The Carnival Road March is the musical composition played most often at the "judging points" along the parade route during Carnival. Originating as part of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival, the term has been applied to other Caribbean carnivals.
In Trinidad and Tobago the Road March title has been given out in every year since 1932 (with the exception of years affected by World War II when Carnival did not take place). Scoring is based upon a rank-and-points system devised by a Carnival committee before the start of the parade. The Road March title is among the most prestigious in Trinidad Carnival. The most such titles have gone to the Mighty Sparrow with eight wins, Super Blue, with nine wins, and the late Lord Kitchener, with ten.
Trinidad and Tobago
| Year |
Artist |
Song |
Album |
| 2013 |
Superblue |
"Fantastic Friday" |
| 2012 |
Machel Montano |
"Pump Yuh Flag" |
Double M |
| 2011 |
Machel Montano |
"Advantage" |
The Return |
| 2010 |
JW & Blaze |
"Palance"[1] |
|
| 2009 |
Fay-Ann Lyons |
"Meet Super Blue" |
|
| 2008 |
Fay-Ann Lyons |
"Get On" |
|
| 2007 |
Machel Montano |
"Jumbie" |
Book of Angels |
| 2006 |
Machel Montano and Patrice Roberts |
"Band of De Year" |
B.O.D.Y. |
| 2005 |
Shurwayne Winchester |
"Dead or Alive" |
|
| 2004 |
Shurwayne Winchester |
"Look De Band Comin'" |
|
| 2003 |
Fay-Ann Lyons |
"Display" |
|
| 2002 |
Naya George |
"Trinidad" |
|
| 2001 |
Shadow aka Mighty Shadow |
"Stranger" |
|
| 2000 |
(TIE)Superblue / Iwer George |
"Pump Up" / "Carnival Come Back Again" |
|
| 1999 |
Sanelle Dempster |
"River" |
|
| 1998 |
Wayne Rodriguez |
"Footsteps" |
Charge |
| 1997 |
Machel Montano |
"Big Truck" |
Heavy Duty |
| 1996 |
Nigel Lewis |
"Movin'" |
|
| 1995 |
Super Blue |
"Signal to Lara" |
|
| 1994 |
Preacher |
"Jump and Wave" |
|
| 1993 |
Super Blue |
"Bacchanal Time" |
|
| 1992 |
Super Blue |
"Jab Jab" |
|
| 1991 |
Super Blue (formerly Blue Boy) |
"Get Something and Wave" |
|
| 1990 |
Tambu |
"We Ain't Going Home" |
|
| 1989 |
Tambu |
"Free Up" |
|
| 1988 |
Tambu |
"This Party Is It" |
|
| 1987 |
Mighty Duke |
"Thunder" |
|
| 1986 |
David Rudder |
"Bahia Girl" |
|
| 1985 |
Crazy |
"Soucoyant" |
|
| 1984 |
Sparrow |
"Doh Back Back" |
|
| 1983 |
Blue Boy |
"Rebecca" |
|
| 1982 |
Penguin |
"Deputy" |
|
| 1981 |
Blue Boy |
"Ethel" |
|
| 1980 |
Blue Boy |
"Soca Baptiste" |
|
| 1979 |
Poser |
"A Tell She (Smoke Ah Watty)" |
|
| 1978 |
Calypso Rose |
"Soca Jam" |
|
| 1977 |
Calypso Rose |
"Tempo" |
|
| 1976 |
Kitchener |
"Flag Woman" |
|
| 1975 |
Kitchener |
"Tribute to Winston Spree" |
|
| 1974 |
Shadow |
"Bass Man" |
|
| 1973 |
Kitchener |
"Rainorama" |
|
| 1972 |
Sparrow |
"Drunk and Disorderly" |
|
| 1971 |
Kitchener |
"Madison Square Garden" |
|
| 1970 |
Kitchener |
"Margie" |
|
| 1969 |
Sparrow |
"Sa Sa Yea" |
|
| 1968 |
Kitchener |
"Miss Tourist" |
|
| 1967 |
Kitchener |
"Sixty Seven" |
|
| 1966 |
Sparrow |
"Obeah Wedding" |
|
| 1965 |
Kitchener |
"My Pussin" |
|
| 1964 |
