Promotions	It's Nature's Way - Arima Boys' R.C. School

BAND OF THE DAY 2009 

BAND OF THE DAY - QUEENS PARK SAVANNAH (MINI BAND) 1.	BAND OF THE DAY - QUEENS PARK SAVANNAH (SMALL BAND) 1. Tribute to a Fallen Warrior - Tribal Connection	BAND OF THE DAY - QUEENS PARK SAVANNAH (MEDIUM BAND) 1. Trinidad All Stars	BAND OF THE DAY - QUEENS PARK SAVANNAH (LARGE BAND) 1. Razzle Dazzle - PCS Starlift
BAND OF THE DAY - DOWNTOWN (MINI BAND) 1. Red Indian Days - Henry Ramdin and Associates 2. Weapons of Mas Destruction - Mystery Raisers 3. D Red Men - Village People	BAND OF THE DAY-DOWNTOWN (SMALL BAND) 1. Tribute to a Fallen Warrior - Tribal Connection 2. Our Native Land - Rosalind Gabriel and Friends 3. The Birds and the Bees - The Belmont Jewels	BAND OF THE DAY-DOWNTOWN (MEDIUM BAND) 1. Let the Music Play - Masquerade 2. Bakkanal - Ronnie and Caro - The Mas Band 3. Dance Yuh Dance - trevor Wallace Mas	BAND OF THE DAY - DOWNTOWN (LARGE BAND) 1. Africa: Her People, Her Glory, Her Tears - Brian Mac Farlane and Associates 2. Razzle Dazzle - PCS Starlift 3. Sweet T&T - A Tribute to Trinidad and Tobago - Trini Revellers

BAND OF THE YEAR 2009

POSITION	MACK COPELAND BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (MINI BAND)	LIL HART BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (SMALL BAND)	HAROLD SALDENAH BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (MEDIUM BAND)	GEORGE BAILEY BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (LARGE BAND)
1st	Red Indian Days - Henry Ramdin and Associates	Empires of the Sun - D'Midas	Bacchanal - Ronnie and Caro Mas Band	Africa: Her People, Her Glory, Her Tears - Brian Mac Farlane and Associates
2nd
3rd

ADDITIONAL CARNIVAL RESULTS 2009

STICK FIGHTING 2009 Champion Gayelle  - Cluster Guy - Ortoire King of the Rock - Anderson Marcano SYNERGY TV SOCA STAR 2009 Richard Valentine (Chynee) - They Wanna Be Like

STEELBAND WINNERS 2009

Conventional Bands (Large) 1. Silver Stars - First In de Line (Edwin Pouchet/ Alvin Daniell) 2. Phase II Pan Groove - Magic Drum (Len Boogsie Sharpe/ K Roberts) 3. Trinidad All Stars - Pan Rivalry (Leon Smooth Edwards)	Single Pan (Traditional Pan 'Round the Neck) 1. 2. 3.
Conventional Bands (Medium) 1. CLICO Sforzata - Bandeleros (Miguel Reyes)  2. NLCB Bucconers - Dangerous (Mark Loquan/ Ken Philmore) 3. Courts Sound Specialist of Laventille - D Trini Way (Mark Loquan/ Ken Philmore/ Destra Garcia)	Junior Panorama (Secondary Schools: Under 21) 1. 2. 3.
Conventional Bands (Small) 1. Arima Golden Symphony - A Blue Crescendo (De Fosto) 2. San City Steel Symphony - A Blue Crescendo (De Fosto) 3. Tornadoes - A Blue Crescendo (De Fosto)	Junior Panorama (Primary Schools: under 13) 1. 2. 3.

CALYPSO WINNERS 2010

COMPETITION	ARTISTE	COMPOSER	SONG #1	SONG #2
National Calypso Monarch	Kurt Allen		They too Bright	N/A
Road March Monarch	Jason Williams and Ancil Isaac Jr. "JW and Blaze"	Kernel Roberts	Palance	N/A
bMobile Blackberry International PowerSoca Monarch	Jason Williams and Ancil Isaac Jr. "JW and Blaze	Kernel Roberts	Palance	N/A
Play Whe Groovy Soca Monarch	Shurwayne Winchester		Murdah	N/A
Chutney Soca Monarch	Ravi Bissembhar "Ravi B"		Drinker	N/A
National Junior Calypso Monarch	Aaron Duncan - Newtown Boys RC		Doh Waste It	N/A
Junior King	Matthew Barnes		Sting in the Sand Storm - Where the Wind Blow	N/A
Kaiso Rama Extempo	Winston Peters "Gypsy"			N/A
Kaiso Rama Political Commentary	The Original Defosto Himself		In a Palace State of Mind	N/A
Kaiso Rama Social Commentary	Kizzie Ruiz			N/A
Kaiso Rama Humourous Commentary	Llewellyn MacIntosh			N/A

BAND OF THE YEAR 2010

POSITION	MACK COPELAND BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (MINI BAND)	LIL HART BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (SMALL BAND)	HAROLD SALDENAH BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (MEDIUM BAND)	GEORGE BAILEY BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (LARGE BAND)
1st	Hatching Blue Devil - Rhapsody In Blue	Call Dat George - D Midas T&T	Tribute - Ronnie and Caro - The Mas Band	Resurrection: The Mas - Mac Farlane
2nd	Path Finder - Henry Ramdin and Associates	Music - De BOSS	The Journey - Rosalind Gabriel and Village Production	Festivals of the World - Trini Revellers
3rd	Turaga -Vakama Keeper Of The Gates To The Beyond - Nakisha Mc Gillivery	Pirates and Plunderers - The Belmont Jewels	Call Dat George - D Midas T&T	Masala - Legacy

ADDITIONAL CARNIVAL RESULTS 2010

Female Individual - Elizabeth Thomas - 'Dry Savannah' Male Individual - Keith Tinto - 'D’ Head Hunter' Junior Queens - A Splash of Blue - Denesha Jennings Tobago House of Assembly’s Culture Division - Kings, Queens and Individuals Competitions Queens - La Toya De Leon - ’Here I Am Again Flapping My Wings Before You’ Kings - Allister Williams - ’Egypt’s Realm’ STICK FIGHTING  Gayelle - Longdenville Gayelle King of the Rock - Evon Ralph, Talparo Gayelle Best Kandar - Talparo Gayelle

STEELBAND WINNERS 2010

Conventional Bands (Large) 1. Silver Stars 2. PhaseII Pangroove 3. Trinidad All Stars	Conventional Bands (Small) 1. Arima Golden Symphony 2. Golden Hands 3. Merrytones
Conventional Bands (Medium) 1. Steel Xplosion 2. Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille 3. Katzenjammers	Single Pan (Traditional Pan 'Round the Neck) 1. La Horquetta Pan Groove 2. San Juan East Side Symphony 3. United Sounds

CALYPSO WINNERS 2011

COMPETITION	ARTISTE	COMPOSER	SONG #1	SONG #2
National Calypso Monarch	Karene Asche	-	Careful What You Ask For	Uncle Jack
Road March Monarch	Machel Montano	-	Advantage	N/A
International Soca Monarch	Machel Montano	-	Advantage	N/A
International Groovy Soca Monarch	Kees Diffentahller	-	Wotless	N/A
Chutney Soca Monarch	Samraj 'Rikki Jai' Jaimungal	-	White Oak and Water	N/A
TUCO National Junior Calypso Monarch	Aaron Duncan - Newton Boys R.C. School	-	Kaiso Alive	N/A
Calypso Young Kings	Rodney 'Benjai' LeBlanc	-	Trini	N/A
NWAC Calypso Queen	Heather McIntosh	-	Keep It	N/A

MASQUERADE WINNERS 2011

COMPETITION
King of Carnival	Wade Madray - Pacific Tsunami
Queen of Carnival	Peola Marchand - D Jewel Chandelier

BAND OF THE YEAR 2011

POSITION	MACK COPELAND BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (MINI BAND)	LIL HART BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (SMALL BAND)	HAROLD SALDENAH BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (MEDIUM BAND)	GEORGE BAILEY BAND OF THE YEAR AWARD (LARGE BAND)
1st	Play De Mas - The Original Jab Jab	Beauty Beneath The Sea - Belmont Original Sylish Sailors	Survivors - Ronnie & Caro, The Mas Band	Humanity-Circle of Life - Mac Farlane Carnival
2nd	Son Of A Watless - 2001 Jab Malassie	Gathering Of The First People - Tribal Connection	Village Life - Rosalind Gabriel and Village Productions	Tales of Merrie Olde England - Trini Revellers
3rd	Indians Are Coming - Village People	Greece, The Legacy - The Belmont Jewels	D Latin Flava - D Harvard Revellers Inc Ltd	South Pacific - Legacy

ADDITIONAL CARNIVAL RESULTS 2011

JOUVERT 2011 King  - Lennox Joseph - His Last Brother - T&T's Strongest Man Queen - Helen Fullard - Why Camla Stop Drinking

STEELBAND WINNERS 2011

Conventional Bands (Large) 1. Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars 2. Sagicor Exodus 3. PCS Silver Stars Conventional Bands (Medium) 1. Katezenjammers and Valley Harps 2. N/A 3. NLCB Buccooneers

Masquerade Competitions

Competition	Rank	Name	Portrayal/Presentation
King of Carnival	1	Ted Eustace	Lords Of De Sa­van­nah
	2	Joseph Lewis	“Zharvakko”-The Voudun King of Death
	3	Marlon Rampersad	Cyrus the Great
Queen of Carnival	1	Rox­anne Oma­lo	Mother of Dragons – Keeper of Light
	2	Sevel Nichols	The Power of Love
	3	Kerina Badal	Shamaran- Guardian of the Horned Serpent
Junior King of Carnival (Non School)	1	Samuel Jackson	The Head Hunter
	2	Merrick Barnes	The Majestic Court
	3	Antonio Rampersad	Blue Waters of Trinbago
Junior Queen of Carnival (Non School)	1	Aniya Sealy	Phoenix Rising from the Ashes
	2	Jermiah Walters	Butterfly in Nature
	3	Malikah Mc Knight	Humming Bird Gold & Bronze- A Tribute to Allyson & Roslyn
Junior King of Carnival (School)	1	Aleem Spence	Crapaud Smoke Yuh Pipe
	2	Denzil Forde	Techlore Zess
	3	Daeshaun Hutchinson	D King Beast Dragon
Junior Queen of Carnival (School)	1	Xynai Alika Rameshwar	The Fireman’s Fire
	2	Azelia Mills	Hummingbird in Full Flight
	3	Safira Roopsingh	Once Upon a Butterfly

