The Community of Ciceron came alive last weekend with the Miss Ciceron Pageant being held on Saturday June 22, and Ciceron Carnival parade on Sunday June 25, 2024. Scores of residents and visitors came out to be a part of the celebrations in Ciceron. Faith Edward, Miss WASCO Lane, was crowned Miss Ciceron 2024. The Miss Ciceron Pageant and Carnival parade was developed in an effort to ignite a sense […]
The 70th staging of the prestigious National Carnival Queen Pageant will be held this Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the Pavilion in Rodney Bay. Through displays of elegance, poise, dazzling costumes, and creative talents, seven (7) delegates will compete for a chance to be named the 2024 Lucian Carnival Queen. The 7 Delegates vying for this year’s title are: Kadin Antoine - Miss Caribcation Aeryn George - Miss Windjammer Resort […]
After a packed weekend of activities for Lucian Carnival, including the semi-finals of the Groovy & Power Soca, and Calypso Monarch; organizing agency, the Carnival Planning and Management Committee has announced the finalists for the 2024 Soca and Calypso Monarch Competitions. The Groovy and Power Soca Monarch competition will be held on July 5, 2024, at the SAB, Vigie. 9 artistes in each category, have been selected to compete against […]
Qualifying Calypsonians Announced For Semi-Final Round of Calypso Monarch Competition After a gruelling week of competition, 18 Calypsonians have been selected to proceed to the semi-final round of the Calypso Monarch Competition, to be held this Sunday, June 23rd, at the National Cultural Centre. Quarter-final shows of the Calypso Competition were spread across four exciting nights of Tent at the National Cultural Centre. Calypsonians from each of the four tents […]
20 groovy and power soca song submissions have qualified to advance in each category of the Soca Semifinals, the third stage in this year’s Groovy and Power Soca Monarch Competition, scheduled for Saturday, June 22, at the National Cultural Centre Grounds. Artistes were required to perform their submissions live, before a panel of judges on Saturday, 8 June, and Sunday, June 9, for a chance to qualify for the next […]
Yandi J from Sir Ira Simmons Reclaims Crown with Mongouge Combined For Schools Calypso Competition 20 young calypsonians from Primary and secondary schools across Saint Lucia participated in the 2024 National Schools Calypso Competition on Friday, July 7. Capturing the title for this year’s Primary School title was Kenyan Osman, from Mongouge Combined with a captivating performance of his calypso, entitled “Take your time”. 2023 winner Yandi J, from Sir […]
After an overwhelming response from artistes following the call for submissions for the 2024 National Groovy and Power Soca Monarch competitions, a panel of judges sat for a listening audition to select the artists who qualify for the 2024 Soca Monarch Quarterfinals. The following artistes and songs have been selected for the next round of the National Competition. Power Soca Finalists Name/Sobriquet Song Mas In We Heart Mas In We […]
Twenty (20) schools across Saint Lucia will compete in this year’s National Schools Calypso Competition scheduled for Friday, June 7, 2024, at the SAAB, Vigie, Castries. The Competition will be divided into two segments: infant/primary schools and secondary schools. The participating Schools are as follows. Secondary Schools Primary Schools 1 Bocage Anglican Infant 2 Castries Comprehensive Augier Combined 3 Ciceron Ave Maria 4 Corinth Carmen Rene Memorial 5 Micoud […]
The Carnival Music Management Committee (CMMC) announced the upcoming deadline for the submission of applications for the 2024 National Groovy and Power Soca Competition as midnight on Friday, May 31st, 2024. Artistes interested in participating in the 2024 Groovy and Power Soca Monarch are required to complete the electronic form, uploading an image of themselves, as well as the intended competition song and backup track in WAV or MP3 format. […]
Updates Announced For National & Community Carnival Events The Carnival Planning and Management Committee (CPMC) in conjunction with various stakeholders, have announced updates to the National and Community events calendar. Notable updates include new dates for Canaries Carnival, and D’Segment; a Dennery Segment Festival new to the Carnival calendar of events. Lucian Carnival switched into high gear with the announcement of a packed calendar of events for the 2024 Carnival […]