Kitchener |
"This is Mas" |
|
| 1963 |
Kitchener |
"The Road" |
|
| 1962 |
Blakie |
"Maria" |
|
| 1961 |
Sparrow |
"Royal Jail" |
|
| 1960 |
Sparrow |
"Mae Mae" |
|
| 1959 |
Caruso |
"Run the Gunslingers" |
|
| 1958 |
Sparrow |
"Pay As You Earn" |
|
| 1957 |
Lord Christo |
"Chicken Chest" |
|
| 1956 |
Sparrow |
"Jean and Dinah" |
|
| 1955 |
Happy Wanderer |
"North American Ballad" |
|
| 1954 |
Blakie |
"[Steel Band] Clash" |
|
| 1953 |
Vivian Comma |
"Madeline Oye" |
|
| 1952 |
Spit Fire |
"Post Post" |
|
| 1951 |
Terror |
"Tiny Davis" |
|
| 1950 |
Killer |
"In a Calabash" |
|
| 1949 |
Wonder |
"Ramgoat Baptism" |
|
| 1948 |
King Radio |
"Who Dead? Canaan" |
|
| 1947 |
Pharaoh |
"King Pharaoh" |
|
| 1946 |
No Competition |
No Carnival |
|
| 1945 |
World War II |
No Carnival |
|
| 1944 |
World War II |
No Carnival |
|
| 1943 |
World War II |
No Carnival |
|
| 1942 |
World War II |
No Carnival |
|
| 1941 |
Lion |
"Whoopsin Whoopsin" |
|
| 1940 |
Beginner |
"Run Yuh Run" |
|
| 1939 |
King Radio |
"Mathilda" |
|
| 1938 |
Lion |
"No Norah Darling" |
|
| 1937 |
Lion |
"Netty Netty" |
|
| 1936 |
Lion |
"Advantage Could Never Done" |
|
| 1935 |
Lion |
"Dingolay Oy" |
|
| 1934 |
Railway Douglas |
"After Johnny Drink Me Rum" |
|
| 1933 |
King Radio |
"Wash Pan Wash" |
|
| 1932 |
"King Radio" |
|
Barbados
| Year |
Performer |
Song |
Album |
| 2013 |
Soca Kartel |
"Roll It" |
| 2012 |
Mikey |
"We Loose" |
|
| 2011 |
Edwin Yearwood |
"Cova de Road" |
|
| 2010 |
Blood |
"Foot On Fire" |
|
| 2009 |
Edwin Yearwood |
"In Da Middle Of Da Road" |
|
| 2008 |
Edwin Yearwood |
"Handle Yah Business" |
|
| 2007 |
Mr Dale |
"Soka Junkie" |
|
| 2006 |
Jabae |
"Flames" |
|
| 2005 |
Natahlee & Shontelle |
"Colours" |
|
| 2004 |
Mikey |
"Come Together" |
|
| 2003 |
Lil' Rick |
"Mash Up & Buy Back" |
|
| 2002 |
Lil' Rick |
"Hypa Dogg" |
|
| 2001 |
Krosfyah |
"Sak Pase" |
|
| 2000 |
Rupee |
"Jump" |
|
| 1999 |
Red Plastic Bag |
"Volcano" |
|
| 1998 |
Grynner |
"Grind Them" |
|
| 1997 (TIE) |
Alison Hinds / Edwin Yearwood |
"In The Meantime" / "Highway Robbery" |
|
| 1996 |
Alison Hinds |
"Raggamuffin" |
|
| 1995 |
Edwin Yearwood |
"Obadele" |
|
| 1994 |
Serenader |
"Juck Fuh Juck" |
|
| 1993 |
Ras Iley |
"Inez" |
|
| 1992 |
De Great Carew |
"Mad Woman Jam" |
|
| 1991 |
Madd |
"Tribute To Grynner" |
|
| 1990 |
Grynner |
"Get Out The Way" |
|
| 1989 |
Grynner |
"Leggo I Hand" |
|
| 1988 |
Grynner |
"Wait For Me" |
|
| 1987 |
Red Plastic Bag |
"Can't Find Me Brudda" |
|
| 1986 |
Ras Iley |
"Spring Garden On Fire" |
|
| 1985 |
Grynner |
"More Grynner" |
|
| 1984 |
Grynner |
"Stinging Bees" |
|
| 1983 |
Grynner |
"Mr T" |
|
| 1982 |
Mighty Gabby |
"Jack" |
|
| 1981 |
Adonijah |
"Ethiopian Rock" |
|
| 1980 |
Viper |
"Ting Tong" |
|
| 1979 |
Mighty Gabby |
"Burn Mister Harding" |
|
St. Lucia
Invader has won the Road March in St. Lucia seven times. In a period from 1970-1972 and again from 1974-1976, Road March winners were imported from Trinidad and Tobago.
| Year |
Artist |
Song |
Album |
| 2013 |
Ricky T |
"Mass Attack" |
|
| 2012 |
Soca Syco |
"Gallop" |
|
| 2011 |
Ricky T |
"Mad Ting" |
|
| 2010 |
DJ HP |
"Pa Mele” |
|
| 2009 |
Ricky T |
"Like a Jumbie" |
|
| 2008 |
Ricky T |
"Wheel & Come Again" |
|
| 2007 |
Ricky T |
"Pressure Boom" |
|
| 2006 |
[Tie] Ricky T/Vertex Band |
"Bring Your Container"/My Pressure Up |
|
| 2005 |
Nicole David |
"Queen of the Jungle (Bounce)" |
|
| 2004 |
Alpha |
"Down De Road" |
|
| 2003 |
X Man |
"Pee Pee In Me Poo Poo" |
|
| 2002 |
Invader |
"Bo Bee Wia Wea" |
|
| 2001 |
Invader |
"Be Le Lesh" |
|
| 2000 |
Rootsy |
"Hillary" |
|
| 1999 |
Invader |
"Take My Money" |
|
| 1998 |
Jaunty |
"Military Jam" |
| 1997 |
Twop Chance |
"Hospital Burning" |
| 1996 |
Jaunty |
"Bobolist'" |
|
| 1995 |
Jaunty |
"We Shall Hop" |
|
| 1994 |
Stylist Black |
"Okay Okay" |
|
| 1993 |
Jaunty |
"Oh La Lay" |
|
| 1992 |
Invader |
"Vievxe Nomme Sa La" |
|
| 1991 |
[Tie] Invader/Buffalo |
"Wine Down William Peter"/”Manje” |
|
| 1990 |
Translator |
"Ninja" |
|
| 1989 |
Educator |
"Calypso Tyson" |
|
| 1988 |
Chippy |
"One Bad Prick" |
|
| 1987 |
Inspector Red |
"Zodi Zodi" |
|
| 1986 |
Ashanti |
"Sufferer’s Song" |
|
| 1985 |
Invader |
"Carnal Knowledge" |
|
| 1984 |
Shakey |
"Twavay Mwen Vle" |
|
| 1983 |
Invader |
"Yellow Man" |
|
| 1982 |
Jackson |
"What De People Chanting" |
|
| 1981 |
Educator |
"Mon Kon Arrow" |
|
| 1980 |
Jackson |
"Guy Love Dance" |
|
| 1979 |
Barrie |
"Sailor In The Band” |
|
| 1978 |
Pelay |
"Sweet Suzette" |
|
| 1977 |
Prince |
"Doh Smoke Dope" |
|
| 1973 |
Desper |
"Popham ‘72" |
|
| 1969 |
Pelay |
"Jump, Jump, Jump" |
|
St. Vincent
| Year |
Performer |
Song |
Album |
| 2013 |
Skinny Fabulous |
"The General" |
|
| 2012 |
Fya Empress |
"Rum Please" |
|
| 2011 |
Gao |
"The Sheep |
|
| 2010 |
Maddzart |
"The King Road" |
|
| 2009 |
Problem Child |
"Mad House" |
|
| 2008 |
Icon |
"Two Knees" |
|
| 2007 |
Problem Child |
"Party Animal" |
|
| 2006 |
Jamesy P & Skarpyon |
"Leave Me Alone" |
|
| 2005 |
DJ Twenty & Poorsah |
"Googa Googa" |
|
| 2004 |
Bomani |
"I Am Soca" |
|
| 2003 |
Poorsah |
"Sling Shot" |
|
| 2002 |
Poorsah |
"Chook It” |
|
| 2001 |
Poorsah |
"Hairy Bank" |
|
| 2000 |
Touch |
"Take Away" |
|
