Road March 2006 Winner

1. Band of the Year - Patrice Roberts and Machel Montano written by Kernel Roberts – 334 times
2. Ah Cyar Wait - Shurwayne Winchester - 98 times
3 Scandalous (Delirious) – Machel Montano – 91 times

with regards to the sampling song conversory.

correction on sampling.from express edited..
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=140197228

On the issue of the song being sampled, Legerton said the rule which
disqualifies sampled songs for the Road March was looked at in
relation to the winning composition. But he said the song stood the
test. No more than eight bars of the sampled song was incorporated in
the Road March composition, he explained.

"I checked with all the players involved in the song, in particular to Kernel Roberts and Liz Montano, and I also spoke with musicologists across the country and even got a legal opinion and discovered that based on international laws, eight bars of a song can be used, and that is the crux of the matter." He added too that a new incentive will be given from next year to discourage sampling. "We do not want to go after the youngsters and tell them don't sample but we are adding an incentive of between $60,000 to $100,000 to the Road March contestant most played on the road with no sampled music."

Order of appearance

Medium Conventional

1. Sangre Grande Cordettes

2. Harmonites

3. Parry’s Pan School

4. Clico Sforzata

5. HCL Valley Harps

6. Courts Sounds Specialists of Laventille

7. bmobile Arima Angel Harps

8. Excellent Stores Silver Stars

Large Conventional

1. Sagicor Exodus

2. BP Renegades

3. PCS Starlift

4. TCL Group Skiffle Bunch

5. Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars

6. Witco Desperadoes

7. NLCB Fonclaire

8. Digicel Phase II Pan Groove

winamp users.....

wack90.1 fm
http://ct1.fast-serv.com:8436/

trinibashment soca 91.9 fm
http://kara.fast-serv.com:9048

red and i95.5 don't have win amp links yet.

thanks trini for the links

i personally would sign up since it for the carnival season only and it almost over....and secondly you don't know if the clips were done completely or parts missing

anyhow for windows media player users here is the direct url to listen to music wihout going to the website

Red 96.7
http://stream.netro.ca/red967fm?MSWMExt=.asf

trinibashment 91.1 fm (iwer station)
http://kara.fast-serv.com:9048

i95.5fm
mms://moontaxi.net/i955

wack
http://ct1.fast-serv.com:8436

Road March frontrunners
Wayne Bowman
Sunday, February 19th 2006

We enter the home stretch towards J'Ouvert C2K6 today and once the Merry Monarch is released to reign on the streets of the nation for those two days of glorious freedom. As the masses take to the streets the count will begin for the song that will take stand out as the most popular of them all - The Road March. This selection process, however, actually begins long before Camboulay, in the fetes, on radio and more recently television.

Whether or not the winner is still the people's choice is under great debate as artistes and other players in the soca fraternity accuse the DJ's of forcing certain songs down the people's throats, playing songs they have been ordered to by that invisible Soca Mafia we keep hearing about.

What benefits the DJ's derive from creating an artificial Road March is beyond us, but the things that come to pass as compared to what was there at the beginning can leave one wondering. At the end of the day the bottom line is that some people will agree with what song wins the Road March title, while others will disagree. Which group is in the majority is another story.

An obvious frontrunner in the race to the Road March is "Soca Warrior" by Maximus Dan Maximus has had thousands chanting the various hook lines of the song in the fetes throughout the season. Radio slowed up on the frequency of airplay given the song at the beginning if the year, but this failed to kill its effectiveness. A recently released remix injected new life into the song, which never grew old anyway.

Destra Garcia has over the past four years very nearly savoured the sweet taste of victory only to be left in the shade by another. Destra is again knocking on the door with "Max It Up", which has the support of the ladies. KMC too had the title in his sights last year with "First Experience" before he was knocked aside by Shurwayne Winchester. This year KMC has three runners in the race; "This Is How We Do It", "3-Mile" and "This Season Is Mine."

Machel Montano won the Road March title in 1997 with "Big Truck", now considered a classic. He is a strong contender with "Band Of The Year", which he recorded alongside Patrice Roberts. Montano is also featured on Zan's big song, "Heart Of A Man," which is making strides towards the finish line. This song likens the world to a human body, identifying Trinidad and Tobago as the heart.

Early in the season Mr Vybe was said to have to strong contender in his song "Ting For De Road" and although he just might be the man to give Bunji Garlin a run for his money at the Soca Monarch final, the road may prove elusive for the talented singer. As for Garlin who has said he will never win a Road March, he is actually a minor challenger through "Doi Festival", which he recorded alongside Sarika of JMC 3Veni.

The following are the current Road March standings based on a random poll with more than one hundred people on the streets in Port of Spain during the past week. Each person was asked what song they wanted to be the Road March for 2006. These are the results:

Top Ten Road March 2006 picks.

01: Soca Warrior - Maximus Dan

02: Max It Up - Destra Garcia

03: 3-Mile - KMC

04: This Season Is Mine - KMC

05: Band Of The Year - Machel Montano and Patrice Roberts

06: Heart Of A Man - Zan featuring Machel Montano

07: Doi Festival - 3-Veni with Sarika and Bunji Garlin

08: God Army - Maximus Dan

09: Carnival Feeling - Rita Jones

10: In Your Timin' - Surge.

promenade you have to pay for it now.......
http://www.mediazone.com/channel/tv6/jsp/carnival.jsp

other stations
WACK90.1FM www.wack901fm.com
brought the entire kaiso fiesta except for the last contestant

Trinibashment the soca station
www.soca919fm.com brought the brass fest

I95.5fm.com
www.i955fm.com i heard also brought de kasio fiesta

basicallytune in and see what they often.ithink the next big night is friday nite with soca monarchs, then sat with panorama finals and dimarche gras on sunday .one of the above station should be bring the events

Big day for kaiso, pan

Terry Joseph

Saturday, February 18th 2006

One of the longest-running shows in Carnival, the Red Cross Kiddies Carnival, takes place today at the Queen's Park Savannah from 8 a.m., heralding a day in which the four major festival components are duly represented.

