Carnival
Nationz captures 3 out of 4 titles at the 2007 CARIBANA
King & Queen Competition
Friday
August 3rd, 2007 - Curtis Eustace's Carnival Nationz
walked out of Lamport Stadium last night just shy of a
clean sweep. The Nationz crew won three of a possible
four titles (King of the Bands, Queen of the Bands,
Male Individual of the Year) and placed 2nd in the
Female Individual category.
Tamara
Allyene-Gittens was succesful in defending her 'Queen
of the Bands' title and now has back-to-back wins
in her very first two Caribana appearances. Co-masquerader
Rudy Rampersad, also undefeated in two years now extends
his all-time 'King of the Bands' record to 11
victories. The 'Male Individual of the Year'
went to new-comer Kurt Alexander (also of Carnival Nationz),
and Joanne Boisson of Borokeete Canada spoilt the clean
sweep by capturing the 'Female Individual of the Year'.
Three number ones - Carnival Nationz
winners at Lamport Stadium
from left: Tamara Alleyne-Gittens, Rudy Rampersad &
Kurt Alexander
The
unoffical results from lasts nights competition are as
follows:
Female
Individual of the Year
1. Joanne Boisson - 'Gateway to Atlantis' (Borokeete Canada)
2. Rebecca Kerr - 'The Fire Dancer' (Carnival Nationz)
3. Cyrese Pounall-King - 'Andromcia - Subduer of Men'
(Tribal Knights)
4. Monica Lewis - 'Travelling' (Nip Davis & Assoc)
Male
Individual of the Year
1. Kurt Alexander - 'The Master of the Seals' (Carnival
Nationz)
2. Andy Charles - The City That Never Sleeps' (Toronto
Revellers)
3. Gaelen Sidney - 'Dreamscape: Limbo of the Lost' (Evolution
Carnival)
4. Shane Richards - 'Cold Fusion' (Caribbean Connection)
Queen
of the Bands
1. Tamara Alleyne-Gittens - 'Abracadabra' (Carnival Nationz)
2. Carol Cuffie - 'A Nubian Queen' (Arnold Hughes &
Assoc.)
3. Susan Low - 'Lady Shanghai' (Evolution Carnival)
4. Betty Toni - 'D' Rising of the Phoenix' (Tribal Knights)
King
of the Bands
1. Rudy Rampersad - 'The Ring Master' (Carnival Nationz)
2. Ronnie Devignes - 'Spirit Hawk - Chief of the Pow Wow'
(Mas Toronto)
3. Dexter Seusahai - 'Toharqa: King of the Tribe' (Tribal
Knights)
4. Satish Narinesingh - 'The Shaman Rising' (Pleasure
Players)
Photos
and video clips are available at:
http://www.toronto-lime.com/pictures/carnival/2007/070802_kings_and_queens