Senior Band of the Year/Senior Parade of the Bands (NCC) Results (1^st Place Winners)

Competition	Name	Portrayal/Presentation
Overall Band of the Year	Kinetic Mas (Designer, Peter Minshall)	Mas Pieta
Band of the Year – Large	Kinetic Mas	Mas Pieta
Band of the Year – Medium	K2K Alliance	The Greatest Show (Welcome to the Circus Called Life)
Band of the Year - Small	First Citizens Original Jab Jab	D Power of D Plants
Band of the Year – Mini	Moko Somokow	Resurrection at Sorrow Hill

Junior Band of the Year/Junior Parade of the Bands (NCC) Results (1^st Place Winners)

Competition	Name	Portrayal/Presentation
Band of the Year, Large – Non-Schools	Classic Productions	Black and White but Carnival is Colour
Band of the Year, Large – Schools	Rosary Boys’ RC School	Apnea
Band of the Year, Medium – Non-Schools	Boissiere Village Children’s Band	Wings of Paradise
Band of the Year, Medium –Schools	Newtown Girls’ RC	Tales From the Forest and Other Folklore
Band of the Year, Small- Non-Schools	Funtime Mas Productions	Colour Me Beautiful
Band of the Year, Small – Schools	Active Leaders’ Academy	A Touch of Blue
Band of the Year, Mini – Non-Schools	Hot Stuff Promotions	A Touch of Nature’s Beauty
Band of the Year, Mini – Schools	Point Fortin RC	In Full Flight

J’Ouvert Competitons (Downtown Carnival)

Competition	Rank	Name	Portrayal/Presentation
King of J’Ouvert	1	Herbert Pierre	Ah Now Fright­en Of What I Said And Did
	2	Ronelle Pierre	Chinese Guy Visit Girl He Met On Facebook
	3	Lennox Mc Ewen	This Year, Ah Mashing Up Dem Pears
Queen of J’Oouvert	1	Lillan Pierre	Dr Deyals­ingh Work­ing Over­time To Block The Coro­na Virus
	2	Lynelle Pierre	Dame Lorraine Rating of PM’s Of The Past
	3	Lavern Smith	Ah Rolling D Weed

T&T Red Cross Society’s Children’s Carnival Competitions (1^st Place Winners)

Competition/Category	Name	Portrayal/Presentation
Band of the Year	Zabapique Productions	Side by Side We Stand
Large Bands	Zabapique Productions	Side by Side We Stand
Medium Bands	Classix Productions	Black & White…But Carnival is Colour
Small Bands	Funtime Mas Productions	Colour me Beautiful
Queen of Carnival	Bianca Perkins	Beauty and the Beast - the pollution battle
King of Carnival	Enzi Davis	This Dragon Can Dance

Calypso Competitions

Competition	Rank	Name	Calypso(s)
National Calypso Monarch	1	Terri Lyons	Obeah; Meghan My Dear
	2	Karene Asche	Voters Prayers; Winners Never Quit
	3	Heather Mc Intosh	Claude; The Flood
National Junior Calypso Monarch	1	Sharissa Camejo, Holy Name Convent (POS)	Everything We Can
	2	Ta’zyah O’Connor, St Mary’s College	Break De Silence
	3	Kai-Anthony Salazar, St Mary’s AC School	Be the Best
Young Kings	1	Addelon “Banjela” Braveboy	T’is We Season
	2	Kyle “KC” Cowie	How Could That Be piece
	3	Lani K (Jalani Kojo)	Choices
Calypso Queen	1	Makeda Darius	Not Martin
	2	Sonia “Singing Sonia” Francis	Welcome to Chinatown
	3	Kerine “Tiny” Williams-Figaro	No Means No

Soca Competitions

Competition	Rank	Name	Calypso(s)
International Soca Monarch – Groovy	1	College Boy Jesse (Jesse Stewart)	Happy Song
	2	Marvin “Swappi” Davis	Jumbie Head
	3	Andre “Ding Dong” Houlder	We Outside
International Soca Monarch – Power	1	Neil “Iwer” George	Stage Gone Bad
	2	Devon “Lyrikal” Martin	Rukshun
	3	Olatunji Yearwood	Thankful
Road March	1	Neil "Iwer" George and Kees Dieffenthaller	Stage Gone Bad
	2	Machel Mon­tano, Neil “Iw­er” George and Skin­ny Fab­u­lous	Conch Shell
	3	Nadia Batson	FATT
Junior Soca Monarch- Primary	1	Sekel Mc Intosh, Arima Boys’ Government	Level Up
Junior Soca Monarch- Secondary	1	Sherissa Redhead, St Joseph Convent (POS)	Together as One

Chutney Soca Competitions

Competition	Rank	Name	Calypso(s)
Chutney Soca Monarch	1	Imran "GI" Beharry	Anna Anna - Squeeze Meh Banana
	2	Vikash Sahadeo	Lonely
	3	Nishard Mayroo	Celebration
Intellectual Chutney Soca Monarch – Primary Schools	1	Avindha Singh	Parents Take Heed
	2	Sekel McIntosh	Chunkay It
	3	Jada Celestine	Save the Children
Intellectual Chutney Soca Monarch – Secondary Schools	1	Paris Coutain	Sing a Happy Chutney
	2	Mackhaydon Charles	The Responsibilities of Being King
	3	Bethany Lightbourne	Chutney Soca is Real Unity

Extempo Competitions

Competition	Rank	Name
National Extempo Monarch	1	Brian London
	2	Winston “Gypsy” Peters
National Junior Extempo Monarch – Primary Schools	1	Marcus McDonald, San Fernando Boys
	2	Josiah Trudge, Eastern Boys
	3	Ayola John, Carapichaima Anglican
National Junior Extempo Monarch – Secondary Schools	1	Josi­ah Kennedy, St. James Sec.
	2	Caleb Hinds, St. Benedicts College
	3	Shakir Harewood, St. Anthony’s College
National Junior Extempo Monarch - Female	1	Jania Morris, San Fernando East
	2	Jenicia Lewis, San Fernando East
	3	Selah Louise Clarence, San Fernando East

Panorama Competitions

Competition	Rank	Name	Calypso(s)
National Panorama – Large Bands	1	Desperadoes	More Sokah (Nailah Blackman)
	2	Renegades	Wrong Again
	3	Trinidad All Stars	More Sokah
National Panorama – Medium Bands	1	NGC Couva Joylanders	Is My Turn (The Original De Fosto Himself)
	2	Potential Symphony	All Dem Tobago Gyul
	3	Katzenjammers	Caribbean Connection
National Panorama – Small Bands	1	Uptown Fascinators	I Don’t Mind (Winston Soso)
	2	T&T Defence Force	Boots
	3	Genesis Pan Groove	Doh Back Back
National Panorama – Single Pan	1	San Juan East Side Symphony	Guitar Pan (Lord Kitchener)
	1	Marsicans	Johnny
	3	Shades in Steel	Golo
National Junior Panorama – 21 and Under/Elite	1	Trinidad All Stars Youth Steel Orchestra	The Fog
	2	Bp Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra	Trouble in the Morning
	3	Shell Invaders Youth Steel Orchestra	Trouble in the Morning
National Junior Panorama- Primary Schools	1	Guaico Presbyterian Steel Orchestra	Savannah Grass (Kes the Band)
	2	St. Margaret’s Boys’ Anglican School Steel Orchestra	Savannah Grass
	3	St. Mary’s Government Primary School	Sometime (Leadpipe & Jus Jay)
National Junior Panorama- Secondary Schools	1	Bishop Anstey & Trinity College East Steel Orchestra	This is De Place (Patrice Roberts)
	2	St. Francois Girls’ College Steel Orchestra	Soca Global (Erphaan Alves)
	3	NAPS Combined Steel Orchestra (Naparima Girls High & Naparima College)	Back To Basics (Aaron Duncan)

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Neaves, Julien. “Avindha Two-Time Primary Schools’ Chutney Monarch.” Newsday, 19 Feb. 2020, newsday.co.tt/2020/02/19/avindha-two-time-primary-schools-chutney-monarch/. Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.

Neaves, Julien. “Terri Lyons Wins 2020 Calypso Monarch Crown.” Newsday, 21 Feb. 2020, newsday.co.tt/2020/02/21/terri-lyons-wins-2020-calypso-monarch-crown/. Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.

“Pan Trinbago Conventional Small Bands Finals – 2020 Results.” Pan Trinbago Inc. T.C., 2020, www.pantrinbago.co.tt/Portals/0/Documents/PANORAMA%202020/SMALL-BANDS-FINALS-RESULTS-2020.pdf. Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.

“Parade of Bands Results 2020.” National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, 2020, www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/results-events/results/783-parade-of-bands-results-2020.html. Accessed 5 Mar. 2020.

Paul, Anna-Lisa. “Father, Daughter Duo Take J’Ouvert King, Queen.” Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, 24 Feb. 2020, www.guardian.co.tt/news/father-daughter-duo-take-jouvert-king-queen-6.2.1064245.17cd98a9ea. Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.

Paul, Anna-Lisa. “Father, daughter duo take J’Ouvert King, Queen.” Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 25 Feb. 2020, p. 6.

Persad, Seeta. “GI Crowned Chutney Soca Monarch Winner.” Newsday, 9 Feb. 2020, newsday.co.tt/2020/02/09/gi-crowned-chutney-soca-monarch-winner/. Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.

“Results – National Panorarma Large Bands Finals.” Pan Trinbago Inc. T.C., 23 Feb. 2020, www.pantrinbago.co.tt/News/News-Articles/ArtMID/723/ArticleID/738/RESULTS-NATIONAL-PANORAMA-LARGE-BANDS-FINALS. Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.

“Results – National Panorarma Medium Band Finals 2020.” Pan Trinbago Inc. T.C., 23 Feb. 2020, www.pantrinbago.co.tt/News/News-Articles/ArtMID/723/ArticleID/731/NATIONAL-PANORAMA-MEDIUM-BAND-FINALS-2020-RESULTS. Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.

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“7669531.” Newsday, 29 Feb. 2020, newsday.co.tt/2020/02/29/junior-carnival-champs-take-last-jump/attachment/7669531/. Accessed 5 Mar. 2020.

“Textbook of Carnival 2020.” Trinidad Express Newspapers, 28 Feb. 2020, pp. 1-16.

“Trinidad All Stars Youth Steel Orchestra – National Schools\Junior Panorama Finals 2020.” YouTube, uploaded by Martin J. Horsford, 27 Jan. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cCed7exA1w.

Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Children’s Carnival. “Summary of Results." Facebook, 20 Feb. 2020, www.facebook.com/pg/rccctt/posts/. Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.

“2020 Carnival Winners.” Newsday, 1 Mar. 2020, Carnival 2020, p. 6.

Wilson, Sascha. “Rain Fails to Dampen Spiritis at South Parade of Bands.” Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, 24 Feb. 2020, guardian.co.tt/news/rain-fails-to-dampen-spirits-at-south-parade-of-bands-6.2.1064222.f8301809cb. Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.

“Winner : Calypso Monarch 2020.” MyTriniLime, 21 Feb. 2020, www.mytrinilime.com/2020/02/21/winner-calypso-monarch-2020/. Accessed 29 Feb. 2020.

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Chutney Soca Monarch
    
1ST PLACE: GI Beharry, "Drink Together"    
2ND PLACE: Master Saleem, “B.Y.O.B.”    
3RD PLACE: Tie: Veejai Ramkissoon, “More Dhal Than Rice” and Daddy Chinee, “Mera Naam”

Queen of Chutney Soca

1ST PLACE: Nisha Ramsook, "Fireman"
2ND PLACE: Vanita Willie (Guyana), “Poowah”
3RD PLACE: Reshma Ramlal, “Fluffy Man”

Chutneymusic.com Rani & Raja

1ST PLACE: Ricardo “Daddy Chinee” Melville, “Meera Naam” (T&T) (Chutney Soca Raja King)
2ND PLACE: Joel “Connector” Davis (Cda)
3RD PLACE: Edward Ramdass (T&T)

1ST PLACE: Navita Mahato, “Choday Balaam” (T&T) (Chutney Soca Rani Queen)
2ND PLACE: Joel Ashanie “Princess Ashanie” Lahel (USA)
3RD PLACE: Sirf “Joanna Kiran Phillips” Kiran (UK)

The Monarch (previously The International Soca Monarch)

1ST PLACE: Darryl “Farmer Nappy”  Henry, “Backyard Jam”
2ND PLACE: Olatunji
3RD PLACE: Viking Ding Dong & Mical Teja

Bmobile/TUCO Online Road March

Darryl “Farmer Nappy”  Henry, “Backyard Jam”

 

Bibliography

“About.” Farmer Nappy, n.d., farmernappy.com/home/about/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2021.

Charles, Joseph. “Farmer Nappy is the New Online Road March Winner for Trinidad Carnival 2021.” Soca News, 21 Feb. 2021, socanews.com/news/farmer-nappy-is-the-new-online-road-march-winner-for-trinidad-carnival-2021. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

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chutneymusic.com/gi-wins-chutney-soca-monarch-2021/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

“GI Retains Chutney Soca Title, Nisha Ramsook is Queen of Chutney Soca.” Loop, 14 Feb. 2021, www.looptt.com/content/gi-retains-chutney-soca-title-nisha-ramsook-queen-chutney-soca. Accessed 15 Feb. 2021.

“Navita Mahato is the First Ever Chutney Soca Rani (Queen).” Chutney Music, 6 Feb. 2021, chutneymusic.com/navita-mahato-chutney-soca-rani-queen/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

“Ricardo “Daddy Chinee” Melville is the First Ever Chutney Soca Raja (King).” Chutney Music, 2021, chutneymusic.com/ricardo-daddy-chinee-melville-is-the-first-ever-chutney-soca-raja-king/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

“T&T makes clean sweep in first international Chutney Soca competition.” Chutney Music, 2021, chutneymusic.com/tt-makes-clean-sweep-in-first-international-chutney-soca-competition/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

“The 2021 Monarch Results.” Soca Monarch, n.d., internationalsocamonarch.com/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

“Vanita Willie is first runner-up Chutney Queen.” Guyana Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2021, guyanachronicle.com/2021/02/15/vanita-willie-is-first-runner-up-chutney-queen/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2021.

Chutney Soca Monarch
    
1ST PLACE: GI Beharry, "Drink Together"    
2ND PLACE: Master Saleem, “B.Y.O.B.”    
3RD PLACE: Tie: Veejai Ramkissoon, “More Dhal Than Rice” and Daddy Chinee, “Mera Naam”

Queen of Chutney Soca

1ST PLACE: Nisha Ramsook, "Fireman"
2ND PLACE: Vanita Willie (Guyana), “Poowah”
3RD PLACE: Reshma Ramlal, “Fluffy Man”

Chutneymusic.com Rani & Raja

1ST PLACE: Ricardo “Daddy Chinee” Melville, “Meera Naam” (T&T) (Chutney Soca Raja King)
2ND PLACE: Joel “Connector” Davis (Cda)
3RD PLACE: Edward Ramdass (T&T)

1ST PLACE: Navita Mahato, “Choday Balaam” (T&T) (Chutney Soca Rani Queen)
2ND PLACE: Joel Ashanie “Princess Ashanie” Lahel (USA)
3RD PLACE: Sirf “Joanna Kiran Phillips” Kiran (UK)

The Monarch (previously The International Soca Monarch)

1ST PLACE: Darryl “Farmer Nappy”  Henry, “Backyard Jam”
2ND PLACE: Olatunji
3RD PLACE: Viking Ding Dong & Mical Teja

Bmobile/TUCO Online Road March

Darryl “Farmer Nappy”  Henry, “Backyard Jam”

 

Bibliography

“About.” Farmer Nappy, n.d., farmernappy.com/home/about/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2021.

Charles, Joseph. “Farmer Nappy is the New Online Road March Winner for Trinidad Carnival 2021.” Soca News, 21 Feb. 2021, socanews.com/news/farmer-nappy-is-the-new-online-road-march-winner-for-trinidad-carnival-2021. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

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chutneymusic.com/gi-wins-chutney-soca-monarch-2021/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

“GI Retains Chutney Soca Title, Nisha Ramsook is Queen of Chutney Soca.” Loop, 14 Feb. 2021, www.looptt.com/content/gi-retains-chutney-soca-title-nisha-ramsook-queen-chutney-soca. Accessed 15 Feb. 2021.

“Navita Mahato is the First Ever Chutney Soca Rani (Queen).” Chutney Music, 6 Feb. 2021, chutneymusic.com/navita-mahato-chutney-soca-rani-queen/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

“Ricardo “Daddy Chinee” Melville is the First Ever Chutney Soca Raja (King).” Chutney Music, 2021, chutneymusic.com/ricardo-daddy-chinee-melville-is-the-first-ever-chutney-soca-raja-king/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

“T&T makes clean sweep in first international Chutney Soca competition.” Chutney Music, 2021, chutneymusic.com/tt-makes-clean-sweep-in-first-international-chutney-soca-competition/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

“The 2021 Monarch Results.” Soca Monarch, n.d., internationalsocamonarch.com/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2021.

“Vanita Willie is first runner-up Chutney Queen.” Guyana Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2021, guyanachronicle.com/2021/02/15/vanita-willie-is-first-runner-up-chutney-queen/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2021.

CARNIVAL WINNERS 2022

Chutney Soca

COMPETITION	1ST PLACE	2ND PLACE	3RD PLACE
Chutney Soca Monarch	GI Beharry, “Wa We Go Do”	Ramrajie Prabhoo, “Budlal”	Ricardo “Daddy Chinee” Melville, “Jadoo”
Queen of Chutney Soca	Ramrajie Prabhoo, “Budlal”	Shazeena “Shazzie” Ramsumir, “Dholak Man”	Raquel John, “Plenty Iron”
Chutney Soca Road March	Renuka Mahabir, “Na Maane La”	Amit Sagram, “Chaila”	Kenneth Salick, “She Want Ah 4x4 Van”

Kings and Queens of Carnival

COMPETITION	1ST PLACE	2ND PLACE	3RD PLACE
Senior Kings	Joseph Lewis, “Kreegorseth – Mystic Guardian of the Amazon”	Tie: Curtis Eustace, “Master of the Mantas’ and Keston Benthum, “Cernunnos Reborn”	-
Senior Queens	Shynel Camille Brizan, “Olugbe-Rere Ko – The Spirit Who Brings Good Things”	Tie: Ruth Adams Mendez, “Madame Cocoyea” and Dana Rampersad, “The Phantom Queen”	-
Senior Kings Costume Design	Joseph Lewis, “Guardian Of The Amazons”	Ravi Lakhan,  “Kukulkan Lord Of The Amazon”	Curtis Eustace, “Master Of The Mantas”
Senior Queens Costume Design	Laura Rampersad, “Caribbean Blue”	Savitri Holassie, “Queen Cobra”	Dana Rampersad, “The Phantom Queen”

Additional First Citizens’ Competitions

Conventional Individual Results and Traditional Individual Results-

www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/results-events/results/838-ttcba-traditional-and-conventional-results-2022.html

Senior North and South Kings and Queens and People’s Choice-

www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/results-events/results/842-first-citizens-seniors-kings-and-queens-and-people-s-choice-results.html

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“Chutney Soca Road March.” 103.1FM, n.d., 103fm.tt/vote/. Accessed 4 Apr. 2022.

“First Citizens Seniors Kings and Queens and People’s Choice Results.” National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, n.d., www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/results-events/results/842-first-citizens-seniors-kings-and-queens-and-people-s-choice-results.html. Accessed 8 Mar. 2022.

“First Citizens Seniors Kings and Queens Competition – Traditional, Conventional and Costume Design Results 2022.” National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, n.d., www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/results-events/results/843-first-citizens-seniors-kings-and-queens-competition-traditional-conventional-and-costume-design-results-2022.html. Accessed 8 Mar. 2022.

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“GI retains Chutney Soca title, Ramrajie Prabhoo wins Queen of Chutney.” Loop, 27 Feb. 2022, tt.loopnews.com/content/gi-retains-chutney-soca-title-ramrajie-prabhoo-wins-queen-chutney. Accessed 8 Mar. 2022.

“Lewis, Brizan take Carnival.” Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 28 Feb. 2022, guardian.co.tt/news/lewis-brizan-take-carnival-king-queen-crowns-6.2.1461281.85453892f2. Accessed 2 Mar. 2022. 

Lindo, Paula. “Lewis, Brizan cop 2022 Carnival King and Queen titles.” Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 28 Feb. 2022, newsday.co.tt/2022/02/28/lewis-brizan-cop-2022-carnival-king-and-queen-titles/. Accessed 2 Mar. 2022. 