The Calypso Fiesta, semi-final of the National Calypso Monarch Competition, is also on today from noon at Skinner Park in San Fernando and at 6 p.m., outside Pan Trinbago's executive offices on Ariapita Avenue (opposite Victoria Square), the Panorama semi-final for single pan bands will be staged.

Thirty listed calypso competitors and one reserve will perform for the judges at Skinner Park, that activity historically witnessed by tens of thousands on location and many times that number via live television which, today, will be brought to viewers by CCN TV-6.

One of the originally selected competitors, Protector, who is concomitantly President of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO), has stepped down as a gracious response to grumbling about his "taking the place of another calypsonian who could have been in the contest."

Protector said he saw no good reason why TUCO officials could not be contestants in a competition run by the organisation, since its executive has no influence over the adjudication process. "I am a calypsonian first and my other responsibility should not suspend participation by officials in a contest involving the arts," Protector said.

In the single-pan playoffs, 33 of the 64 bands that performed in the preliminary round will each lay on its individual best this evening in the attempt to advance to the final round.

Defending champion, Arima All Stars will play last, putting in a guest performance, having been seeded directly to the final round, which will be played along with the final of the small bands contest next Thursday at Skinner Park, San Fernando.

ORDER OF APPEARANCE

SINGLE PAN BANDS:

1. Dem Boys

2. Pan Revival

3. Panatics

4. Laventille Serenaders

5. Woodbrook Modernaires

6. Pan Jammers

7. Harlem Syncopators

8. Nu Pioneers

9. T'dad East

Side Symphony

10. Pan Stereonettes

11. Defence Force

12. Marsicans

13. Hilarks

14. Peake's Scrunters

Pan Groove

15. BrazilRx 4

16. Worldwide

17. St James Tripolians

18. Ice Water

Pan Ensemble

19. Pan on the Move

20. San Juan East Side

21. La Horquetta

Pan Groove

22. Angostura

Woodbrook Playboyz

23. Hope Pan Groovers

24. Power Boats

Pan Reflections

25. Self Help Marines

26. San Juan All Stars

27. Uni Stars

28. Trinidad Nostalgic

29. Nostrand Symphony

30. Spree

Simon Harmonics

31. Hiliters

32. Shades in Steel

33. Arima All Stars

ORDER OF APPEARANCE:

CALYPSO FIESTA

1. Explainer

2. Duanne O'Connor

3. Heather Mac Intosh

4. Joanne Foster

5. Revealer

6. Joseph Adams

7. Bally

8. Rootsman

9. Brother Mudada

10. Manchild

11. Roderick Gordon

12. Singing Sandra

13. Lady Adanna

14. Tigress

15. Anthony Johnson

16. Crazy

17. Kizzy Ruiz

18. Brian London

19. De Fosto

20. Versatile

21. Luta

22. Karene Asche

23. Bro Valentino

24. Lesley Ann Ellis

25. Rondell Donawa

26. Skatie

27. GB

28. Sugar Aloes

29. All Rounder

30. Stinger

(Reserve: Steve Sealy)Â

King & Queen of Carnival Semi-finalists:

Saturday, February 18th 2006

QUEENS

Rank/Name/Portrayal/Points

1. Ann-Marie Quammie Alleyne-"My Love for the Carib Queen Valentina"-430

2. Pamela Gordon-"The Winged Jewel of the Forest"-426

3. Wendy Matthews-"Diana, Goddess of the Moon"-425

4. Leslie-Ann Boiselle-"In a CoralGarden"-420

5. Nina Mc Kenzie-"Dionysus -The Fox and the Grapes"-416

6. Anra Bobb-"D' Passion of D' Red Crystal"-411

7. Rosemarie Kuru-Jagessar-"Minowa-Spirit of the Butterfly" -397

8. Tamara Shillingford-"Cuautla Where Eagles Bound" -397

9. Kathryn Mc Connie- "Carmena, D' Dancer Under the Stars"-393

10. Joan Mohammed-"Splignis -The Fire Goddess"-390

11. Peola Marchan-"The Adoration of Isis"-389

12.Lisa Peters-"I Am Free to Fly to Germany"-388

13. Jenna-Marie Andre-"Miss Universe, Tan Tan's Girlchild"-385

14. Inez Gould-"Minerva- Goddess of War"-385

15. Judy S Boatswain-"Nzinga -The Black Amazon"-379

16. Katherina Rampersad-"Butterfly Enchantress"-375

17. Gayle Marcano-"Vision Beneath the Sea"-370

18. Susan Low-"The Comique Supernova- Opera Comique"-368

19. Abby Jarvis-"Enchanted IslandBeauty"-366

20. Gloria Dalsingh-

"D Carnival Goddess of Freedom"-357

KINGS

1. Curtis Eustace-"Out of D' Depths"-439

2. Roland St George-"Gladiator Demetrius"-436

3. Geraldo Viera Snr-"Might of Rome"-431

4. Jhawhan Thomas-"Dance and Rejoice"-421

5. Earl Thompson-"Jupiter- God of Light and Sky"-419

6. Kerwin Paul-"Son of Saga Boy"-417

7. Wade Madray-"The Inner Man"-404

8. Leroy Prieto-"Horus the Avenger"-401

9. Zainool Mohammed-"Tribal God of the Sky"-396

10. Lionel Jagessar Jnr-"Howahkhan-The Chosen One"-376

11. Ronald Mayers-"Kutiki-The God of Life"-373

12. Errol Phillip- "The Aztec Warrior"-370

13. Rudolph Legall-"Starbursts"-361

14. Fareid Carvalho-"Fire Within"-359

15.ClydeBascombe-"King of Siam"-358

16.Dave Lakhan-"The Demon Creature"-351

17. Kenroy Wilkinson-"Pride and Joy of Sitting Bull as a Witch Doctor"-347

18.Owen Hinds Jnr-"Fun in D Sun"-346

19. Howill Pooran-345

20. Balnaine Benny-"Beastmaster 3-Alien Mantis"-339

The results of the top 12 finalists in the Young Kings competition 2006 are as follows:

1st place-Sean Daniel — "True Government"

2nd place-Organiser — "Trinbago Yankee"

3rd place- Karene Asche — "Spirit of Fear"

4th place- Jervae Caesar — "Caribbean Woman"

5th place- Duane O’Connor — "Stand Trinidad and Tobago"

6th place- Roderick Gordon — "Not in Trinbago"

7th place Ras Kommanda —"Ree Ann"

8th place- Marva McKenzie — "Revelation Time"

9th place- Singing Sonia — "Masters of Disguise"

10th place- Sheldon Nugget — "A Woman’s Worth"

11th place- Walter Taylor — "Warrior Song"

12th place- Lima Calbio — "Party in Peace"

12th place- Abbi Blackman — "Reparation Indeed"

12th place- Michael John — "Divide and Rule"

Cro Cro out of Calypso Fiesta
Terry Joseph
Wednesday, February 15th 2006, Trinidad Express
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=136144117

Three-time National Calypso Monarch Cro Cro is adamant that "some kind of conspiracy" has resulted in his being eliminated from the 30 singers selected for Saturday's Calypso Fiesta, the semi-final round of competition for this year's crown.

"What they are saying by that list of calypsonians selected is that my songs for this year do not even qualify me to be a reserve," Cro Cro fumed. "It couldn't be that I am singing a song that won another competition last year for Independence because I called the president of TUCO to clear the air on that and was given the okay and, in fact, two other calypsonians picked for the semi-final are also singing songs they did at that same competition.

"I therefore have to conclude that it is the other song 'God Don't Sleep' that they do not want in their show, so they eliminate Cro Cro at this level to make sure there is no chance of hearing that song in the Dimanche Gras show. I don't know why I am always in trouble with judges but I believe is because I try to stick to the calypso tradition of singing about social or political issues with a little humour on the side.

"I love to compete. I don't ask any favours because my songs are constructed to elicit conversation. I didn't plan to make any confusion but a lot of people have been calling me to express concern that the songs for which I have been getting so many genuine encores in the tent wasn't good enough for the semi-final," Cro Cro said.

After hearing hundreds of hopefuls nationwide, the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) yesterday announced the names of 30 semi-finalists and two reserves for Saturday's Calypso Fiesta, the semi-final round of the National Calypso Monarch Competition.

The Fiesta, one of the major events in any Carnival season, again takes place at Skinner Park, San Fernando and is scheduled to get underway from noon.

A number of guest artistes are also on the evening's playbill for a show TUCO president Michael "Protector" Leggerton promises will be "as informative as it is entertaining".

Selected calypsonians are asked to contact TUCO's office for rehearsal details but should appear at NCC-TV tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. to draw for performance positions at Saturday's Fiesta.

The semi-finalists are as follows:

No/Singer/Tent

1. BRIAN LONDON/KAISO SHOWKASE

2. SKATIE /CALYPSO REVUE

3. LUTA/UNATTACHED

4. EXPLAINER/KAISO HOUSE

5. SINGING SANDRA/KAISO HOUSE

6. STINGER/KAISO KARAVAN

7. CRAZY/KAISO HOUSE

8. HEATHER MAC INTOSH/UNATTACHED

9. BROTHER MUDADA/KAISO HOUSE

10. PROTECTOR/KAISO HOUSE

11. THE ORIGINAL DE FOSTO HIMSELF/ICONS

12. RODERICK GORDON/UNATTACHED

13. JOANNE FOSTER/KAISO SHOWKASE

14. GREGORY "GB" BALLANTYNE /KAISO HOUSE

15. BROTHER VALENTINO/KAISO HOUSE

16. BALLY/CALYPSO REVUE

17. ALL ROUNDER/KLASSIC RUSO

18. SUGAR ALOES/CALYPSO REVUE

19. KARENE ASCHE/UNATTACHED

20. JOSEPH ADAMS/KAISO SHOWKASE

21. REVEALER/KLASSIC RUSO

22. DUANE O CONNOR/GENERATION NEXT

23. KIZZY RUIZ /UNATTACHED

24. TIGRESS/UNATTACHED

25. ANTHONY JOHNSON/UNATTACHED

26. RONDELL DONAWA/UNATTACHED

27. MANCHILD/KLASSIC RUSO

28. LADY ADANNA/KAISO SHOWKASE

29. ROOTSMAN/KAISO HOUSE

30. VERSATILE /KLASSIC RUSO

RESERVES

R1. LESLEY ANN ELLIS/GLOW CALYPSO TENT

R2. STEVE SEALY/ICONS

T&T Police Service's Calypso Monarch
1. Dexter Parson (The Stinger) - Is only When and He not Big
2. Roger Mohammed (Bodyguard) - De Market Cuss Out
3. Cuthbert George (Wizard of ID) - Randolph Burroughs Dead, We Want Back We Land

South Junior Calypso Monarch
1. Shinesse Simmons (The Holy Faith Convent) - Home Coming
2. Denisse Nelson - I'm Sorry
3. Daron Roberts (San Fernando Boys' RC School) - On the Road to Germany
Humourous Calypso - Shalana Williams (Debe High School) - Groove
Best Chorus Group (tie) - San Fernando Boys' RC School & Princes Town Junior Secondary.

