Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) /Dominica Festivals Committee (DFC) wishes to inform of the prize winners of the road parades for Carnival 2015.
The winners are as follows:
1. OPENING PARADE – BEST FLOAT
1ST – DOMINICA PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION
2ND – NATIONAL BANK OF DOMINICA (NBD)
3RD – KUBULI
2. FLAG WAVERS
1ST NBD- BEST FLAG WAVERS
2ND ONE LOVE
3RD BLOATERS
3. J’OUVERT
1ST LAPO KABWIT – 4:00 a.m. DELICES OLD MAS LAPO KABWIT
4. BEST INDIVIDUAL
MALE: SYMBERT MCPHERSON (THE CROSS)
FEMALE: PATSY ALLPORT (THE TABLET)
5. BEST SENSAY:
KYLE DURAND
6. BEST STEEL BAND
PAN IN MOTION (RALPH FELIX)
7. BEST J’OUVERT BAND
DOMINICA STATE COLLEGE BAND(YOUR PLACE FOR SUCCESS)
8. LONGEST LAPO KABWIT on the Road
NEWTOWN LAPEAU
9. LARGEST OLD MAS GROUP
DELICES OLD MAS SENSAY
10. BEST COSTUMED GROUP
SMRKS GIRLS GROUP
11. OLD MAS PARADE
1ST PLACE: THUNDER BIRDS
2ND PLACE: NEG MAHON – CASTLE BRUCE
3RD PLACE: AFRICULTURE STILT WALKERS
12. CHILDREN’S CARNIVAL BAND PARADE
BAND OF THE YEAR: PRIMARY SCHOOLS:
ST. MARTIN PRIMARY SCHOOL PARROT OF THE CARIBBEAN
2ND PLACE SAN SAUVEUR
THE ENCHANTED FOREST & WORLD OF MYTHS
3RD PLACE LET OUT CHILDREN BE CHILDREN
(MERLINCIA HENRY – 295-9372)
CHILDREN’S KING OF THE BAND ST. MARTIN PRIMARY
CHILDREN’S QUEEN OF THE BAND ST. MARTIN PRIMARY
13. BAND OF THE YEAR: SECONDARY SCHOOLS
CASTLE BRUCE SECONDARY: ELEMENTS OF NATURE
2ND PLACE: GOODWILL SECONDARY WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
3RD PLACE: ISAIAH THOMAS SECONDARY
CHILDREN KING OF THE BAND: CASTLE BRUCE SECONDARY
CHILDREN’S QUEEN OF THE BAND: GOODWILL SECONDARY
14. CHILDREN’S FLOAT OF THE YEAR: PRIMARY/SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BEAU BOIS PRE-SCHOOL: THE OLD LADY & THE SHOE
2ND PLACE: ST. MARY’S PRIMARY – PRISTINE DOMINICA
3RD PLACE: PIONEER PREP – WATCH YOUR STEPS
15. ADULT CARNIVAL BAND PARADE
BAND OF THE YEAR: AFRICULTURE STILTS WALKERS
2ND PLACE: HYSTERIA
3RD PLACE: THUNDER BIRDS
ADULT KING OF THE BAND: AFRICULTURE STILT WALKERS
ADULT QUEEN OF THE BAND: AFRICULTURE STILT WALKERS
Loud, your comment on the PRO is not fair to Carnival Corner ( CC ) as the did not have a Band on the road, What you saw was Karnival Korner ( KK ) which is not under the management of ( CC).
Hey, but what’s up with the pressing of hysteria band? The people pay their 400+ dollars to jump and enjoy their band, and because they were playing alot of soca, artist all over crying that down. Well all the artist who wanna make money in the country, and want locals to support local, should give lyrics and content a thought for a little bit, give the music a marketable meaning and let the Riddim drive the people mahn!!!!
but that’s all I gotta say about that
BEAU BOIS PRE-SCHOOL: THE OLD LADY & THE SHOE – Seriously what rubbish is this? That was the ugliest thing in the parade. It’s always one set who know people that know people. When will this none sense end? It’s high time that these events are judged fairly, with favoritism to none.
it’s unbelieveable the most jumble up and slopiest flag wavers group won first place.what a mess just like dice already win.
n.b.d did not deserve first at all.i wonder what they do to get first.they dance stupid.possie supposed to get first.
