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2019 Soca - Year in Review |
Another fantastic year for Soca music in the bag. As is now custom, the entire CalgarySoca crew go through our picks for the most important contributions for Soca in 2019. From Best producer, riddim, Groovy, Power, Artist, moment of the year, and more, here's our full recap of the absolute best in the artform for the entire year. See each of our picks in each category below as well as a recap of the major 2019 Carnival winners.
Riddim of the year 2019
Majesti - *Do This, Fuego,
Avaron - Purple Heart, Caution, Monkey Steel
Wolston - Purple Heart
Alisha - Sexting
Dez - Caution, Big Yam
Drew - Osaka, Do This, *Fuego, Kickstand, Purple Heart, Monkey Steel
Producer of the year 2019
Majesti - Motto
Avaron - Motto, Travis World
Wolston - Travis World
Alisha - Travis World
Dez - Travis World
Drew - Motto, Travis World
Groovy Tune of the Year (less than 135 BPM)
Majesti - *Kes - Savannah Grass, Machel - Brace Up, Swappi - Party Start
Avaron - *Kes - Savannah Grass, Farmer Nappy - Hookin Meh
Wolston - *Farmer Nappy - Hookin Meh, Nadia Batson - So Long, Patrice - Like It Hot
Alisha - *Kes - Savannah Grass. Lyrikal - Zig Zag
Carrie - Kes - Savannah Grass
Dez - Lead Pipe - Sometime
Drew - *Kes - Savannah Grass, Farmer Nappy - Hookin Meh, Leadpipe - Sometime
Power Song of the year 2019 (Over 135 BPM)
Majesti - *Famalay, Run Wid It, Machel - The Road
Avaron - *Famalay, Run Wid It
Wolston - *Famalay, Super Blue - Rag Storm
Alisha - *Nasty Up, Famalay
Carrie - Famalay
Dez - Problem Child - Nasty Up
Drew - *Famalay, Run Wid It
Breakout Artist of the Year 2019
Majesti - Viking Ding Dong
Avaron - Motto
Wolston - Viking Ding Dong, V'ghn, Nessa Preppy
Alisha - Adam O
Carrie - V'ghn
Dez - Mical Teja, Melick
Drew - V'ghn
Video of the Year 2019
Majesti - *Famalay, Ricardo Drue - True Fiend
Avaron - *Savannah Grass, Hookin Meh, Voice - Potential
Wolston - *Hookin Meh, Savannah Grass
Alisha - Hookin Meh, Savannah Grass, Issa Snack
Drew - *Savannah Grass, Speechless, Patrice - This is the Place, Orlando Octave - Love You So
Artist of the Year 2019
Majesti - Machel Montano
Avaron - Kes
Wolston - Kes
Alisha - Kes
Carrie - Kes
Dez - Kes
Drew - Machel Montano
Song of the Year 2019
Majesti -Mr. Killa - Run Wid It
Avaron - Kes - Savannah Grass
Wolston - Kes - Savannah Grass
Alisha - Problem Child - Nasty Up
Carrie - Kes - Savannah Grass
Dez - Kes - Savannah Grass
Drew - Skinny, Machel & Bunji - Famalay
Top Youtube Soca Plays (millions of plays)
1.- Skinny, Machel & Bunji - Famalay! - 16.09 m
2 - Farmer Nappy - 15.4 m
3. - Kes - Savannah Grass - 11.74 m
4. - Nadia Batson - So Long - 11.17 m
5. - Nessa Preppy - Issa Snack - 8.47 m
6. - Machel - Toco Loco - 8.20 m
7. - Erphaan Alves - No Habla (Hold Ya) 7.35 m
8. - Voice - Alive and Well - 6.54 m
9. - Mr Killa - Run Wid It - 6.27 m
10. - Machel - Dr Mashup - 5.93 m
Favourite Soca Moment of 2019
Majesti - Liming with Nadia Batson after Carnival Tuesday
Avaron - Kes - Tuesday on the Rocks performance
Wolston - Machel in Calgary for Carifest
Alisha - Mr Killa matress perfomance on UberSoca
Drew - Machel on the truck in Calgary, Kes Tuesday on the Rocks
Carrie - Machel on the truck in Calgary, Kes Tuesday on the Rocks
Dez - Lady that jumped off the truck for Miami Carnival
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INTERNATIONAL SOCA MONARCH | GROOVY:
1st. Swappi - Party Starty (Doi Doi) (Trinidad)
2nd. Teddyson John - Vent (St Lucia)
3rd. V’ghn (Grenada)
INTERNATIONAL SOCA MONARCH | POWER:
1st. Mr Killa - Run Wid It (Grenada)
2nd. Iwer George (Trinidad)
3rd. Mr Legz (Grenada)
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St Lucia - 2019
Groovy Monarch results
1SlyVye Twizeen Mix Up (378 points)
2Ricky T Just A Friend (370 points)
3Shemmy J Pretty On Purpose (369 points)
4The Invader Cock Up (367 points)
Power Monarch results
1Ricky T Mess
2Ezra D’ Fun Machine (355 points)
3Mantius Fire Under My Feet (340 points)
4Pablo Keisha (339 points)
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St Vincent - July 2019
Ragga Soca Winners
1. Hance John – Uptown Party
2. Delroy ‘Fireman’ Hooper – GPS
3. Chewalee Johnson – Rum Cheaper Than Woman
Soca Monarch Winners
1. Derron ‘Magikal’ Rouse – Bloody Hell Crazy (dressed as joker)
2. Delroy ‘Fireman’ Hooper – Shake It Down
3. Vilroy ‘Tuffa’ Jack – Liver
4. Zavique ‘Caspa G’ Morris – Rum Diaries
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Barbados Cropover - July 2019
Tune of the crop - Osvaldo Reid & Justin King - (Leadpipe and Jus Jay) Sometime
- Road March & People's Monarch
Party Monarch: Mikey - ACTION TIME AGAIN
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Grenada - AUGUST, 2019
PARTY MONARCH
3rd – 259 Terra De Governor
2nd – 260 Luni Spark and Electrify
1st – 263 Boyzie The Return
GROOVY
3 – Terra De Governor
1 – 261 Vaughn - Soca Nice
1 - Dash - Ah Telling Yuh
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Antigua - August 2019
Groovy
2nd runner up - Kimmy
1st runner up - Tian Winter
WINNER - Menace XL - T.A.N.Y.A
Jumpy
2nd runner up - Ricardo Drue
1st runner up - Tian Winter
WINNER - Low Rider - Fish Dance
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