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– Kwasi Ace Edmondson second Adrian Dutchin third Jumo Primo has successfully defended his title of Carib Soca Monarch on Saturday night at the National Park,Jordan Cameron Dolphins Jersey, proving that he is a major force to be reckoned with if anyone has a dream of trying to take the crown from him.Primo’s winning soca was “Fireworks” and that was exactly what he brought last night.Soca Monarch is mine!! Jumo Primo performingDie hard Soca enthusiasts filled the National Park as 17 contestants vied for the number one spot. The event started shortly after 22:00hrs and went straight into the wee hours of the morning. The fact that the event lasted so long didn’t discourage anyone, since beverages were being sold “cheap” and music was blasting.For Primo, the final contestant on stage,Josh Lambo Chargers Jersey, it was a case of saving the best for last. He stepped onstage with fireworks,Dion Jordan Dolphins Jersey, girls on big bikes,Dion Sims Dolphins Jersey, and dancers on the stage and the crowd erupted in a frenzy.Primo was dressed in all in one black jumper suit. To add that little kick in his outfit Primo had electroluminescent detail all over the jumper. Everyone who was in “team Jumo” band moved in coordination. Primo had the crowd going wild, he was doing exactly what they came out to see,Adam Joseph Duhe Dolphins Jersey, him entertain the crowd. His performance lasted for about eight to 10 minutes.Comedian and actor Kwasi Ace Edmondson who placed second got the help of some of the local actors and dancers to get his message of the “Same Thing” over. His team filled the stage with placards, protesting that they were “fed of the same thing…same music…same people”. Now it must be said that this act was truly entertaining as he took to lyrically attack some of the other contestants.The attack was in no way disrespectful but was truly laughable and entertaining. Edmondson said that he was tired of all of them coming up with some of the same things all the time. He performed his piece well and deserved his second spot.Now as a former Soca Monarch, who lost the title your only dream would have been recapturing the title. At least that is was I’m sure Adrian Dutchin was thinking of Sunday morning as he ventured on stage. Although his performance was extremely good,Reggie White Eagles Jersey, it was no match for Primo’s.Dutchin’s dancers were in full military gear, as he taught them how to “jook”.Second place winner Kwasi Ace EdmondsonAdrian pulled off a safe and high energy performance as he took the stage as the Chief of Staff of ‘jooking’ for the Guyana Force.Dressed in an all white military outfit,Matt Slauson Chargers Jersey, Adrian took control of an all-female boot camp to teach them how to ‘jook’ his way. In the process he brought out SpongeBob and Dora and a Psy look alike.There was a whole lot more Adrian could have done on stage to get the song over to the audience. He was in charge of a “boot camp” but never paid enough attention to the women soldiers in his care.He had to be content with third place.The fourth spot was grabbed by young Roger Bowen who came “Looking Fuh Bumpa” and found a whole lot of new fans in the process. Bowen pulled off a near flawless performance of his groovy soca song and did everything right and sounded the part as he belted out his song before the judges. His performance was on target,Chris Watt Chargers Jersey, precise and entertaining and he will be the artiste to watch in the future of the competition.Linden’s ‘Chaney’ who shot to fame last year when he grabbed the second spot with his ‘Wine Attack’ could not pull off a big enough posse to keep the judges entertained. His opening video was the most interesting as he travelled “far and away” to find his master who taught him how to ‘wine’. But his song was a hard sell all throughout the mash season and that showed as the crowd hardly moved to the beats.Vanilla and Lil Man joined forces, but that still wasn’t enough to get them into the top contenders. Dressed in construction gear as they sang,Brent Celek Eagles Jersey, the duo for some reason did not get the crowd’s approval. Their performance turned the stage into a construction site and out of the blue the Incredible Hulk appeared. We are still waiting to get the relevance of that.Barbadian based singer King Shepherd was a no show. No reason was given for his decision to pull out of the competition and the organizers appeared baffled after calling on him to perform only to realize that he was not there.Three Time Soca Monarch Adrian Dutchin during his performance |
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