“Mahabir is the Chutney Soca Road March Champion for 2022.” Chutneymusic.com, n.d., chutneymusic.com/renuka-mahabir-is-the-chutney-soca-road-march-champion-for-2022/. Accessed 4 Apr. 2022.

“Senior Kings and Queens of Carnival Results.” TTT News, 1 Mar. 2022, www.ttt.live/senior-kings-and-queens-of-carnival-results/. Accessed 8 Mar. 2022.

“TTCBA Traditional and Conventional Results 2022.” National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, n.d., www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/results-events/results/838-ttcba-traditional-and-conventional-results-2022.html. Accessed 4 Apr. 2022.

CARNIVAL WINNERS 2023

Band of the Year/Senior Parade of Bands (National Carnival Commission)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Large Band	1st: The Lost Tribe, “202WE” 2nd: Ronnie & Caro Mas Band, “This is Paradise” 3rd: Showtime Carnival, “Metamorphosis”
Medium Band	1st: K2K Alliance & Partners, “World Wars – In The Time of Salome!” 2nd: Kinetic Mas, “Cyber Nation” 3rd: Image Nation, “Limbo”
Small Band	1st: Tribal Connections Cultural Promotion, “Native Pride” 2nd: The First Citizen Original Jab Jab, “Festival of De Ancestors” 3rd: Belmont Exotic Stylish Sailors, “Celebration The Diamond Jubilee of Panorama – 1963 to 2023”
Mini Band	1st: Moko Somokow, “Carnival” 2nd: Clown in Tongue, “Angelie Fancy Musical Clowns” 3rd: Cheyenne People, “Cheyenne Sun Dancers”

Junior Parade of Bands (National Carnival Commission)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Large Band	1st: Zebapique, “Dance Know Your Icon” 2nd: Classix Productions, “Dawn of a New Day” 3rd: Rosalind Gabriel Carnival Production Limited, “National Treasures”
Medium Band	1st: Spoilt Rotten Kids, “Ubuntu” 2nd: Bois Canot, “Mauvaise Langue” 3rd: Carlene Perouse Happy People, “Sweet Tooth”
Small School	1st: Active Leaders Academy, “Let There Be Light” 2nd: Eckels Village A.C. School and Friends, “Passage To China” 3rd: Point Fortin R.C., “On A Voyage”
Small Non-School	1st: Cocolily Productions, “A Trip to Tobago” 2nd: House of Jacqui, “Dat Is Ah Trini” 3rd: Anra Bobb and Friends, “Trinbago We Flying High, It’s A Celebration”
Mini School	1st: Keylemanjahro School of Arts & Culture, “A Taste of Africa” 2nd: Belmont Boys’ RC, “We Dream In Colour” 3rd: Paramin R.C. School, “Our Pierrots Are Princely”
Mini Non-School	1st: Sophies Window, “A Day in the Circus” 2nd: The Clan Mas, “Tribute to the Heroes of Traditional Mas” 3rd: Joki One, “Dance Fest”

Downtown Carnival – Parade of the Bands

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Large Band	1st: Ronnie & Caro Mas Band, “This is Paradise” 2nd: Paparazzi Carnival, “Breakaway Beats” 3rd: The Lost Tribe, “202WE”
Medium Band	1st: K2K Alliance & Partners, “World Wars – In The Time of Salome” 2nd: Kinetic Mas, “Cyber Nation” 3rd: Image Nation, “Limbo”
Small Band	1st: Tribal Connections Cultural Promotion, “National Pride” 2nd: Cheyenne People, “Cheyenne Sun Dancers” 3rd: Belmont Exotic Stylish Sailors, “Celebration in Steel”

Downtown Carnival - J’Ouvert

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Individual, Presentation)
King of J’Ouvert	Everton Cardinal, “D Best Way To Stop the Spread of the Virus”
Queen of J’Ouvert	Margaret Montano, “Erla Takes Charge”

Kings and Queens of Carnival

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Individual, Presentation)
King of Carnival	1st: Raymond Mark, “The Feathered Serpent Creature Ku Kul Kan” (Band: Mythical Creatures) 2nd: Ted Eustace, “El Conquistador” 3rd: Joseph Lewis, “Udeveli Oluhlaza – The Haunted Jab of Canboulay”
Queen of Carnival	1st: Priya Nagassar, “The Mother of All Carnival – Celebrations” (Band: Celebration of the People) 2nd: Marie Eligon, “Cleansing Fire” 3rd: Shynel Brizan, “Aimee, A Dancer Of Freedom’s”
Junior King of Carnival (School)	1st: Jarel Peters, “A Musical Explosion” (Band: Sween Trinbago) 2nd: Enzi Davis, “The Face of Humanity” (Band: Ubuntu) 3rd: Shamarq Azario Collis, “Like Fish Outta Water” (Band: Mauvaise Langue)
Junior King of Carnival (Non-School)	1st: Xavi Harriot, “Guardian of the Shaolin Temple” (Band: Passage to China) 2nd: Kymani Brooklyn Browne, “Pan Under the Stars” (Band Let There Be Light) 3rd: Peter Barrow, “Can This Dragon Dance” (Band: Passage to China)
Junior Queen of Carnival (School)	1st: Makayla Questle-Frederick, “Moonlit Matura” (Band: Let Here Be Light) 2nd: Azelia Mills, “Beautiful But Deadly” (Band: Passage to China) 3rd: Ciara Selman, “Nandi – A Tribute to Helen Humphrey” (Band: Outta D Artist Attic)
Junior Queen of Carnival (Non-School)	1st: Alyssa Sirjoo, “Mama Africa” (Band: Ubuntu) 2nd: Netanya Phillip, “Dance La Reine Rive” (Band: Dat is ah Trini) 3rd: Kioni Oxley, “Dance Soucoyant Dance: A Tribute to Hilton Cox Fire in De Savannah” (Band: Dance – Know Yuh Icon)

Red Cross Society Kiddies Carnival

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Individual/Band, Portrayal)
Band of the Year	Rosalind Gabriel Carnival Productions, “National Treasures”
King of Carnival	Antonio Rampersad, “Pan Explosion”
Queen of Carnival	Jayda Forde, “Firebird…The Awakening”

Chutney Soca/Calypso/Soca/Extempo

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Calypsonian, Selection)
Chutney Soca Monarch	1st: Ricardo “Daddy Chinee” Melville, “We are One” 2nd: Kenneth Supersad, “Moonilal” 3rd: Imran “GI” Beharry, “10 Wheeler”
Queen of Chutney Soca	1st: Katelin Sultan, “Tell Them Ah Ready” 2nd: Ramrajie “Chutney Queen” Prabhoo (and Edwin “Crazy” Ayoung), “Picture on the Wall” 3rd: Shazeena “Shazzie” Ramsumair, “Mother-in-law Pressure”
Chutneymusic.com Rajkumar (Prince)	1st: Jonny Ramnarine, “Wanna b Free” 2nd: Aditya Seepersad, “Cya Stop Meh”
Calypso Monarch	1st: Duane Ta’zyah O’Connor, “Sing Hallelujah” 2nd: Kerine “Tiny” Williams-Figaro, “To You With Love” 3rd: Karene Asche, “Oasis”
NWAC (National Women's Action Committee) Calypso Queen	1st: Tameika Darius, “Now More Than Ever” 2nd: Kerine “Tiny” Williams-Figaro, “Just For You (With Love)” 3rd: Lady Watchman (Alana Sinnette-Khan), “Bullets Have No Eyes”
Kaisorama National Extempo and Freestyle Championship	Extempo Monarch Winner, 1st: Brian London 2nd: Winston “Gypsy” Peters 3rd: Myron “Calypso Nite” Bruce Freestyle Winner, 1st: Myron “Calypso Nite” Bruce 2nd: Akeem “Preedy” Charles 3rd: Rohan “Fireball” Richards
Road March	1st: Ian “Bunji Garlin” Alvarez and Fay Ann Alvarez, “Hard Fete” 2nd: Nailah Blackman, “Come Home” 3rd: Machel Montano, “Like Yuhself”
NACC (National Action Cultural Committee) Young Kings	1st: Heaven “Snakey” Charles, “What Yuh Need Again Trinbago” 2nd: Duane Ta’ziah O’Connor, “Sing Hallelujah” 3rd: Nicholas Lucas, “Since Dr Williams”
TUCO (Trinbago Unified Calypsonians' Organisation) Junior Calypso Monarch	1st: A’Janae King Fraser - St Francois Girl’s College, “A Visionary” 2nd: Koquice Davidson - Bishop High School (Tobago), “Rally Around the Children” 3rd: Zachary Ransome - Montrose Government Primary, “Calypso Legend”
Junior Soca Monarch – Primary Schools	1st: Celine Charles - Valencia RC School, “The Phoenix” 2nd: Xaiden Darius - Pt Fortin RC 3rd: Zachary Ransome - Montrose Government
Junior Soca Monarch – Secondary Schools	1st: Sekel Mc Intosh - Queen’s Royal College, “Fly” 2nd: Jaleesa Lazarus - St Charles High School 3rd: Sharla Gran - Home schooled
Schools Intellectual Chutney Soca - Primary	1st: Jah’Majesty Charles - Rosary Boys' RC, “My Love for Curry” 2nd: Katelin Sultan - Warrenville THA Primary 3rd: Anthony Bullock - Couva Anglican Primary
Schools Intellectual Chutney Soca – Secondary	1st: N’Janela Jerrisha Duncan Regis - Athens School of Education, “The Mother of Carnival” 2nd: Dabria Baptiste - St Joseph’s Convent (San Fernando) 3rd: Jada Celestine - Holy Name Convent
National Tassarama	Primary Schools 1st: Avocat Vedic Primary School (only participant) Secondary Schools 1st: Naparima College Tassa Group 2nd: Marabella North Secondary 3rd: Presentation College (Chaguanas)

National Panorama

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Band, Tune)
Large Bands	1st: bp Renegades, “Feel to Party” 2nd: Republic Bank Exodus, “Tourist Leggo” 3rd: Nutrien Silver Stars, “Engine Room”
Medium Bands	1st: Katzenjammers, “Tell Me Why” 2nd: NGC Couva Joylanders, “The Fete Ent Over Yet” 3rd: Pamberi, “The People’s Champions”
Small Bands	1st: Uptown Fascinators, “Dollar Wine” 2nd: T&T Defence Force, “Raising Dust” 3rd: St. Margaret’s Superstars, “Too Young To Soca” 3rd: T&TEC New East Side Dimension, “I Love Being Me”
Single Pan	1st: Chord Masters, “First Experience” 2nd: San Juan East Side Symphony, “Earthquake” 3rd: Newtown Playboys, “Bashment to Carnival”

National Junior Panorama

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Band, Selection)
Primary Schools	1st: Guaico Presbyterian Steel Orchestra, “Same Way” 2nd: St Mary’s Government Primary School, “Mash up” 3rd: Success Laventille R.C., “Famalay” 3rd: St Gabriel’s R.C., “Happy Place”
Secondary Schools	1st: Naps Combined Steel Orchestra, “Big Bad Soca” 2nd: South East POS Government Secondary, “Out and Bad” 3rd: Bishop Anstey and Trinity College East (BATCE) Steel Orchestra, “Hall of Fame”
Under 21 (Non-School)	1st: T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps Youth Steel Orchestra, “Mash Up” 2nd: Trinidad All Stars Youth Steel Orchestra, “Dead or Alive” 3rd: BP Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra, “Out and Bad” 3rd: Shell Invaders Youth Steel Orchestra, “Out and Bad”

National Stick Fighting

RESULTS

1st: Selwyn John 2nd: Evon Ralph 3rd: Daniel Barclay

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Sookdeo, Bavina. “Naps Combined Elated Over Return to Winners’ Row.” Trinidad & Tobago Newsday, The Return of Carnival 2023, 24 Feb. 2023. p.6.

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CARNIVAL WINNERS 2024

Band of the Year/Senior Parade of Bands (National Carnival Commission)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Large Band	1st: Lost Tribe, “Fly” 2nd: Ronnie and Caro, “Bushfire: The Rising of a New Life” 3rd: Paparazzi Carnival, “Ihoko: The Forgotten Trail”
Medium Band	1st: Kinetic Mas, “Yokoso” 2nd: K2K Alliance & Partners, “The Salt Crossing ‘Desert Season’” 3rd: Image Nation, “Jouvay”
Small Band	1st: Tribal Connections Cultural Promotion, “D’ Spirit Calling” 2nd: The First Citizen Original Jab Jab, “Ancestral Warriors” 3rd: Belmont Exotic Stylish Sailors, “Dusk Til Dawn (A Celebration of Darkness to Light)
Mini Band	1st: Moko Somokow, “In Heaven as it is on Earth” 2nd: Simply Cultural Minstrels, “People Playing Dey” 3rd: Clowns ‘N’ Tongue, “Soca ‘N’ We DNA”

Junior Parade of Bands (National Carnival Commission)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Non-School Large	1st: DMC Kids Mas Band, “Diversity – A Global Journey” 2nd: Zebapique Productions, “The Story of Paradise” 3rd: Classix Productions, “Look! Everybody Come for Carnival”
School Medium	1st: Point Fortin RC School, “Eyes of the Beholder” 2nd: Faith Youth Foundation, “ Pirates Sailing Through the Caribbean”
Non-School Medium	1st: Bois Canot Junior Carnival Band, “Mauvais Langue” 2nd: Spoilt Rotten Kids, “Shaadi” 3rd: Great Minds Promotions Kiddies Carnival Band, “D Beauty Above &      Beneath”
School Small	1st: Paramin RC Primary School, “Colours of the Rainbow” 2nd: Gunapo St. Francis RC School, “Periscope Into Paradise” 3rd: Sacred Heart Boys’ RC School P.T.A, “Elements of Nature”
Non-School Small	1st: Beach & Associates, “Tempo! We going Down San Fernando” 2nd: Mas Adventures, “Rhythm & Rhymes” 3rd: Funtimes Mas Productions, “ Weakness Fuh Sweetness”
School Mini	1st: Eckel’s Village and Friends, “Hello Africa” 2nd: Fou Fou Yeh Traditional Mas Company, “Mas, Mas, Ah Know Yuh” 3rd: Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture, “Sahel Glory”
Non-School Mini	1st: D’ Image People, “Children of the First People” 2nd: The Clan Mas Productions, “We Come Back Because Traditional Mas is Carnival” 3rd: Sailors of the Caribbean, “Sailors of the Caribbean”

Downtown Carnival – Band of the Year

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Large Band	1st: The Lost Tribe, “Fly” 2nd: Paparazzi Carnival, “Ihoko: The Forgotten Trial” 3rd: Ronnie and Caro, “Bushfire: The Rising of a New Life”
Medium Band	1st: K2K Alliance & Partners, “The Salt Crossing ‘Desert Season’” 2nd: Kinetic Mas, “Yokoso” 3rd: Image Nation, “Jouvay”
Small Band	1st: The First Citizen Original Jab Jab, “Ancestral Warriors” 2nd: Tribal Connections Cultural Promotion, “D’ Spirit Calling” 3rd: Dog Soldiers , “Pow Pow Festival”

Downtown Carnival - J’Ouvert

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Individual, Presentation)
King of J’Ouvert	Andre Villarruel, “West Indies Force a Win”
Queen of J’Ouvert	Laverne Smith, ““I Could Do De Wuk”

Kings and Queens of Carnival

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Individual, Presentation)
King of Carnival	1st: Joseph Lewis, “Xhirkomak – Lord of The Underworld” 2nd: Marlon Rampersad, “Spirit of Panthera Leo” 3rd: Arif Grantum, “Guardian of the Mystical Realm”
Queen of Carnival	1st: Roxanne Omala, “Queen Tarantula” 2nd: Dana Rampersad, “Flight of the Monarch Butterfly” 3rd: Savitri Holassie, “Azalea the Serpent Sorceress”
Junior King of Carnival (School)	1st: Leonardo Felicien, “Gold’s Revenge” 2nd: Peter Barrow, “Chief of the Mangbetu Tribe – A Tribute to Owen Hinds” 3rd: Kevon Green, “Petit Voleur”
Junior King of Carnival (Non-School)	1st: Antonio Rampersad, “Bazooee The Spirit Of Sando” 2nd: Shamar Q Collis, “Ah Just Pass to Show Meh Face” 3rd: Khyri-Jaalam Williams, “Nobleman from Venice”
Junior Queen of Carnival (School)	1st: Azelia Mills, “Princess Set In Diamonds” 2nd: Aliya De Souza, “African Golden Oriole” 3rd: Makayla Questel-Frederick, “Fire Goddess”
Junior Queen of Carnival (Non-School)	1st: Jayda Forde, “Princess Eleu, Protector of the Island” 2nd: Shaliah Jaggasar, “When It Rains It Pours” 3rd: Jada-Marie Mohammed, “Pachamama”

 

Red Cross Society Kiddies Carnival

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Individual/Band, Portrayal)
Band of the Year	Spoilt Rotten Kids, “SHADDI”
King of Carnival	Ares Barkarr, “Here Comes The Groom”
Queen of Carnival	Shaziah Jagassar, “When It Rains”

Chutney Soca/Calypso/Soca/Extempo

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Calypsonian, Selection)
Chutney Soca Monarch	1st: Rick ‘Rick Ram’ Ramoutar, “Luuzzaarr” 2nd: Ricardo ‘Daddy Chinee’ Melville, “Tassa and Pan” 3rd: Rawythee Ramroop, “Whining Down to the Ground”
Queen of Chutney Soca	1st:  Rawythee Ramroop, “Whining Down to the Ground” 2nd: Vanessa Ramoutar/Lady Lava, “Suno Suno Balana” 2nd: Shazeena ‘Shazzi’ Ramsumair, “XXX Drama (Move On)” 4th: Kavita ‘Chutney Empress’ Ramkissoon, “Driver”
Intellectual Chutney Monarch	1st: Nailah Blackman, “Jam of the Year” 2nd: Bethany ‘Trinity’ Lightbourne: “Chutney Music is Our History” 3rd: Anthony Batson, “Listen to Me” 3rd: Mohip Poonwassie, “Sundar Sangeet – A Chutney Story”
Traditional Chutney Monarch	1st: Rakesh Yankaran, “Mousie” 2nd: Sunil Ramsundar, “Moray Naino” 3rd: Ramesh Basdeo, “Ram Rasili Teri Akhiya”
Chutneymusic.com Raja (King)	1st:: Nari Raghubir, “Sati Leave and Gone”
Chutneymusic.com Rani (Queen)	1st Camille ‘Ranji Baby’ Ranjitsingh, “Sweet and Thick”
Chutneymusic.com Rajkumar (Prince)	No participants entered.
Chutneymusic.com Rajkumari (Princess)	1st. Katelin Sultan, “Unity”
Calypso Monarch	1st: Machel Montano, “Soul of Calypso” 2nd: Karene Asche, “No Excuse” 3rd: Roderick Gordon, “Charlsie”
NWAC (National Women's Action Committee) Calypso Queen	1st: Naomi Sinnette, “Dem Advisers” 2nd: Curlissa Charles-Mapp, “Competition” 3rd: Kerine “Tiny” Williams-Figaro, “Through These Eyes”
Kaisorama National Extempo and Freestyle Championship	Extempo Monarch Winner 1st: Winston ‘Gypsy’ Peters  2nd: Myron ‘Calypso Nite’ Bruce 3rd: Phillip ‘Black Sage’ Murray   Freestyle Winner 1st: Anthony ‘Squeezy Rankin’ La Fleur 2nd: Heaven ‘Snakey’ Charles 3rd: Nyol Manswell
Road March	1st: Mical Teja, “DNA” 2nd: Ian ‘Bunji Garlin’ Alvarez, “Carnival Contract” 3rd: Patrice Roberts, “Anxiety”
Downtown Road March	1st: Mical Teja, “DNA” 2nd: Ian ‘Bunji Garlin’ Alvarez, “Carnival Contract” 3rd: Olatunji Yearwood – “Inventor”
NACC (National Action Cultural Committee) Young King Calypso Monarch	1st: Mical Teja, “DNA” 2nd: Caston Cupid, “Straight From the Heart” 3rd: Dawren Greenidge’ “Ah Doh Want to Do It”
TUCO (Trinbago Unified Calypsonians' Organisation) Junior Calypso Monarch	1st:  Nataki Thompson, “Your Purpose” 2nd: Zachary Ransome, “Save The Teacher” 3rd: Koquice Davidson, “Something Wrong”
Junior Soca Monarch – Primary Schools	1st: Zachary Ransome, “Rankatang” 2nd: Kymani Hector-Kalloo, “Just Party” 3rd: Celine Charles, “Chyar Done”
Junior Soca Monarch – Secondary Schools	1st: Gabrielle Mc Donald, “Versatility” 2nd: Marcus Mc Donald, “Rave” 3rd: Jalessa Lazarus, “Focus”
Schools Intellectual Chutney Soca - Primary	1st: Katelin Sultan, “Unity” 2nd:  Jah’Majesty Charles, “Rise Up For Sweet T&T” 3rd:  Celbrit-T Charles, “Trinidad Oh How I Love You”
Schools Intellectual Chutney Soca – Secondary	1st: Marcus Mc Donald, “Fusion” 2nd: Zkinga Moses, “What We Need” 3rd: Isabella Williams, “Dance In T&T : Time For Unity”
National Tassarama	Primary Schools 1st: Robert Village Hindu Primary School 2nd: Avocat Vedic Primary School 3rd: Debe Hindu Primary School   Secondary Schools 1st: Waterloo Secondary School 2nd: Parvati Girls’ Hindu College 3rd: Presentation College (Chaguanas)

