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Greanada’s 2007 and 2008 Soca Monarchs, Luni Spark and Electrify, have done it again, by winning in two categories – (i) “Best Soca Duo or Group of the Year,” and (ii) “Best Soca Collaboration Up-Tempo” with the song “Clear the Way — in the 7th Annual International Soca Awards. These results, which are based on votes cast by soca fans throughout the world, were announced by the Soca Awards Organization, Inc., the host of the Annual International Soca Awards Show via an official press release on Sunday, November 15.
All of the results were issued on Sunday, despite the cancellation of this year’s show, which was scheduled for December 4 in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Island. According to the organizers, the cancellation of the show was as a result of “unforeseen circumstances.”
In the Best Soca Duo category Luni Spark and Electrify prevailed over 2Ntrigue, 3 Canal, and 3 Suns; while in the Soca Collaboration Up-Tempo department, their song “Clear the Way” surpassed “Superstar” by Beeni Man with Trini Jacobs, “Fly Away” by Ms. Alysha with Alison Hinds, and “Road Block” by Nadia Batson and Ms. Alysha.
The Grenadian artistes, now about to wind-up their North American tour and song-writing retreat, are certainly continuiung to distinguish themselves as the “energy kings of soca” who are well-poised to expand their talent into other genres of Caribbean music. Towards this end they have being having conversations with other veteran calypsonians and reggae artists Capleton and Coco Tea. The Grenadian duo have also retained the New York-based Hopkins Consulting Group LLC to oversee their their managementand publicity, as they continue their assent in the world of music.
The complete list of winners released by the Soca Awards Organization, follows:
1. Best New Female Soca Artist
Tabia
2. Best New Male Soca Artist
Skinny Fabulous
3. Female Soca Vocalist of the Year
Zoelah – Wine up on me
Shyann Bailey – Sweetness
4. Male Soca Vocalist of the Year
Edwin Yearwood – Not Missing Me
5. Female Soca Performer of the Year
Faye-Ann Lyons
Destra Garcia
6. Male Soca Performer of the Year
Skinny Fabulous
Machel Montano
7. Soca Duo or Group of the Year
Luni Sparks & Electrify
8. Soca Song Writer of the Year
Faye-Ann Lyons – (Heavy T, Meet Super Blue, Wine Faster)
9. Best Soca Collaboration Grove
Obsessive Winners – Destra ft Alison & Saucy
10. Over All [Male] Female (sic) Soca Artist of the Year
Machel Montano
Skinny Fabulous
12. International Soca DJ of the year
Techno Sound – Turks & Caicos
DJ Stephen – Atlanta
Alicia D Duchess – Trinidad
DJ Spice – New York
13. Best Soca Compilation Album/CD of the Year
Machel Montano – HD Family
14. Best Soca Compilation Rhythm
Bus Stop Riddim – (Madmen Productions) TNT
15. Soca Humor of the Year
2 Notes by Impulse
16. Favorite Groove Soca – Female
Heavy T – Faye-Ann Lyons
Wine up on me – Zoelah
17. Favorite Groove Soca – Male
Push Bumper – Machel Montano
Drunk Again – Benjai
18. Favorite up Tempo Soca – Female
Meet Super Blue – Faye-Ann Lyons
19. Favorite up Tempo Soca – Male
Tusty – Blaxx
Head Bad – Skinny Fabulous
20. Soca Artist Album/CD of the year
Destra Garcia – Hott
21. Soca Song of the Year
Head Bad – Skinny Fabulous
22. Favorite Soca Info Website
23. Over All Soca Band of the Year
Machel Montano HD – TNT
Roy Cape All-stars – TNT
24. Soca Producer of the Year
Kerwin Du Bois – (Hangover, Tusty, Obsessive Winners)
Neil Bernard – (Bacchanal, Sweetness, Meet Super Blue)
25. Best Soca Music Video
Destra Garcia – Hott (Eldon Pernel)
Peter Ram – Tight (Jay Will)
26. Best Soca Chutney Music Video
Drunkard – Soca Elvis ft Hitman, Tracy D & Andy Singh (On “D” Rock productions)
27. Best Soca Re-Mix Collaboration
Tizzy ft Richard Trumpet – Wuk Meh
Slammer Cutter ft Hitman – Hangover
28. Over All Soca Chutney Artist of the Year
Kenneth Salick
29. Over All Soca Chutney Band of the Year
Karma Band (TNT)
30. Soca Chutney Song of the Year
Radica – Kenneth Salick
31. Favorite Soca Online Radio
32. Best Soca Chutney Collaboration of the Year
Rum & Roti – Patch & Da Mastamind
33. Best DJ Soca Artist (Dj that sings)
Lil Rick – Thunder
Super Jigga TC – Frontline
34. Soca Chutney Artist of the Year
Kenneth Salick
35. Ragga Soca Song of the Year
Tight by Peter Ram
Banana by Bunji Garlin
Fly Away by Machel Montano ft Collie Budds
36. Best Soca Collaboration up Tempo
Luni Sparks & Electrify – Clear De Way
jerry u should know the soca awards is sh-t because cj is shit.