Bring back the two competitions. That is the renewed cry of the artistes who said the new format for Soca Monarch, introduced by the National Cultural Foundation, is disadvantaging them.
One of the loudest voices was newly crowned Soca Monarch Mikey, minutes after he won the inaugural competition on Sunday at the National Botanical Gardens, Waterford, St Michael.
“The combined competition . . . needs revisiting,” Mikey said.
“I honestly think sweet soca should have its shine and power soca should have its shine. I hope the powers that be saw with Lil Rick and myself that power soca is not dead and we still need our hearing, as we would say.”
Mikey, who placed first with 98 points, did the power soca song Action Time Again. He was also the reigning Party Monarch 2018.
Lil Rick, who came second, did the power soca song Jam Down. He is the reigning Sweet Soca Monarch. (NS)
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