| 1999 |
Becket |
"Small Pin" |
|
| 1998 |
Becket |
"Tone Up" |
|
| 1997 |
Rebels |
Rumping |
|
| 1996 |
New Direction |
"Rudeness on the Road" |
|
| 1995 |
Touch |
"Macco" |
|
| 1994 |
Touch |
"Butt" |
|
| 1993 |
Touch |
"Kangaroo" |
|
| 1992 |
Touch |
"Puss Man" |
|
| 1991 |
Touch |
"Move Yo Front" |
|
| 1990 |
Becket |
"Teaser" |
|
| 1989 |
Touch |
"Jam Dem" |
|
| 1988 |
Poorsah |
"Mouth in Me Moma" |
|
| 1987 |
Becket |
"Ten Years" |
|
| 1986 |
Becket |
"Ah Want Soca" |
|
| 1985 |
Becket |
"Tone" |
|
| 1984 |
Man CP |
"Rhythm Colour" |
|
| 1983 |
Poorsah |
"Right Up In Dey" |
|
| 1982 |
Short Shirt |
"Push" |
|
| 1981 |
Asterisks |
"Yuh Can’t Wine" |
|
| 1980 |
Becket |
"Cocoa" |
|
| 1978 |
Becket |
"Wine Down Kingstown" |
|
| 1977 |
Mighty Gringo |
"Don’t Lock Me Up" |
|
| 1976 |
King Brooklyn |
"Largo Heights Busy Heights" |
|
| 1975 |
Mighty Gringo |
"Leggo Me Hand" |
|
| 1974 |
Mighty Toiler |
"The Puppy" |
|
| 1973 |
Lord Hawke |
"Ding Dong" |
|
| 1972 |
Lord Hawke |
"Oupane" |
|
| 1971 |
Lord Hawke |
"Sweeeter That This" |
|
|
Antigua and Barbuda
| Year |
Performer |
Song |
Album |
| 2013 |
Ezzy Rattigan |
"Golden Cup" |
|
| 2012 |
Burning Flames |
"Kick Een She Back Door" |
|
| 2011 |
Hard Knaxx |
"KFC (Kentucky)" |
|
| 2010 |
Burning Flames |
"Bullbud" |
|
| 2009 |
Red Hot Flames |
"Trademark" |
|
| 2008 |
Red Hot Flames |
"Musical Bomb" |
|
| 2007 |
Burning Flames |
"Papi" |
|
| 2006 |
Red Hot Flames |
"Trouble" |
|
| 2005 |
Burning Flames |
"De Harder Dey Come" |
|
| 2004 |
Burning Flames |
"Road Rage" |
|
| 2003 |
Burning Flames |
"Rush" |
|
| 2002 |
Wanskie |
"More Gyal" |
|
| 2001 |
High Intensity |
"Ole Time Something" |
|
| 2000 |
Calypso Jim |
"Exercise" |
|
| 1999 |
Burning Flames |
"I Command You" |
|
| 1998 |
Burning Flames |
"Sweet Song" |
|
| 1997 |
Onyan |
"Crazy Man" |
|
| 1996 |
Burning Flames |
"Fire Unda Me Foot" |
|
| 1995 |
Burning Flames |
"Gym Jam" |
|
| 1994 |
Vision Band ft Eddie Mello |
"Dress Back" |
|
| 1993 |
Burning Flames |
"Wet Down De Place" |
|
| 1992 |
Burning Flames |
"Donkey" |
|
| 1991 |
Burning Flames |
"Piece of Iron" |
|
| 1990 |
Burning Flames |
"Congo Man" |
|
| 1989 |
Burning Flames |
"Workey Workey" |
|
| 1988 |
Lion |
"Bad Girl" |
|