National Panorama

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Band, Tune)
Large Bands	1st: Massy Trinidad All Stars, “Inventor” 1st: BP Renegades, “DNA” 3rd: Republic Bank Exodus, “Long Time”
Medium Bands	1st: Katzenjammers Steel Orchestra, “Rock It” 2nd: Pan Elders, “ Come Out To Play” 3rd: Couva Joylanders Steel Orchestra, “Soca Tatie”
Small Bands	1st: T&TEC New East Side Dimension, “Toco Band” 2nd: Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra, “Ben Lion” 3rd: Uptown Fascinators, “Chutney Bacchanal”
Single Pan	1st: Chord Masters, “Dr. Cassandra” 2nd:San Juan East Side Symphony, “Big Belly Man” 3rd: Newtown Playboys, “Pan In A Minor”

 

National Junior Panorama

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Band, Selection)
Primary Schools	1st: St. Margaret's Boys Anglican School, “Engine Room” 2nd: Guaico Presbyterian School, “Like a Boss” 3rd: San Fernando Boys' RC School, “Savannah Grass”
Secondary Schools	1st: Holy Faith Convent, Penal, “Savannah Grass” 2nd: Providence Girls/Queen’s Royal College, “Fuh Spite” 2nd: Naparima Combined, “Call My Name” 4th: Bishop Anstey and Trinity College East, “Hookin’ Meh”
Under 21 (Non-School)	1st: BP Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra, “Woman” 2nd: T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps Youth Steel Orchestra, “Engine      Room” 2nd: Desperadoes Youth Steel Orchestra, “Sweet for Days” 4th: First Citizens Supernovas Youth Steel Orchestra, “Long Live Soca”

National Stick Fighting

RESULTS

1st: Oneil Odle 2nd: Donald Lewis 3rd: Ronald Lewis

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CARNIVAL WINNERS 2025

Senior Band of the Year (Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Band Association)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Large Band	1st: The Lost Tribe, “Lost in Time” 2nd: Trinidad All Stars, “Sailors Ashore in Brazil” 3rd: Ronnie and Caro Mas Band, “Shall We Dance”
Medium Band	1st: K2K Alliance & Partners, “"Holy Trespasses – Life’s Bitter-Sweet a   111and Savvy Moments" 2nd: Image Nation, “Kanbule” 3rd:  Ombre Mas, “Revel in Mystical Splendor”
Small Band	1st: Tribal Connection Cultural Promotion, “A Tribute to Indian Mas” 2nd: First Citizens Original Jab Jab, “Whip Festival” 3rd: Cheyenne People, “Dog Soldier War Council”
Mini Band	1st: Moko Somokow, “Cane, The 1805 Christmas Rebellion” 2nd: Clowns ‘N’ Tongue, “Clowns Com to Pardy” 3rd: Hott Stuff Promotion, “A Touch of Africa”

Junior Band of the Year (Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Band Association)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Open - Large	1st: Zebapique Productions, “Yuh Ever See” 2nd: Classix Productions, “A Tribute to the Great Mas Men” 3rd: DMC Kids Mas Band, “Nah Leaving – A Story of Home”
Open - Medium	1st: Coco – Lily Productions, “Trini Bush Medicine” 2nd: Spoilt Rotten Kids, “Salty – A Tale of the Seven Seas” 3rd: Bois Canot Junior Carnival Band’ “Faces of d’ Festival”
Open - Small	1st: House of Jacqui, “Spectrum of Life” 2nd: Jam Jay Kids Production, “Birds of Paradise” 3rd: Sparks Legacy, “Bakken Dem Carnival In We Carnival”
Open - Mini	1st: St. Brigid’s Girls’ RC School, “Up, Up and Beyond” 2nd: Chochet Explosion, “Circle of Love” 3rd: The Clan Mas Productions, “It in We Bloodline”

Downtown Carnival – Band of the Year (Downtown Carnival Committee)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Large Band	Monday 1st: Trinidad All Stars, “Sailors Ashore in Brazil” 2nd: Ronnie and Caro Mas Band, “Shall We Dance” 3rd: Paparazzi Carnival, “Canvas”   Tuesday 1st: Ronnie and Caro Mas Band, “Shall We Dance” 2nd: The Lost Tribe, “Lost in Time” 3rd: Paparazzi Carnival, “Canvas”
Medium Band	Monday 1st: K2K Alliance & Partners, “"Holy Trespasses – Life’s Bitter-Sweet     1m1and Savvy Moments" 2nd: Kinetic Mas, “Celebration” 3rd: Image Nation, “Kanbule”   Tuesday 1st: Kinetic Mas, “Celebration” 2nd: K2K Alliance & Partners, “"Holy Trespasses – Life’s Bitter-Sweet     1m1and Savvy Moments" 3rd: Image Nation, “Kanbule”
Small Band	Monday 1st: First Citizens Original Jab Jab, “Whip Festival” 2nd: Tribal Connection Cultural Promotion, “A Tribute to Indian Mas” 3rd: Belmont Exotic Stylish Sailors, “Never Sea Come Sea”   Tuesday 1st: Tribal Connection Cultural Promotion, “A Tribute to Indian Mas” 2nd: Belmont Exotic Stylish Sailors, “Never Sea Come Sea” 3rd: Cheyenne People, “Dog Soldier War Council”
Mini Band	Monday 1st: Clowns ‘N’ Tongue, “Clowns Com to Pardy” 2nd: Simply Cultural Minstrels, “We Have a Crisis” 3rd: Moko Somokow, “Cane, The 1805 Christmas Rebellion”   Tuesday 1st: Moko Somokow, “Cane, The 1805 Christmas Rebellion” 2nd: Hott Stuff Promotion, “A Touch of Africa” 3rd: Berkeley Carnival Revolution, “Swell Headed Com Unit Tea”

Downtown Carnival - J’Ouvert

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Individual, Presentation)
King of J’Ouvert	1st: Richard Montano, “Dee-Pee-Pee Not Charging the COP” 2nd: Cedel Hinds, “SoE in Effect D Heavy Police Presence” 3rd: Wayne Mohammed, “Ah Still Seeing Pot Holes”
Queen of J’Ouvert	1st: Laverne Smith, “I Not in the Doubles Commess But Ah Want Ah Job 111at Double Palm” 2nd: Margaret Montano, “Dis is Ah State of Emergency” 3rd: Valarie Mitchell - Jenny Washing Dirty Linen in Public 111Most Topical

Uptown Carnival Competitions (Uptown Carnival Improvement Committee)

“UCIC Final Results 2025.” National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, 10 Mar. 2025, ncctt.org/ucic-final-results-2025. Accessed 10 July 2025.

Kings and Queens of Carnival

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Individual, Presentation)
King of Carnival	1st: Curtis Eustace, “Spirit of D Gaspree Cave” 2nd: Fareid Carvalho, “Dralozo a Being From the Sun” 3rd: Erron Sookdeo, “An African Drummer”
Queen of Carnival	1st: Roxanne Omalo, “Sirena-Mistress of the Seas” 2nd: Rana Kandoo, “Maiya- Goddess of Creation” 3rd: Nicole Hercules, “De Tiger Butterfly”
Junior King of Carnival (School)	1st: Xavi Harriot, “Ceremonial Bustle Dancer” 2nd: Justin Harris, “Black Shadow – Midnight Robber” 3rd: Peter Barrow, “Dakota Dawn”
Junior King of Carnival (Non-School)	1st: Antonio Rampersad, “Jungle Fever” 2nd: Khayri-Jaalam Williams, “Khayri-Jaalam Williams” 3rd: Ares Barkarr, “Serpent of Kalah”
Junior Queen of Carnival (School)	1st: Makayla Questel – Frederick, “Ms. Caramel Popcorn” 2nd: Mc Kenzie Farinha, “Mystique Guacamaya Tribute to Karen Hart” 3rd: Bryell Mills, “Matoaka – Princess of the Powhatan Tribe”
Junior Queen of Carnival (Non-School)	1st: J'nai Edwards, “Medicine Woman-D Folk Healer” 2nd: Yvonne Rose Mack, “The Meandering Mandarin of Salah It” 3rd: Annalee Rampersad, “The Beauty of Love”

 

Red Cross Society Kiddies Carnival

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Individual/Band, Portrayal)
King of Carnival	1st: Antonio Rampersad, “Jungle Fever” 2nd: Jarel Peters, “Mufasa King Of The Jungle”
Queen of Carnival	1st: Yvonne-Rose Mack, “The Meandering Mandarin” 2nd: Korrie Cario, “Jardine Fleuri”
Band of the Year	1st: Classix Productions, “A Tribute to the Great Mas Man”
Large Bands	1st: DMC Kids Mas Band, “Nah Leaving - A Story Of Home” 2nd: Carvallo Mas (Kiddies), “My Magical Garden”
Medium Bands	1st: Classix Productions, “A Tribute to the Great Mas Men” 2nd: Salty-A Tale Of The Seven Sea, “Spoilt Rotten Kids” 3rd:  Fun House Mas Band, “Elements Of Trinbago”
Small Bands	1st: Fun Time Mas Productions, “A Journey Thru Africa” 2nd: Jam Jay Kids Production, “Birds of Paradise” 3rd: House of Jacqui, “Spectrum of Life”

 

Additional Mas Competitions

“Carnival 2025 Mas Competitions Results – Juniors (Boys and Girls) and Traditional Carnival.”

National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, 19 Mar. 2025, ncctt.org/carnival-2025-mas-competitions-results-juniors-boys-and-girls-and-traditional-carnival/. Accessed 10 July 2025.

 

“Carnival 2025 Results.” National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago, 26 Mar. 2025, ncctt.org/carnival-2025-results. Accessed 10 July 2025.