Can someone explain to me based on which criteria Hysteria was placed before thunderbirds?
When Dice sang, “it is time for change”, little did he know, he was singing about himself. First, they took his calypso crown, now, his road match crown, politics, politics, politics. According to Alix, if you are not red, you are dead.
Any ways big up to symbert McPherson you deserve that one, it was really original.
I would not even place hysteria! These women bodies were just crazy!!!
are you crazy?? i jumped with hysteria and they had the fittest women on the road…you must be thinking about mercury
n.b,d did not deserve first.it is time that we stop that roseau thing, soon no groups will take part in all you thing so that n.b.d will not be judged.they already win like how they had dice.
Stop that behaviour. NBD was by far the most superior flagwavers
I agree. the Bloaters were impressive
Congratulations to the young people. I admire that BWA BWA group. It would be interesting to hear what the PRO of Carnival Corner has to say this year. He was properly put in his place, I like that. Keep doing what you do Africulture. You all really deserve your winnings.
Africulture stilt walkers is not a band. I do not agree with that 1st place and that is my opinion.
According to the Macmillan Dictionary a “Band” is defined as a group of people who do something together or who share a particular feature or interest.
The stilt walkers continue to amaze the public every Carnival and at the same time they are keeping the art form of stilt walking alive. The same way all the other bands put on a costume, revel in the streets and compete for 1st place, hoping that they have the best design is the same thing the stilt walkers are doing. So they most definitely do qualify to stand in the same grouping as all the others.
This year the judges felt the Bwa Bwa deserved Band of the Year and King and Queen of the Bands and I certainly agree.
Stop with the negativity towards the young people. Let them be.
According to the Macmillan Dictionary a “Band” is defined as a group of people who do something together or who share a particular feature or interest.
The stilt walkers continue to amaze the public every Carnival and at the same time they are keeping the art form of stilt walking alive. The same way all the other bands put on a costume, revel in the streets and compete for 1st place, hoping that they have the best design is the same thing the stilt walkers are doing. So they most definitely do qualify to stand in the same grouping as all the others.
This year the judges felt the Bwa Bwa deserved Band of the Year and King and Queen of the Bands and I certainly agree.
Stop with the negativity towards the young people. Let them be.
Once again another year of big disrespect and absolutely no recognition for electronic/bouyon bands in Dominica’s carnival..what a shame again..
why is the road march title only among calypso songs?
why isn’t there a category for bouyon roadmarch?
why no award for first ecectronic band on the road for jouvert like there is for lapo kabwit?
why no award for best electronic/bouyon band on the road?
why no award for electronic/bouyon band of the year?
why no award for best electronic jouvert band?
Come on piper and the rest of the organizers, it’s about time u guys start showing some respect to the electronic bands in dominica and give those guys some kind of incentive to do what they do to make Dominicas carnival so spontaneous as it’s so famously dubbed..where would it be without them..i wonder what would happen if they decide to strike one year..i guess you would have pan and lapo kabwit all day and for costume and t-shirt too..hmm..please give the bands some credit..it’s…
Well, if the electronic bands strike one year, I am one carnival lover who will definitely NOT MISS THEM.
organize your own bouyon carnival nuh,we never give them anything before,this is a calypso thing man.
They don’t belong in the carnival! We are promoting a traditional carnival, that is our brand. Second, more calypsos sought to be played, less of that loud noise.
And that is exactly what I what want them to do: strike. ToO much violence with the involvement of electronic bands. The murder at carnival time took place in an electronic band not a lapo or high fi system. HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOO
If you know history u would know that road march is about calypso. And jou overt is suppose to be about lapo kabwit and pan. High fye bands should not be in jou overt
Cause Bouyon have no place in our carnival
You are exactly right…but we will only start to appreciate bouyon when it leaves Dominica like cadence and evolve, when other countries begin to make money on what we invent. Then is when we will appreciate it in carnival. Carnival has always evolved. Carnival wasn’t always about calypso. It used to be about lapo kabuit and sensa. Now it is about costume bands. Notice in Trinidad, the land of calypso, road march is not calypso, it is soca. Their music which evolved from calypso and has captivated the world…. taking their carnival to new levels.
where d pictures nuh?