BARBADIAN ENTERTAINERS Leadpipe and Saddis and Fadda Fox will be in on the action on Fantastic Friday, February 13.
They have advanced to the finals of the Groovy Soca Monarch Competition, part of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival 2015 International Soca Monarch (ISM) Competition which will be held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Unfortunately, Barbados’ other contender Biggie Irie, who won the Groovy Soca Monarch title back in 2007, did not make the cut.
Defending champion Machel Montano is back in the line-up for the Power Soca Monarch competition.
The full list of finalists is below.
Groovy Soca Monarch finalists:
Darryl Henry – Farmer Nappy; Destra Garcia – Destra; Devon Martin – Lyrikal; Dexter Stewart – Blaxx; Erphaan Alves – Erphaan Alves; Gamal Doyle – Skinny Fabulous; Kendrick George – Chow Chow; Nadia Batson – Nadia Batson; Nicholas Sealy – Fadda Fox; Olatunji Yearwood – Ola; Osvaldo Reid /Reshawn Ince – Leadpipe & Saddis; Ricardo Drue – Richardo Drue; Rodney Le Blanc – Benjai; Roderick Gordon – Chucky.
Power Soca Monarch finalists:
Dexter Stewart – Blaxx; Heaven Charles – Snakey; Hollice Mapp – Mr Killa; Kernal Roberts – Kitch; Keshorn Hazzard / Stephen Marshall – Squeeze Head /Shal Marshall; Kris Persad – KI; Machel Montano – (defending champion); Neil Iwer George Iwer “King” George; Nikki Crosby – Granny; Patrice Roberts – Patrice Roberts; Shurwayne Winchester – Shurwayne. (PR/SAT)