As the carnival season in Carriacou closes, it seems Grenada’s own is heating up.
Mas band launch season continues with Nirvana unveiling their carnival costumes on Saturday.
The live launch is open to everyone with a television, computer, tablet or smartphone as it will be shown live on GBN TV and Mikey Live at 4:30PM on Saturday.
The new band is owned by Grenadian Sunshine Harley, an avid mas player and professional logistician with the US military.
Nirvana will present colourful costumes at 4:30pm on Saturday under the theme Rise, signifying a new era of mas in Grenada.
Grenadian stars secured their spots in the finalists of the 2020 International Soca Monarch (ISM) in Trinidad.
The Caribbean Prestige Foundation just released the list of finalists for the ISM after hours of competition on Sunday, 2 February 2020 at the Arima Velodrome.
Luni Spark & Electrify will be singing Bacchanal Party in the Power Soca category while Skinny Banton will sing Wrong Again in the Groovy Soca finals.
Though Teddy Rhymez who competed in Groovy semi-finals with Stink Behaviour did not make the cut, he may have an opportunity to be back in the competition through a social media poll if selected as one of 5 by the ISM team. The Caribbean Prestige Foundation introduced the ‘Fan Fave’ which will give fans the opportunity to vote one of 5 artistes who competed in the semi-finals but didn’t make it to the finals back into the competition.
ARTISTE
POWER SOCA SONG
Iwer George
Stage gone bad
Luni Spark & Electrify
Bacchanal Party
Lyrikal
Rukshun
Mical Teja
Bumper Murder
Olatunji
Thankful
Preedy
Shell it
Problem Child
Nasty Up
Prophet Benjamin
Betty Cat
Rome
Easy to Break
Shal Marshall
Bun Up
Trinidad Ghost
I ain’t see
Sixty-two (62) artistes competed on Sunday in the semi-finals, 32 in the Groovy Soca category and 30 in the Power Soca category.
ARTISTE
GROOVY SOCA SONG
Asten Isaac
I.O.U.
Blaxx
Canboulay
College Boy Jesse
Happy Song
Ding Dong
Outside
Isaiah
Soca Slide
Kerry John
Go Away
Leadpipe
Sometimes
Preedy
Yuh Bad
Rayzor
Dread Tabanca
Rome
Good Good
Skinny Banton
Wrong Again
Mr. Killa from Grenada is the defending Power Soca Monarch and Swappi from Trinidad is the reigning Groovy Soca Monarch. The finals of the International Soca Monarch will be held on Carnival Friday, 21 February 2020 in Trinidad.
Multi-time Grenadian Soca Monarchs, Luni Spark & Electrify have secured their spot in the semi-finals of the International Soca Monarch 2020 in Trinidad & Tobago!
Their names are among heavy-hitters like Former Monarch Olatunji, the water man Iwer George, and Nasty Up’s Problem Child.
Luni Spark & Electrify are competing with their Spicemas 2019 hit Bacchanal Party (See video below) which placed them second in the Power Soca Monarch in Grenada.
If they make it to the final round they will compete against fellow Grenadian and reigning International Soca Monarch Mr. Killa.
See full list of 30 Power Soca semi-finalists below:
