Vincy Mas 2012 officially kicks off tomorrow
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 5, hundreds of persons are expected to converge at the Solidarity Inc. Car Park on Bay Street to witness the official launch of Vincy Mas 2012.{{more}}
The launch will be a whole day activity, as beginning in the morning, trucks, loaded with speakers and disc jockeys, will carry out whistle stops on the Leeward and Windward side of the island.
At 6:00 p.m. the masses are expected to gather at the Car Park for the official launch of Vincy Mas 2012. The launch will see the first public appearance of the Miss SVG Contestants, while the various Mas Bands will show their wares. A number of the Jâouvert bands will also display their 2012 product.
The highlight of the launch is the various New Song Competitions. The local artistes will take to the stage where they will compete in the New Song Calypso Competition, the New Song Soca Competition and the New Song Ragga Soca Competition. There will also be an Extempo competition.
The New Song Calypso competition was in 2011 won by Kahalia âQueen Beeâ Beache with âProtest for thatâ. The New Song Soca Competition was won by Armstrong âStrongâ Williams with âTie Me,â while the new addition Ragga Soca New Song Competition was won by Shernell âSkarpyonâ Williams with âShe Tell Meâ. The Extempo Competition was as usual won by Vincent âBlakeyâ Cuffy.
EC$5 will get persons inside the Car Park.