(Trinidad Express) Machel Montano’s “Pump Yuh Flag” was played 233 times to make him a runaway winner of the 2012 Road March, adding to his Digicel International Power Soca Monarch and Play Whe Groovy Soca Monarch triumphs.
“Miss Behave” by Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez was played 96 times for second spot, with Neil “Iwer” George’s “No Pain” being played 84 times to come in third.
Mas man Brian Mac Farlane equalled Wayne Berkeley’s record of six successive Band of the Year victories when his 2012 presentation “Sanctification – In Search Of” amassed 1,337 points to cop the George Bailey Large Band of the Year title.
Trini Revellers’ “Carnival – The Golden Years” was second with 1,278 points, while “Flight” by Legacy collected 1,246 points for third spot.
RESULTS
Road March
1. Machel Montano – “Pump Yuh Flag” – 233
2. Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez – “Miss Behave” – 96
3. Neil “Iwer” George – “No Pain” – 84
George Bailey Band of the Year (Large)
1. “Sanctification – In Search Of” – Brian Mac Farlane – 1,337 points
2. “Carnival – The Golden Years” – Trini Revellers – 1,278
3. “Flight” – Legacy – 1,246.
Band of the Year (Medium)
1. “Exodus – The Second Book Of The Bible” – The Words & Associates – 1,208
2. “Jus Friends” – Jus Friends – 1,198
3. “Dis Is We Thing” – D Harvard Revellers – 1,176
Band of the Year (Small)
1. “The Iroquois Nation” – Tribal Connection Cultural Promotions – 1,273
2. “Xante Trinbago Xante” – Rosalind Gabriel & Village Productions – 1,247
3. “Festivals of the World” – BOSS (Belmont Original Stylish Sailors) – 1,187