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St. Kitts-Nevis National Carnival came to an exciting end on last lap January 4th with the streets of Basseterre flooded with revelers and mas players jamming to the sounds of various sound systems, dj’s and bands. The air was filled with the top tunes for Carnival 2006-07 which included Tun it up by d’Vybz Band, Saucepan by Provoker, Punish by the Sugar Band, Jouvert Bounce by Akshun Band and Masquerade by The Small Axe Band. The songs were all contenders for the road march title however d’Vybz’ Tun it up and Small Axe Band’s Masquerade separted themselves from the pack particularly on Carnival day and last lap. Small Axe Band’s Masquerade was declared the St.Kitts Carnival Road March out distancing d’Vybz bands Tun it up, particularly on the final day of road march judging. The Phunnmakers’ “Mask is Mas” troupe was declared band of the year ahead of the Inferno Mas Camps presentation of “Jewels of the Caribbean”. DJ Ronnie Rascals Xtreme Jouvert Troupe was adjudged best jouvert troupe while Osdel “Scotty” Hanley won the King of the Bands award on parade day.
King Konris on the night sang "Hold on to Your Crown" and "Miss Melody" and his performance was good but below expectations according to most members of the audience. But what was not expected on the night was the newcomer to the finals Anastasia, and her explosive double performances that hypnotized everyone present.
However the judges saw it differently and Konris’ study of and attention to the criteria earned him the narrow victory and placed him among an elite few of calypso kings to repeat. 4 time king and multi-time leeward islands and federation monarch King Socrates placed second runner-up with songs, "Austerity Measures" and "Welcome the World", while Culturama Monarch King Dis 'N' Dat placed third runner-up with "Fruits of Labour" and "OECS Integration".
The beautiful and lovely Ms. Tesia Burton gracefully walked away winner of the National Queen Pageant and the title of Ms. St.Kitts 2006-07. Burton beat her closest opponent Violet Williams by some 40 plus points. The 2nd runner-up was Sidama Jones. Williams won the awards for Best Talent and Best Evening wear and was also the winner of the Chairman's award. Jones was announced Miss Amity while Camech Stevens won the Miss Photogenic title. Burton took the Best National Costume and Best Interview Awards and was also the winner of the swimsuit competition. The other contestants were Isis Francis and Sacher Warner. The show was very exciting and was punctauated by a scintilliating performance by the very popular d’Vybz Band.
A new addition to the Carnival line-up was the St.Kitts-Nevis Top model competition which was won by Joy Wilson. Oval Lake, who goes by the name The Mighty Junior was the winner of the Junior Calypso Competition and Calypso Reggie was the winner of the Best of the Rest Calypso Competition. The PANAROMA title went to the Cayon High School Steel Orchestra. The awards ceremony took place on January 13th where winners walked away with a total of almost ¼ million dollars in cash and prizes. Photos:
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St.
Kitts-Nevis Carnival Review
The
National Calypso Monarch title was rife with controversy which is almost a given
with the annual Carnival marquis event. King Konris retained his crowd after edging
the National Female Calypso Queen Anastasha by just 4 points.
Call
it "the strength of a woman", but Anastasia commanded the stage and
delivered her songs superbly. In both songs ("Litmus Test" and "Wish
List") she mesmerized the audience and had everyone thinking that their will
be a National Calypso Queen for the first time.
The
other Calypsonians that participated in the finals were Richie Buntin, I-Soursop,
Big Lice and Starshield. The show was labeled as one of the best calypso shows
in recent times as the standard was extremely high.
Miss
Trinidad and Tobago Zobah Samuels captured the coveted title of Miss Caribbean
Talented Teen when she beat out some 12 contestants from throughout the Caribbean
at the very prestigious pageant. In front of a massive crowd the teenager outshined
the field with her consistent and exciting performances and presence in each of
the shows 4 segments. Marissa Jean of the USVI was 1st runner-up while Iva Satney
of St.Lucia and Sabrina Kirby of St.Vincent took the 2nd and 3rd runners-up positions.
The show was highlighted by spectacular performances by guest artistes Jamesy
P and Shakki and Shakkal of d’Vybz Band. Jamesy P performed a medley of his
hits including Nookie and Pushing while Shakki and Shakkal of d’Vybz band
performed the bands hit “One time to Many”.
The
2006-07 Soca Monarch is Ras Kelly of the Small Axe Band who won the title with
the hit song Masquerade . This is the first year that the same song and artiste
has won both the Soca Monarch and Road March title in the same year. He beat out
last years winner King Konris who placed 1st runner-up.