Best of 2019 Soca - Year In Review

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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