Saint Lucia Carnival 2022 climaxed with the national parade of the bands on Tuesday, June 18 and Wednesday, June 19. A total of 9 bands participated in this year’s national parade. The results from the national parade of the bands for Saint Lucia Carnival 2022 are as follows: Section of the Year Position Band Portrayal 1 Xuvo Arcane 2 Just 4 Fun Avant Garde 3 Tribe of Twel Universe Imagica 13 3 Fuzion Mas Yemaya Tribe of Twel Universe […]
After an exciting weekend of intense competition, three new kings have been crowned for Saint Lucia Carnival 2022. Copping this year’s Groovy Monarch title for the third time was Ricky T, with the song “Mal Pale”. Crowd favourite for the power soca segment, Fross, took the title of Power Soca Monarch with his hit song “God Made Man” which saw the entire crowd at the SAAB jumping and waving their piles of money in unison. Calypso Monarch Dezral, left fans […]
Saint Lucia Carnival 2022 is powered by St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC). Dubbed the “Recovery Carnival” by Creative Industries Minister Dr Ernest Hilaire, the power company is investing in the creative aspects of the festival to aid in that effort. Among the entities getting LUCELEC support is the Carnival Planning and Management Company (CPMC) for the staging of the semi-finals and finals of the calypso and soca monarch competitions. LUCELEC also continued its longstanding relationship with the South Calypso […]
This year’s highly anticipated King & Queen of the Bands competition is now free to the public. King and Queen of the bands is a staple on the carnival calendar, and one of the greatest displays of creativity, revelry, and splendour for Saint Lucia Carnival. A total of eighteen (18) costumes will be on display for the nights show from Island Tribe, Xuvo Carnival, Fuzion Mas, Tribe Of Twel, Just 4 Fun, Insomeil, and Phoenix Carnival Bands. The power packed […]
After putting on a consistent display of poise, confidence and elegance throughout the competition, Miss BOSL Wise, Xenia Douglas has been crowned Saint Lucia’s National Carnival Queen for 2022. This year’s National Carnival Queen Pageant boasted several unique elements, with changes to the format of the show. The question segment started off this year’s competition, with all of the girls asked the same question. 2022 Queen, Miss BOSL Wise also came with a never-before seen talent for Competition, painting a mural […]
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Participating Steel Band Orchestras in this year’s Panorama Competition announced that they are excited and ready for this year’s competition, set to take place this Sunday, July 10 at the SAAB in Vigie. A total of five bands will compete in the following order: Appearance Order Band Name 1 Caribbean Grains Laborie Steel Pan Laborie 2 Pantastic Muzik Steel Orchestra Banard Hill 3 LUCELEC Pantime Steel Orchestra Gros Islet 4 Courts Babonneau Steel Orchestra Babonneau 5 Can-Beats/SM Steel Canaries/Soufriere […]
The Carnival Planning & Management Committee (CPMC) announces the order of appearance for the Parade of the Bands for Saint Lucia Carnival 2022. A total of eleven bands have registered for this year’s parade. The parade will follow its traditional route and begin at Choc, down the John Compton Highway, through the City of Castries and back to Choc. The parade order is as follows: Appearance Order Band Name 1 Insomiel 2 Fuzion Mas 3 Legends Carnival Band 4 Tribe […]
The CPMC announces updates to its list of qualifiers for the Calypso Monarch Competition after former multiple monarch, Minelle, announced her withdrawal from competition to cater to unforeseen challenges. As a result of the withdrawal, two artistes whose points were tied, will now participate in this year’s competition. These artistes are J’Urgen and Dycer Fontellio. The updated list of artistes and songs selected to advance to the next stage of competition is as follows. Note that the qualifying artistes are […]
