Soca Royale Party Monarch and Sweet Soca Semifinalists Announced

In a video posted to the Barbados Crop Over Festival Facebook page, the National Cultural Foundation tonight announced the seventeen semifinalist for the Party Monarch and Sweet Soca competitions. Each competition has one reserve. The two competitions, which are held together in an event called Soca Royale, will take place on July 29th at Bushy Park. The winner of last year’s Party Monarch competition was Lil Rock with his hit, “Energy”, and the winner of last year’s Sweet Soca competition was Red Plastic Bag with “Boat Ride.”

Here is the list of semifinalists:

Party Monarch

1. Ashawnya – “Mess”
2. B Moore Specific – “Out Ah Road”
3. Chrissy D – “Rum and Bass”
4. Faith – “Band of the Year”
5. Kas Katee – “Izza Vibe”
6. Kirk Brown – “De Challenge”
7. Mac Fingall – “Blows”
8. Marzville – “Waist Pun Fire”
9. Mikey – “My Kinda Party”
10. Mistah Dale – “Bold and Brave”
11. Mr. Blood & iWeb – “Stomp”
12. Mr Veejay – “Twin Brother”
13. Nikita –  “Going the Distance”
14. Ray Dainja – “We Festival”
15. Sammijane – “Alive”
16. Stiffy – “Lies”
17. Reserve: Mighty Grynner – “Lock Dem Up”

Sweet Soca

1. Adrian Clarke – “Soca You”
2. Biggie Irie – “Country”
3. Bo Bo – “Rain”
4. Damian Marvay – “At Large”
5. Imani – “All Day Long”
6. iWeb – “Best In Me”
7. Jamal Slocombe – “Rocker”
8. Kirk Brown – “Still Jammin (Party Neva Ova)”
9. Leadpipe & Saddis – “Blessed”
10. Lil Rick – “Breakfast in Bed”
11. Mighty Grynner – “Fix Muh Nuh”
12. Mikey  – “Feteing Family”
13. Natahlee – “In De Middle”
14. Nikita – “Journey”
15. Niqa – “For the Love”
16. Sanctuary  – “Fete Loan”
17. Reserve: Joaquin – “Tiny Winey”

For more information and updates about Soca Royal, visit the Barbados Crop Over Festival Facebook page.