By Admin. Updated 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 28, 2023, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
A press release from the Carnival Development Corporation – CDC.
The following artistes have been selected from the Ragga Soca & Soca Monarch preliminaries held on Monday 26th June to compete in the finals which is scheduled for Friday 7th July and Saturday 8th July 2023 respectively at the Victoria Park commencing at 9:00 pm. They are:
Ragga Soca Category
- Hance John – Bruk out
- Javid ‘Jay-R’ Rouse – Love of Carnival
- Omarion ‘Marlo Benn’ Benn – Jam Again
- Ozarie Matthews – Pastor Choking the Bishop
- Nasir ‘Nasos’ Primus – Dirty Mas
- Ramon ‘Jose Juan’ Diaz – Until ah wet
- Jasper ‘Jasper YMC* Alexander – Festival
- Denis Bowman – Tink butt easy
- Gregory Pekos’ Cato – Poor Keyboard
- Shaunelle McKenzie – Doh Study Meh
- McGaffrey ‘Loombay’ Medford, Jesse Fligh’ Haynes & Brendon ‘Ma
Saunders – Wasted - Rayvonne ‘Reva’ Rodney – Zess No Stress
Soca Monarch Category
- Kemmy Christopher – Spirit of Carnival
- Keneil ‘Dose up’ Alexander – Butt
- Omarion ‘Marlo Benn’ Benn – Horn me
- Shor ‘Shorn Beats’ Nimblet, Kelvin ‘Double R’ Wilson & Enric
Marshall – Good Energy - Kahm ‘Fligh’ Haynes – Farmer
- Keith Currency – Rum over people
- Zimbory ‘Ghaza’ Joseph – Carnival
- Kertis ‘Gully’ Marshall – Why de cat in the rain
- Javid ‘Jay-R’ Rouse – Wild
- Esron ‘Esron Spielbery – Headways
11.Samantha Bryant & Nadine Bryant (Sun Divas) – Sick wuk
12.Alpha ‘Stinger Nettle’ Allick – Bring yo catt in the road
13.Ishatta ‘Shatta’ Da Silva – Long fi see town
14.Kelvin ‘Killy’ Wilson – In Dey
All artistes are asked to attend a meeting at the CDC’s Conference Room on (Tuesday 27th June 2023) at 5:00 pm. A representative from the band is also asked to be in attendance.