NYAC Stars of Tomorrow Calypso - NJAC-Headed Organisation
1. Sean Daniel - True Government
2. Jervae Caesar - Caribbean Woman
3. Monique Hector - Mother Fighting Back

National Women’s Action Committee’s (NWAC) National Calypso Queen Competition

1st: Karene Asche—Spirit of Fear

2nd: Heather Mac Intosh—Ma Theresa Deposit

3rd: Marva Mc Kenzie—Revelation Time

4th: Singing Sonia—Masters of Disguise

5th: Lyn Steele (Lady Gypsy)—Come Back

6th: Abbi Blackman—Reparation Indeed

7th: Lesley Ann Ellis—Dear Diary

8th: Lima Calbio—Party in Peace

9th: Tammico Moore—The Tackle

10th: Joanne Foster—Bring Back T&T

11th: Monique Hector—Mother Fighting Back

12th: Wendy Thomas—Blood and Beers

Small Conventional Bands

1. Southern Marines Steelband Foundation

2. Starland

3. Antillean All Stars

4. Casablanca

5. Merrytones

6. Pan Elders

7. Blue Diamonds

8. Fascinators Pan Symphony

9. San City Steel Symphony

10. Panasonic Connection

11. Flamingoes

12. Crescendoes Musical

13. Tamana Pioneers

14. Petrotrin Siparia

Deltones

Medium Conventional Bands

1. Nlcb Buccooneers

2. Clico Sforzata

3. HCL Valley Harps

4. Tornadoes

5. Belmont Fifth Dimension

6. B Mobile Arima Angel Harps

7. Harmonites

8. Potential Symphony

9. Parry’s Pan School

10. Humming Birds Pan Groove

11. Courts Sounds Specialists of Laventille

12. T & Tec Power Stars

13. Excellent Stores Silver Stars

14. Sangre Grande Cordettes

Large Conventional Bands

1. Sagicor Exodus

2. Bp Renegades

3. Phase II Phase Groove

4. Birdsong

5. Tropical Angel Harps

6. Bwia Invaders

7. Nlcb Fonclaire

8. Katzenjammers

9. Tcl Group Skiffle Bunch

10. PCS Starlift

11. B Mobile Our Boys

12. Rbtt Redemption Sound Setters

13. Pamberi

14. Petrotrin Hatters

15. Witco Despersdoes

16. Neal and Massy T’dad All Stars

17. Solo Pan Knights

update......complete ck26 calendar

Carnival Days (2006-2009) 2006: February 27-28 2007: February 19-20 2008: February 4-5 2009: February 23-24
Compiled by Features Associate Editor Peter Ray Blood

(T) tentative

JANUARY:

Sunday 1:

8 pm: Trini Bashment’s Soca on Broadway, Hasely Crawford National Stadium

8 pm: Annual Yorke Backyard Carnival Curtain-raiser, Ann Avenue, Diego Martin

Friday 6:

Saturday 7:

9 pm: Junior Gong Peace Festival, Soca Broadway, Hasely Crawford Stadium

Sunday 8:

10 am: Tuco Family CD Launch Day, the Paddock, Queen’s Park Savannah

4 pm: St Francois Girls’ College all-inclusive, Lions Cultural Centre

Friday 13:

(T) 9 pm: Anchorage Street Party, the Anchorage, Chaguaramas

(T) 9 pm: Scandal Fete, Base Carpark, Chaguaramas

Saturday 14:

4.30 pm: Energy by Fire, BGT&T all-inclusive party, feat Machel Montano & Xtatik, Destra & Atlantik, Shurwayne Winchester and Maximus Dan, Chaguaramas Golf Club

7 pm: Holy Name Convent Past Pupils Association host Vintage Fuh So! II, feat Black Sage, Chalkdust, Baron, Nelson, Denyse Plummer, Stalin, Explainer, and Singing Sandra, plus Old Mas characters, including the Midnight Robber, Blue Devils and Sailors, pan round d’neck side, Marian Hall, 2 Queen’s Park East (opposite Memorial Park), Port-of-Spain

9 pm: Launch of South Carnival

9 pm: Blazin’ Soca Fete, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

9 pm: Coast Guard Fete

Sunday 15:

4 pm: Soca in Moka 7, music by Caribbean Traffik Jam, Atlantik, Shurwayne Winchester, Destra, Hurricane George and more, Trinity College, Moka, Maraval

4 pm: Tribe unveils Bliss, the ultra-clusive event, Jamboree Park, Valsayn

Friday 20:

8.30 pm: 4 Kings Show, Pier 1, Chaguaramas

9 pm: Legacy Fete, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

Saturday 21:

10 am: Caribbean Prestige Foundation for the Performing Arts stage National Schools Soca Monarch preliminary, Queen’s Park Savannah

9 pm: NFM Soca by the Sylos, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

8 pm: Outta de Blue VII, QRC Grounds, St Clair

Sunday 22:

4 pm: UWI all-inclusive, UWI, St Augustine

4 pm: Island People hosts Amnesia

5 pm: Jess & Friends all-inclusive, Aruac Road, Valsayn

(T) 5.30 pm: NYAC presents Stars of Tomorrow Calypso Final

Wednesday 25:

(T) Soca Divas, Jean Pierre Complex

Friday 27:

8.30 pm: TUCO North Zone premieres The Klassic Ruso Tent, feat Earl Caruth & The Kaiso Waves Band and Klassic Ruso Diamonds, Kavemar Pub, Upper Henry Street, Port-of-Spain

8.30 pm: Tuco South Central Zone premieres Kaiso Komess, San Fernando City Corporation Auditorium

Saturday 28:

2 pm: RBTT hosts its annual Kaiso Royale, St John’s Hall, Wrightson Road Ext, Port-of-Spain

4 pm: Old Hilarians Association’s Annual Carnival Fete, music by Roy Cape

All Stars, Traffik, Atlantik, and DJs Richard Simply Smooth and the Syndicate, Bishop Anstey High School, Keate Street, Port-of-Spain

4 pm: Broadway for Youths, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

8.30 pm: TUCO premieres Kaiso House, Chaguanas

(T) 8.30 pm: Fifth annual Divas of Soca, Jean Pierre Complex

(T) 9 pm: Legacy’s Coolerama C2K6, Pier 1, Chaguaramas

Sunday 29:

2 pm: TTARP all-inclusive Show & Dance, Mas Camp Entertainment Centre, Woodbrook

2 pm: Friends of bpTT Fete, music by Roy Cape All Stars, Traffik and more, Pier I, Chaguaramas

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FEBRUARY:

Thursday 2:

(T) 8.30 pm: Spektakula Promotions stages Soca Gold, Jean Pierre Complex

Friday 3:

6 pm: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama preliminaries, in panyards

7 pm: Blue Range all-inclusive fete, tennis courts, Blue Range, Diego Martin

7 pm: Pearl Gardens all-inclusive fete, Pearl Gardens, Petit Valley

7 pm: International Soca Monarch semi-final, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

(T) 8.30 pm: Randy Glasgow Productions presents the Ultimate Ladies Event, Jean Pierre Complex

Saturday 4:

10 am: Caribbean Prestige Foundation for the Performing Arts stage National Schools Soca Monarch semi-final, Queen’s Park Savannah

(T) 2 pm: South Cancer Society Group’s 13th annual premium all-inclusive fete, San Fernando Yacht Club, Hubert Rance Street, San Fernando

(T) 4 pm: Randy Glasgow Productions stages Coca Cola Youth Fest 7, Concert Capital

5 pm: St Mary's College Past Students' Union Annual All-Inclusive Carnival fete (Fete with the Saints), feat Shurwayne Winchester & Traffik, Roy Cape All Stars, Imij & Co, Angostura Woodbrook Playboyz, plus DJs CIN and CG, St Mary’s College Centenary Hall, Pembroke Street, Port-of-Spain;5 pm: Emamali’s all-inclusive fete, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

6 pm: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama preliminaries, in panyards

(T) 8 pm: Chutney Soca Monarch Final, Skinner Park, San Fernando

(T) The 5th annual Divas of Soca, Jean Pierre Complex, Port-of-Spain

9 pm: Red Ants in Blue Range all-Inclusive fete, Blue Range Courts, Diego Martin

Sunday 5:

(T) Caribbean Prestige for the Performing Arts stage C2K6 National Schools’ Soca Monarch semi-final

(T) 2 pm: D’Extreme all-inclusive fete, Hilton Trinidad

2 pm: Nikki Crosby’s Children’s all-inclusive party, sponsored by Nestle, Smalta, Holiday Foods, Bermudez, Kiss, Pizza Boys, Rituals, Republic Bank, Flavorite Foods, FCB and Diana Investments, feat Aunty Destra, Uncle Sherwin, Uncle Bunji, Uncle Kes, Uncle Maximus and more, President's Grounds, St Ann’s

(T) 4 pm: Lodge Alexandra’s fourth annual charity all-inclusive fete, Lodge Grounds, Ruth Avenue, San Fernando

(T) 4 pm: bpTT all-inclusive fete

4 pm: Wet Fete C2K6, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

(T) 4 pm: Yorke Inc and Kreative Concepts all-inclusive fete, UWI Staff & Social Club, Agostini Street, St Augustine

(T) 4 pm: Crews Inn all-inclusive fete, Crews Inn, Chaguaramas

(T) 4 pm: Port-of-Spain East Lions Club’s all-inclusive fete, Lions Cultural Centre

4 pm: The Rotary Club of Maracas/St. Joseph District: 7030 hosts its Annual

Carnival All-Inclusive Jump Up, music by Surface, featuring Tony Prescott, and DJ Geone (Rene), La Joya Poolside, St Joseph

5 pm: Parrot River lime, Hilton Trinidad

5 pm: Mt Hope Medical Complex all-inclusive fete, Carpark, Mt Hope

5 pm: Magnolias all-inclusive fete

5 pm: Seal all-inclusive fete, Diego Martin

6 pm: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama preliminaries, in panyards

9 pm: Neal & Massy Trinidad All Stars’ 10th annual Soca by the River, at the panyard, 46-48 Duke Street, Port-of-Spain

Monday 6:

6 pm: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama preliminaries, in panyards

7 pm: NWAC National Calypso Queen Final, SWWTU Hall, Wrightson Road

Tuesday 7:

6 pm: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama preliminaries, in panyards

8 pm: Lordstreet Theatre Company Limited, in association with David Rudder, premieres the calypso musical - The Brand New Lucky Diamond Horseshoe Club - feat Errol Sitahal, Michael Cherrie, Errol Roberts, Marvin George, Conrad Parris, Rhoma Spencer and Qwewina Roberts, Queen's Hall, St Ann’s

Wednesday 8:

6 pm: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama preliminaries, in panyards

(T) 7 pm: The Opening, Under the Trees, The Normandie, St Ann’s

Thursday 9:

Friday 10:

(T) 5 pm: GHL Kaiso Competition, The Harvard Club, St James

(T) 7 pm: International Soca Queen Competition, Velodrome, Arima

(T) Randy Glasgow Productions’ Ultimate Ladies Event, Jean Pierre Complex

(T) 8.30 pm: Carnival Comedy Fiesta, San Fernando

(T) 9 pm: Ladies First, Pier 1, Chaguaramas

(T) Newtown Boys Fete, Newtown R.C. School, Maraval Road, Newtown

9 pm: Central Bank Sports & Cultural Club’s Ultimate All Inclusive Experience 6, music by Traffik, Imij & Co, Roy Cape All Stars, St John United Tassa Group, DJ High Fidelity Less Than Zero, Angostura Wodbrook Playboyz and more, Central Bank Plaza

Saturday 11:

(T) 2 pm: South Cancer Society all-inclusive fete, San Fernando Yacht Club, Hubert Rance Street, San Fernando

(T) 2 pm: Wicked in White, Queen’s Park Oval

4 pm: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama semi-final (Small Conventional Orch’s), Velodrome, Arima

4 pm: D’Pholis annual all-inclusive fete, Bishop Anstey East School, College Road, Trincity

(T) 5 pm: Xhateau Promotions and Iz ah Trini Ting host seventh annual Colourgaous fete, the Garden Sanctuary, Centre of Excellence, Macoya

(T) Chutney Soca Monarch Final, Skinner Park, San Fernando

9 pm: Till Drunk do us Part, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

(T) 9 pm: O’Farrells all-inclusive fete

(T) 9 pm: NGC Sports Club Fete

(T) 9 pm: Royal Bank all-inclusive, Pier 1, Chaguaramas

Sunday 12:

11 am: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama semi-finals (Large & Medium Conventional Orch’s), Queen’s Park Savannah

2 pm: Blood Bank Fete, Hilton Trinidad

4 pm: Friends of ASCC all-inclusive fete

(T) 4 pm: US Embassy all-inclusive fete, Chaguaramas Golf Course

4 pm: Rotary Club of Maracas/St Joseph Fete, La Joya Poolside, St Joseph

4 pm: National Centre for People with Disability all-inclusive fete

4 pm: Maritime all-inclusive fete

Monday 13:

(T) 7 pm: Young Kings Calypso Monarch Final, Pier 1, Chaguaramas

Tuesday 14:

(T) 7 pm: St James Social & Cultural Committee stages Traditional Mas Competition, St James Amphitheatre, Western Main Road

8 pm: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama THA Champions, Shaw Park, Tobago

Thursday 16:

6 pm: PSA Annual Kaiso Fiesta, feat Singing Sandra, Black Stalin, Brother Valentino, Contender and more, PSA Headquarters Rooftop, Abercromby Street, Port-of-Spain

(T) 6 pm: Rapso Explosion, Nalis, Abercromby Street

7 pm: NCC stages National King/Queen of Carnival preliminaries, Queen’s Park Savannah

(T) 8.30 pm: Band Meet Band, Jean Pierre Complex

(T) 9 pm: Bubblicious Foam Fete

Friday 17:

12 noon: Caribbean Prestige Foundation for the Performing Arts National Schools Soca Monarch final (Awesome Friday), Queen’s Park Savannah

(T) 3 pm: NLCB Calypso Monarch Final, NLCB, Duke Street, Port-of-Spain

5 pm: Trinidad Publishing Company Calypso Monarch Final, Carpark, Trinidad Guardian, St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain

(T) 8.30 pm: Battle of the Sexes, Jean Pierre Complex

9 pm: Soca Vivor, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

9 pm: XyZ Fete, Pier 1, Chaguaramas

(T) 9 pm: TTDF Army Fete

Saturday 18:

9 am: Red Cross Kiddies Carnival, Queen’s Park Savannah

1 pm: Tuco Kaiso Fiesta C2K6 (National Calypso Monarch semi-final), Skinner Park, San Fernando

12 noon: Kaiso Fiesta (National Calypso Monarch semi-final), Skinner Park, San Fernando

5 pm: Randy Glasgow Productions stages Chutney Brass 5 Festival, Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre

5 pm: Fatima College Old Boys’ Association all-inclusive fete, music by Traffik, Roy Cape All Stars, Shurwayne Winchester, St James, Tripolians and Hurricane George, Fatima College, Mucurapo Road, Woodbrook

5 pm: St Mary’s Past Pupils’ Association hosts Fete With The Saints, music by Imij & Co, Roy Cape All Stars, Traffik with Shurwayne Winchester, DJs CG and Detrimental , Angostura Woodbrook Playboyz, St Mary’s College, Pembroke Street, Port-of-Spain

6 pm: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama semi-final (Single Pan Ensembles), Frederick and Knox Streets, Port-of-Spain

7 pm: Caribbean Brass Festival, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

(T) 7 pm: Machel Montano & Xtatik: The Alternative Concert

(T) 7 pm: Skin to Skin

(T) 7 pm: Karma Sutra

7 pm: Westmoorings Association Fete, Pier 1, Chaguaramas

9 pm: Mendez Mas, music DJ Sir Charles, 3 Mendez Drive, Petit Valley

Sunday 19:

11 am: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama Junior Final, Queen’s Park Savannah

(T) 11 am: Trini River Lime, Jenny’s Carpark, Cipriani Boulevard

(T) 11 am: Red Door Designs stages Riddem Rama 2006, St John’s Hall

12 noon: Junior Parade of Bands, Western Main Road, St James

12 noon: Viey la Cou, Queen’s Hall Carpark, St Ann’s

12 noon: Lions Club of St Augustine and Hilton Trinidad host the 20th annual Heart Beat 2006 all-inclusive fete, Hilton Trinidad