 

Chutney Soca/Calypso/Soca/Extempo

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Calypsonian, Selection)
Ultimate Soca Champion	1st: Wrenroy “Blaka Dan” Ogiste, “Blessings” 2nd: Akhenaton “Yung Bredda” Lewis, “The Greatest Bend Over” 3. Akeem “Preedy” Chance, “Blaze Fire”
Youth Soca Champion	1st: Nkosi "Sucre" Sucre, “The Greatest” 2nd: Jaheim “Verrse” Thomas, “Pump it Up” 3rd: Jahmike “Christo” Bonas, “Unity”
Chutney Soca Monarch	1st: Machel Montano, “Pepper Wine” 2nd: Neval Chatelal, “Vibration” 3rd: Samraj “Rikki Jai” Jaimungal, “Happy Anniversary”
Queen of Chutney Soca	1st: Reshma “Warrior Princess” Ramla, “Poowah Nah Ready” 2nd: Vanessa Ramoutar, “Iz Ah Indian Wedding” 3rd: Hemlatha “Hurricane” Dindial, “Japti”
Intellectual Chutney Monarch	Competition not held this year (Tassa Association of Trinidad and Tobago)
Traditional Chutney Monarch	Competition not held this year (Tassa Association of Trinidad and Tobago)
Calypso Monarch	1st: Helon Francis, “To Whom It May Be” 2nd: Kurt “The Last Bardjohn of Calypso” Allen, “Your Turn Now” 3rd: Akhenaton “Yung Bredda” Lewis, “We Rise”
NWAC (National Women's Action Committee) Calypso Queen	1st: Sonia "Singing Sonia" Francis, “The Weaker Sex” 2nd: Kerine “Tiny” Williams-Figaro, “Bon Appetit” 3rd: Curlissa Charles-Mapp, “The Original Superwoman”
Kaisorama National Extempo and Freestyle Championship	Extempo Monarch Winner 1st: Phillip “Black Sage” Murray 2nd: Brian London   Freestyle Winner 1st: Akeem “Preedy” Chance 2nd: Orlando Octave
Road March	1st: Machel Montano, “Pardy” 2nd: Ian “Bunji Garlin” Alvarez, “Carry It” 3rd: Ian “Bunji Garlin” Alvarez, “Thousands”
Downtown Road March	1st: Machel Montano, “Pardy” 2nd: Ian “Bunji Garlin” Alvarez, “Carry It” 3rd: Akhenaton “Yung Bredda” Lewis, “The Greatest Bend Over”
NACC (National Action Cultural Committee) Young King Calypso Monarch	1st: Anthony “Squeezy Rankin” La Fleur, “Justice” 2nd: Kyle “KC” Cowie, “Western Town” 3rd: Muhammad Muwakil. “Take Me Home”
TUCO (Trinbago Unified Calypsonians' Organisation) Junior Calypso Monarch	1st:  Xhaiden Darius. “Calypso Will Survive” 2nd: Koquice Davidson, “My Plight” 3rd: Nataki Thompson, “Crying Nation”
Junior Soca Monarch – Primary Schools	1st: Zachary Ransome, “Play a Mas” 2nd: Kymani Hector- Kalloo, “Soca In Meh” 3rd: Xhaiden Darius, “Plenty Vibes” (Savonetta Private School)
Junior Soca Monarch – Secondary Schools	1st: Jalessa Lazarus, “Waistline” 2nd: Marcus McDonald, “Party People” (Presentation College San        Fernando) 3rd: Darion McDonald, “Blaze Them” (Presentation College San   111Fernando)
Schools Intellectual Chutney Soca - Primary	1st: Xhaiden Darius, “Melody of Chutney” 2nd: Katelin Sultan, “Say Ah Prayer For My Country” 3rd: Celebrit-T Charles, “I Was Born For Chutney”
Schools Intellectual Chutney Soca – Secondary	1st: Dabria Baptiste, “I Want To Sing” 2nd: Marcus McDonald, “Devika” 3rd: Darion McDonald, “Indian Swadie”
National Tassarama	Primary Schools 1st: Debe Hindu School 1st: Avocat Hindu School   Secondary Schools 1st: Presentation College Chaguanas 2nd: Vishnu Boys' Hindu College 3rd: Waterloo Secondary School

 

National Panorama

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Band, Tune)
Large Bands	1st: Republic Bank Exodus, “Too Own Way” 2nd: BP Renegades, “Bet Meh” 3rd: Heritage Petroleum Skiffle, “Retro”
Medium Bands	1st: Katzenjammers, “Lying Excuses” 2nd: Pan Elders Steel Orchestra, “Mih Lover” 3rd: San Juan band Pamberi, “Too Own Way” 3rd: NGC Couva Joylanders, “Cut the Bush”
Small Bands	1st: T&TEC New East Side Dimension, “Rain-O-Rama” 1st: Golden Hands, “Mih Lover” 3rd: Southern Stars Steel Orchestra (D' South Band), “Mih Lover”
Single Pan	1st: San Juan East Side Symphony, “The Guns” 2nd: Chord Masters Steel Orchestra, “Swing Engine” 3rd: Metro Stars Steel Orchestra, “Disco Daddy”

National Junior Panorama

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Band, Selection)
Primary Schools	1st: San Fernando Boys’ RC School, “Dingolay” 2nd: St Margaret’s Boys Anglican School, “DNA” 3rd: Febeau Government Primary School, “Runaway”
Secondary Schools	1st: Bishop Anstey & Trinity College East Secondary (BATCE), “Trinidad Sweet” 2nd: St Francois Girls College, “Bun Dem” 2nd: Naparaima Girls' High and Naparima Boys' College Combined, “Buss Head”
Under 21 (Non-School)	1st: BP Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra, “Inventor” 2nd: Shell Invaders Youth Steel Orchestra, “Pan in A Minor” 2nd: Trinidad All Stars Youth Steel Orchestra, “Magic Drum” 2nd: T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps Youth Steel Orchestra, “How Ah Livin” 2nd: First Citizens Supernovas Youth Steel Orchestra, “Energy Killers”

National Stick Fighting

RESULTS

1st: Anthony Marcano 2nd: O'Niel Odle 3rd: Selwyn John

 

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CARNIVAL WINNERS 2026

Senior Band of the Year (Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Band Association)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Large Band	1st: The Lost Tribe, “The Lost Tribe” 2nd: Trinidad All Stars Orchestra, “Sailors Ashore in Japan” 3rd: Paparazzi Carnival, “Elope: Destination ‘I Do’”
Medium Band	1st: K2K Alliance & Partners, “Pollen Houses” 2nd: Kinetic Mas, “YOU...the Masterpiece” 3rd: Ombre Mas, “Through the Looking Glass”
Small Band	1st: Tribal Connection Cultural Promotion, “Thank You for the Years of 111‘More Mas Than Arse’” 2nd: The Original Jab Jab, “Dancing Warriors” 3rd: Antourage Productions, “The Mirage”
Mini Band	1st: Moko Somõkõw, "The Children Of Oya" 2nd: Belmont Exotic Stylish Sailors, “The Odyssey Of Jason Griffith” 3rd: Clan Mas Productions, “For the Love Of Traditional Mas- Devils 111and Demon Dragon Band”

Junior Band of the Year (Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Band Association)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Open - Large	1st: Zebapique Productions, “Down Memory Lane (20 Years of Mas)” 2nd: Classix Productions, “In A Time Of War” 3rd: DMC Kids Mas Band, “Pan Now, Pan Then, Pan Tomorrow”
Open - Medium	1st: Spoilt Rotten Kids, “Ambakaila” 2nd: Bois Canot Productions, “Stay Away From….” 3rd: Coco-Lily Productions, “T&T Yesteryear – Teaching A Lil History”
Open - Small	1st: Vanessa And Friends, “In De Market” 2nd: Mas Adventures, “Let’s Celebrate Again” 3rd: Anra Bobb and Friends, “Another Day In Paradise”
Open - Mini	1st: Sophie’s Window, “D’ Golden Era: A Caribbean Edition” 2nd: Bel Timoun Kiddies, “20,000 Leagues Under” 3rd: Irma and Friends, “When Birds Sing Mas”

Downtown Carnival – Band of the Year (Downtown Carnival Committee)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Band, Presentation)
Large Band	Monday 1st: Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra, “Sailors Ashore in Japan” 2nd: Ronnie & Caro (RC), “The Webs We Weave” 3rd: Showtime Carnival, “Cote Ci Cote La” Tuesday 1st: The Lost Tribe, “Island Circus” 2nd: RC Mas Band, “The Web We Weave” 3rd: Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra, “Sailors Ashore in Japan”
Medium Band	Monday 1st: K2K Alliance & Partners, “Pollen Houses” 2nd: Kinetic Mas, “The Masterpiece” 3rd: Exousia Mas, “Secrets of Tanchico” Tuesday 1st: K2K Alliance & Partners, “Pollen Houses” 2nd: Kinetic Mas, “You The Masterpiece” 3rd: Image Nation, “Kaiso Kaiso”
Small Band	Monday 1st: Tribal Connection Cultural Promotions, “Thank You For the Years 111of More Mas Than Arse” 2nd: The Original Jab Jab, “Dancing Warriors” 3rd: Jo’Mas and Associates, “A Journey To Africa” Tuesday 1st: Tribal Connection Cultural Promotions, “Thank You For the Years 111of More Mas Than Arse” 2nd: The Original Jab Jab, “Dancing Warriors” 3rd: Vibez Mas , “Traditionally Rogue”
Mini Band	Monday 1st: House of White Cloud, “Mahaska’s Clan” 2nd: Simply Cultural Minstrels, “What The Premier Say” 3rd: Dolly Mas, “Coming of Age in Carnival Chapter 3 – The Woman” Tuesday 1st: Moko Somõkõw, "The Children Of Oya" 2nd: Dolly Mas , “Coming of Age in Carnival” 3rd: House of White Cloud, “Mahaska’s Clan”

Downtown Carnival - J’Ouvert (Downtown Carnival Committee)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Individual, Presentation)
King of J’Ouvert	1st: Richard Montano, “U-N See Running-D-Corn-Tree” 2nd: Wayne Mohammed, “Oh Fac! Ah Passing Dragon Gas…None For 111T&T” 3rd: Everton Cardinal, “In 2026 More Tax In Meh Arse”
Queen of J’Ouvert	1st: Laverne Smith, “Ah-Fine-ing He, She and Everybody” 2nd: Deborah Lewis, “Us Hah TT in Grip” 3rd: Margaret Montano, “Plenty For Twenty”

Uptown Carnival Competitions (Uptown Carnival Improvement Committee)

Bishop, Verdel. “‘Island Circus’ Conquers Capital.” Trinidad and Tobago Express, 21 Feb. 2026, p. 32.