12 noon: NCC stages individuals competitions, Adam Smith Square, Woodbrook

(T) 2 pm: T&T Credit Union Stabilization Fund’s sixth annual all-inclusive fete, Lions Cultural Centre

(T) 2 pm: Bryden’s Group Sports & Social Club’s seventh annual fete, Trinidad Country Club, Maraval

4 pm: Fete to the Max, Carec Grounds, Federation Park

4 pm: The Power Family’s Soka Shocka all-inclusive fete, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

(T): 4 pm: UNC fund-raising fete

4 pm: Nestle all-inclusive fete

4 pm: Jamboree Park Fete, Mobs2, Chaguaramas

4 pm: Georgian Jubilation IV, music by Roy Cape All Stars, Clico Curepe Sforzata and DJ Richard Simply Smooth, St George’s College, Tenth Street, Barataria

(T) 4 pm: Spad Promotions Cooler Fete on the Lawn, 22 Sixth Street West, De la Marre, Trincity

(T): 4.30 pm: The Orchard Children Spektakula

(T): 4.30 pm: Randy Glasgow Productions’ Annual Children Fest, Velodrome, Arima

(T): 4.30 pm: Randy Glasgow Productions’ Annual Children Fest, Festival Square, Point Fortin

(T) 5 pm: The Sunny Group’s Annual Calypso Competition, Sweet Lime, corner Ariapita Avenue and French Street, Woodbrook

(T) 5 pm: Citibank all-inclusive fete

7 pm: Under the Trees, Hotel Normandie, St Ann’s

Monday 20:

6 pm: First Monday Madness all-inclusive Fire Fete, music by Roy Cape All Stars, T&T Fire Services Band and more, St Anthony’s College Grounds, Westmoorings

(T) 7 pm: Island Style’s Sunset James Boatride, mv Treasure Queen, Pier 2, Chaguaramas

7 pm: Under the Trees, Hotel Normandie, St Ann’s

8 pm: Annual Calypso Tent Clash, Queen’s Park Savannah

9 pm: PNM Fete, Balisier House

9 pm: Ice Picks Annual Fete, The Harvard Club, St James

Tuesday 21:

2 pm: La Flor Promotions and AWOL Promotions of New York host Muzik Jumbies AWOL at Soul Beach all-inclusive fete, music by DJs Joy Juice, Back to Basics, D’Professionals and Merry Perry, Bay View, Maracas;5 pm: Outta de Blue 7 all-inclusive fete, feat Shurwayne Winchester, Shadow, Sagicor Exodus, Roy Cape All Stars, Candi Hoyte of Traffik, Worldwide Steel Orchestra and DJ Hurricane George, QRC Grounds, St Clair

7 pm: NCC stages National King of Carnival semi-final and National Junior Queen of Carnival Final, Queen’s Park Savannah

7 pm: Under the Trees, Hotel Normandie, St Ann’s

7 pm: Bishop Anstey Junior School all-inclusive fete, Pier 1, Chaguaramas

(T) 8.30 pm: Concerts International stages the International Soca Dancing Queen Final

9 pm: Trini Style hosts Glow 3, Chaguaramas

(T) 9 pm: The Commission presents Eyes Wide Shut Carnivale, Queen’s Park Oval

9 pm: Sister in Law Short Pants Party, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

9 pm: Anyhowers Carnival Fete, Lions Cultural Centre

Wednesday 22:

11 am: The Ranch Fete, Cunupia

6 pm: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama Small Conventional Orch’s and Single Pan Ensemble Finals , Downtown Stands, South Quay, Port-of-Spain

7 pm: Under the Trees, Hotel Normandie, St Ann’s;

(T) 8 pm: Island Style’s Mad Hatters pre-fete Cruise, Chaguaramas

(T) 8.30 pm: Randy Glasgow Productions’ Ladies Night Out: Part 2, Jean Pierre Complex

9 pm: Bacchanal Wednesday, Queen’s Park Oval

9 pm: Customs Boys Pan-o-Brass-Pan, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

(T) 11 pm: Island Style’s Mad Hatters Ball, Pier 1, Chaguaramas

Thursday 23:

11 am: Escape to Playa del Este all-inclusive fete, Salybia

(T) 7 pm: International Soca Queen Final, Jean Pierre Complex

(T) 7 pm: Island Style’s Sunset James Boatride, mv Treasure Queen, Pier 2, Chaguaramas

7 pm: Under the Trees, Hotel Normandie, St Ann’s

7 pm: NCC/NCBA stages National Extempore and Limbo Finals, Queen’s Park Savannah

7 pm: Soca Thursday Grand Finale, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

9 pm: Tribe hosts What Lies Beneath band fete

9 pm: T&T Police Association’s Carnival Fete, T&T Police Barracks, St James

(T) 9 pm: Tunapuna Carnival Committee’s Ole Mas Competition and Old & Young Fete, Moonlighting Pub, EMR, Tunapuna

9 pm: UWI Splash Fete

9 pm: Trini Style’s Mad Hatters

10 pm: La Flor Promotions’ Melange C2K6 Boat Cruise, aboard Sea Prowler, Pier 1, Chaguaramas

(T) 10 pm: Great Gatsby Foreign Affair all-inclusive fete, Ambassador Hotel, Long Circular Road

Friday 24:

noon: T&T Hospitality and Tourism Institute’s A Taste of Carnival VIII, Institute Grounds, Chaguaramas

(T) noon: Positive Party People Inc’s Soca Fantasy all-inclusive fete, the White House, Las Cuevas