Kings and Queens of Carnival (Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Band Association)

CATEGORY	RESULTS (Individual, Presentation)
King of Carnival	1st: Curtis Eustace, “Spirit of "D" Maraye” 2nd: Arif Grantum, “The Midnight Visitor” 3rd: Ravi Lakhan, “The Glass Phantom”
Queen of Carnival	1st: Roxanne Omalo, “Duchess of the Dark Skies” 2nd: Cherry-Ann Valere, “Morgana-Empress of the Underworld” 3rd: Savitri Holassie, “Mama Isibongo- Empress of Zululand”
Junior King of Carnival (Overall)	1st: Antonio Rampersad, “Solarian, Firebird of Life and Light” 1st: Jarel Peters, “Babatunde Olatungi - Master of the Drums” 3rd: Justin Harris, “Jason Griffith Cultural Icon”
Junior King of Carnival (School)	1st: Justin Harris, “Jason Griffith Cultural Icon” 2nd: Kevon Greene, “Drakon-Prince of All Dragons” 3rd: Jael Fortune, “Monsieur Parole (Mohn-Syuh Pah-Roll)”
Junior King of Carnival (Non-School)	1st: Antonio Rampersad, “Solarian, Firebird of Life and Light” 1st: Jarel Peters, “Babatunde Olatungi - Master of the Drums” 3rd: Liam Francis-Doyle, “Bele Drums Ah Roll”
Junior Queen of Carnival (Overall)	1st: Jae-Marie James, “Iya Lorisha Priestess of the Orisa” 2nd: Zoey Walker, “Princess Tamara (Jewel of Jerusalem)” 3rd: Annalee Rampersad, “D Butterfly Princess”
Junior Queen of Carnival (School)	1st: Mc Kenzie Farinha, “Danse K Danse- A Tribute to Tourist Annie” 2nd: Sanarii Andrews, “Sweet Pan” 3rd: Nyliah Griffith-John, “Zola The Tropical Enchantress In Flight A 111Messenger Of The Ancestors”
Junior Queen of Carnival (Non-School)	1st: Jae-Marie James, “Iya Lorisha Priestess of the Orisa” 2nd: Zoey Walker, “Princess Tamara (Jewel of Jerusalem)” 3rd: Annalee Rampersad, “D Butterfly Princess”

Red Cross Society Kiddies Carnival

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Individual/Band, Portrayal)
King of Carnival	1st: Antonio Rampersad, “Solarian, Firebird of Life and Light” 2nd: Khayri Jaalam Williams, “Spartacus, The Mighty Gladiator”
Queen of Carnival	1st: Anniee Rampersad, “D’Butterfly Princess” 2nd: Amarie Jardine-Sirjoo, “Luminous Mosaic”
Band of the Year	1st: Eyes Wide Open Junior Carnival Band, “Party Animals”
Large Bands	1st: DMC Kids Mas Band, “Pan Now, Pan Then, Pan Tomorrow” 2nd: Zebapique Productions, “Down Memory Lane (20 Years of Mas)”
Medium Bands	1st: Classix Productions, “In A Time Of War” 2nd: Spoilt Rotten Kids, “Ambakaila” 3rd: Trinity Carnival, “Odysee – Another Glaucoma Coversation”
Small Bands	1st: Jamjay Kids Production, “Umoja (The Beauty Of Africa And Their 111Tribes)” 2nd: Mas Adventurers, “Let’s Celebrate Again” 3rd: Joki One, “Hang In There”
Mini Bands	1st: Eyes Wide Open Junior Carnival Band, “Party Animals” 2nd: Margaret & Associates, “The Spender Of The Poui” 3rd: La Ta Caille Kidz, “A Fashion Odyssey – A Journey Through Time 111and Nature”

Red Cross Society Kiddies Carnival Babies in Arms and Individuals

“Children’s Carnival 2026.” Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society, Feb. 2026, www.ttrcs.org/childrens-carnival. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

Chutney Soca/Calypso/Soca/Extempo

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Calypsonian, Selection)
Ultimate Soca Champion	Competition not held this year.
Youth Soca Champion	Competition not held this year.
International Chutney Soca Monarch Competition (Southex)	1st: Savita Singh, “The Ring” 2nd: Rasika (D Rani) Dindial, “Pong D Damadol” 3rd: Keisha (Lady Lava) Harris, “Cyah Pick”
Queen of Chutney Soca (Southex)	1st: Savita Singh, “The Ring”
Traditional Chutney Monarch (Southex)	1st: Rasika (D Rani) Dindial, “Pong D Damadol”
Calypso Monarch (Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation)	1st: Terri Lyons, “Blessings” 2nd: Rivaldo London, “Water Thicker” 3rd: Rikki Jai, “Doh Spoil Meh Name”
NWAC (National Women's Action Committee) Calypso Queen	1st: Tameika Darius, “No Love” 2nd: Naomi Sinnette, “Talking Drum” 3rd: Kerine (Tiny) Williams-Figaro, “You Never Know”
Kaisorama National Extempo and Freestyle Championship (Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation)	Extempo Monarch Winner 1st: Brian London 2nd: Winston (Gypsy) Peters 3rd: Akeem (Preedy) Chance Freestyle Winner 1st: Akeem (Preedy) Chance 2nd: Nester (Sekon Sta) Boxill 3rd: Myron (Calypso Nite) Bruce
Road March (Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation)	1st: Machel Montano, "Encore" 2nd: Aaron (Voice) St. Louis, “Cyah Behave” 3rd: Ian (Bunji Garlin) Alvarez – “Still A Road Man”
Downtown Road March (Downtown Carnival Committee)	1st: Machel Montano, "Encore" 2nd: Ian (Bunji Garlin) Alvarez – “Still A Road Man” 3rd: Aaron (Voice) St. Louis, “Cyah Behave
NACC (National Action Cultural Committee) Young King Calypso Monarch	1st: Rivaldo London, “Water Thicker” 2nd: Marq Pierre, “How Yuh Feeling” 3rd: Sherwin (Becomer) Babb, “Voicemail to Mother Kamla”
Junior Calypso Monarch T (Trinbago Unified Calypsonians' Organisation)	1st: Janaya Clark, “Role Models” 2nd: Caylan Allen, “Man-Men Are Needed” 3rd: Khalea Ramsey, “Who Am I”
Junior Soca Monarch – Primary Schools (Ministry of Education)	1st: Kymani (Yung Kymani) Hector-Kalloo {St Peter’s Private Primary School}, “Link Up” 2nd: Amayah Wallace Aniebonam {CTS College Online Primary}, “Celebrations” 3rd: Xhaiden Darius {Savonetta Private School}, “Permission”
Junior Soca Monarch – Secondary Schools (Ministry of Education)	1st: Marcus McDonald {Presentation College, San Fernando}, 111“Rampage” 2nd: Zachary Ransome {Presentation College, San Fernando}, “Full Of Love” 3rd: D’Ashe Saul Bishop’s {High School, Tobago}, “Wave It Higher”
Schools Intellectual Chutney Soca – Primary (National Chutney Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago)	1st: Janavi Deokie Rampersad {Preysal Government School}, “Influence to our Culture” 2nd: Xhaiden Darius {Savonetta Private School}, “Kaise Lawee” 3rd: Celebri T Charles {Lower Morvant Government Primary School}, “Ah Ready”
Schools Intellectual Chutney Soca – Secondary (National Chutney Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago)	1st: Justin Sieudialsingh {Hillview College}, “Ticket Bacchanal” 2nd: Dabria Baptiste {Holy Faith Convent, Penal}, “Celebrating Life” 3rd: Andria Roberts {Couva West Secondary School}, “My Concerns”
National Tassarama (Tassa Association of Trinidad and Tobago)	Primary Schools 1st: Avocat Vedic School 2nd: Barrackpore Hindu School 3rd: Debe Hindu School Secondary Schools 1st: Vishnu Boys’ Hindu College 2nd: Barrackpore West Secondary School 3rd: Hillview College

National Panorama (Pan Trinbago)

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Band, Tune)
Large Bands	1st: Republic Bank Exodus, “Cyah Behave” 2nd: BP Renegades, “The Lizard” 3rd: Nutrien Silver Stars, “Respectfully Yours”
Medium Bands	1st: The Pan Elders Steel Orchestra, “Magician (I Command You) 2nd: Courts Sound Specialists of Laventille, “Soft Man” 3rd: Pamberi Steel Orchestra, “The Fog”
Small Bands	1st: Uptown Fascinators, “Band from Space” 1st: Southern Stars Steel Orchestra, “Let us Build a Nation Together” 3rd: Golden Hands Steel Orchestra, “All Board”
Single Pan	1st: San Juan East Side Symphony, “Jumbie” 2nd: La Creole Pan Groove, “Pan by Storm” 3rd: Chord Masters Steel Orchestra, “Showdown (Band Meet Band)”

National Junior Panorama (Pan Trinbago)

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Band, Selection)
19 and Under	1st: St. Francois Valley Stars, “Too Own Way” 2nd: BATCE Steel, “Retro” 2nd: Sapphonic Steel, “Jamtown”
21 and Under	1st: Shell Invaders Youth Steel Orchestra, “Band From Space” 2nd: BP Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra, “Jamtown” 3rd: T&TEC Tropical Angel Harps Youth Steel Orchestra, “This 111Melody Sweet”

National Schools’ Panorama (Ministry of Education)

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Band, Selection)
Primary Schools	1st: St Margaret's Boys' Anglican School, “Year For Love” 2nd: Febeau Government Primary School, “Too Own Way” 3rd: San Fernando Boys’ RC Primary School, “Lorraine”
Secondary Schools	1st: Holy Faith Convent in Penal, “Live Yuh Life Like Yuh Playing 111Mas” 2nd: Naps Combined Steel Orchestra, “Peace of Mind” 3rd: Presentation College in San Fernando, “Fallin”

National Limbo Competition (National Dance Association of Trinidad and Tobago)

COMPETITION	RESULTS (Individual/Group)
Limbo Champions	1st: North West Laventille Cultural Movement 2nd: Tobago Burn 3rd: Twin Inc
Limbo King	1st: Shaquille Mitchell
Limbo Queen	1st: Quisha Christopher Davis

National Stick Fighting (National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago)

RESULTS

1st: Selwyn John 2nd: Anderson Marcano 3rd: Keegan Taylor

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