(T) noon: Fusion Friday all-inclusive fete, Tucker Valley, Macqueripe

(T) 2 pm: Smile, rooftop of Tamnak Thai and Apsara, Queen’s Park East

(T) 2 pm: VIP Friday, Hotel Normandie, St Ann’s

(T) 2 pm: Backyard Carnival Party, Crobar, corner Ariapita Avenue and Carlos Street, Woodbrook

(T) 7 pm: Island Style’s Sunset James Boatride, mv Treasure Queen, Pier 2, Chaguaramas

7 pm: NCC stages National Queen of Carnival semi-final, plus National Junior King of Carnival Final, Queen’s Park Savannah

7 pm: Caribbean Prestige Productions’ Fantastic Friday (International Soca Monarch Final)

7 pm: Island People hosts Girl Power

7 pm: Pier 1 Cooler Fete, Pier 1, Chaguaramas

(T) 8 pm: Miss Central Carnival Queen Pageant, Couva Carpark, Couva

9 pm: Over de Hill Boys’ Annual Fete, Jerningham Place, Belmont

Saturday 25:

9 am: NCC and Sunshine Snacks stage Junior Parade of Bands, Woodford Square/South Quay/Frederick Street/Queen’s Park Savannah

1 pm: Friends of the Caribbean Cari-Fete, Chaguaramas Golf Course

5 pm: Toute la Monde all-inclusive fete, music by Island Vibes, Destra, Shadow, DJ Kabuki, The Cove, Chaguaramas

7 pm: Triniposse all-inclusive fete

7 pm: Hilton Trinidad all-inclusive fete, Hilton Poolside

7 pm: Lions PoS ninth annual Class is Class all-inclusive fete, Lions Cultural Centre, Port-of-Spain

7 pm: Pan Trinbago stages 2005 National Panorama Finals (Large and Medium Conventional Orch’s), Queen’s Park Savannah

8 pm: Randy Glasgow Productions presents The Chutney Mardi Gras Show and Chutney Calypso Monarch Final, Guaracara Park, Point-a-Pierre

9 pm: Island People hosts Insomnia, Mobs2, Chaguaramas

10 pm: 10-10 Soca Rama, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

Sunday 26:

9 am: Downtown Carnival Commission stages Junior Parade of Bands, South Quay, Port-of-Spain

2 am: Hedolife presents Breakfast Bling Bling 4, corner Stanmore Avenue and Queen’s Hall, Port-of-Spain

2 pm: The Arts Support Alliance (TASA) hosts Is Jus’ a Fete ‘06, Traffik, 3Canal, Shurwayne Winchester and more, Carpark, Queen’s Hall

4 pm: Penny Commissiong-Chow’s annual all-inclusive fete, Carenage

4 pm: Hilton Trinidad all-inclusive fete, Hilton Poolside

4 pm: Moka all-inclusive fete, Maraval

4 pm: In de Sanctuary all-inclusive fete, Valsayn

4 pm: Brian Lara all-inclusive fete, Chancellor

6 pm: No Draws, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

8 pm: Boy Scouts all-inclusive fete, Boy Scouts Headquarters, St Ann’s

8 pm: Harvard Club all-inclusive fete, Harvard Club

Monday 27: Carnival Monday

4 am: J’Ouvert

11 am: Parade of the Bands etc

1 pm: Pan Trinbago stages Pan on the Road, Victoria Square and Downtown venues, Port-of-Spain

10 pm: Monday Night Las Lap Fete, Soca Broadway, Hasley Crawford Stadium

Tuesday 28: Carnival Tuesday

9 am: Parade of the Bands etc, plus Las’ Lap

9 am: Pan Trinbago stages Pan on the Road, Victoria Square and Downtown venues, Port-of-Spain

6 pm: Pan Trinbago stages Las’ Lap, Western Main Road, St James

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MARCH:

Wednesday 1 (ASH WEDNESDAY):

9 am: Chutney Soca Tent Ash Wednesday Cool Down, featuring Miss Bikini and Miss Wet T-Shirt Contests, Quinam Beach, South Coast.

Thursday 2:

10 am: Carnival Lovers World-Wide 5th Annual After-Carnival Beach Party, Lime & Cultural Folk Fair, Store Bay, Tobago

8 pm: Premiere of Talk Tent ‘05, Queen’s Hall.

Friday 3:

10 am: Carnival Lovers World-Wide 5th Annual After-Carnival Beach Party, Lime & Cultural Folk Fair, Store Bay, Tobago

8 pm: Talk Tent, Queen’s Hall.

8.30 pm: Annual Lion Valentine Spectacular (Everybody Loves Raymond 3: The Concert), feat Raymond Ramnarine, Rana and Susan Mohip, Rennie and Richard Ramnarine, Dil-e-Nadan, the Anchorage, Chaguaramas

Saturday 4:

10 am: Carnival Lovers World-Wide 5th Annual After-Carnival Beach Party, Lime & Cultural Folk Fair, Store Bay, Tobago

8 pm: Talk Tent, Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s

8 pm: Pan Trinbago’s Annual Champs in Concert, Queen’s Park Savannah.

Sunday 5:

1pm: Telethon for the Arts, Queen’s Park Savannah

2 pm: QRC Foundation’s Apres Carnival-la, QRC Grounds, St Clair

8 pm: Talk Tent, Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s.

Saturday 11:

7 pm: Drums of Freedom, George Cabral Street, St James

8 pm: Pan Trinbago’s Champs in Concert (Tobago).

Sunday 12:

5 pm: Drums of Freedom, George Cabral Street, St James

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APRIL:

7 pm: Pan Trinbago stages Down Memory Lane and TSTT Pan in the 21st Century Finals, Queen’s Park Savannah