| 1987 |
Short Shirt |
"J'Ouvert Rhythm" |
|
| 1986 |
Burning Flames |
"Rudeness Mek Me" |
|
| 1985 |
Burning Flames |
"Stylie Tight" |
|
| 1984 |
Swallow |
"Satan" |
|
| 1983 |
Swallow |
"Party in Space" |
|
| 1982 |
Short Shirt |
"Push" |
|
| 1981 |
Redding |
"Up and Jumping" |
|
| 1980 |
Short Shirt |
"Summer Festival" |
|
| 1979 |
Short Shirt |
"Kangaroo Jam" |
|
| 1978 |
Short Shirt |
"Benna Music" |
|
| 1977 |
La Tumba |
"Supa Jam" |
|
| 1976 |
Short Shirt |
"Tourist Leggo" |
|
| 1975 |
Swallow |
"Shake and Break You Bam Bam" |
|
| 1974 |
Short Shirt |
"Lucinda" |
|
| 1973 |
Swallow |
"Push Ya, Push Dy" |
|
| 1972 |
Swallow |
"Pow Pow" |
|
| 1971 |
Razor Blade |
"Shake You Waist" |
|
| 1970 |
Calypso Joe |
"Bum Bum" |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
| Year |
Performer |
Song |
Album |
| 2012 |
Small Axe Band |
"Do The DCH" |
|
| 2011 |
Grand Masters |
"None a Dem (Step Pon Dem)" |
|
| 2010 |
King Konris |
"Unstoppable Force" |
|
| 2009 |
Grand Masters |
"Bust U Bubble" |
|
| 2008 |
Grand Masters |
"A Want Whale" |
|
| 2007 |
Grand Masters |
"Boom Boom Bam" |
|
| 2006 |
Small Axe Band |
"Masquerade" |
|
| 2005 |
Nu Vybes |
"Ting Lang" |
|
| 2004 |
Grand Masters |
"Money Wutt" |
|
| 2003 |
Small Axe Band |
"Watch De Creep Up" |
|
| 2002 |
Nu Vybes |
"Step Up" |
|
| 2001 |
Nu Vybes |
"Sugar" |
|
| 2000 |
Small Axe Band |
"Shub Back On De" |
|
| 1999 |
Grand Masters |
"Millenium Jam" |
|
| 1998 |
Grand Masters |
"Masters' Massive" |
|
| 1997 |
Nu Vybes |
"Street Style" |
|
| 1996 |
Nu Vybes |
"Hand Signal" |
|
| 1995 |
Pungwa |
"Stranded Night" |
|
| 1994 |
A U Brown |
"Fan Me" |
|
| 1992 |
Ellie Matt |
"Jump" |
|
| 1991 |
Mic Stokes |
"All Kinda Tings" |
|
| 1990 |
Small Axe |
"Pan Man" |
|
| 1989 |
Small Axe |
"Who is De Dan" |
|
| 1988 |
Small Axe |
"Big League" |
|
| 1987 |
Grand Masters |
"Masters' Jam" |
|
| 1986 |
De Coach/ Contender |
"De Boops"/ "Living in De Band" |
|
| 1985 |
Mic Stokes |
"One Shot Man" |
|
| 1984 |
Shango |
"Chin Chin Bar" |
|
| 1982 |
Ellie Matt |
"Patsy" |
|
| 1981 |
Starshield |
"Hooray Mass" |
|
| 1980 |
Ranger |
"Seven Day Mass" |
|
| 1979 |
Ellie Matt |
"Tune for De Children" |
|
| 1978 |
Ellie Matt |
"Sugar City Jam" |
|
| 1977 |
Ellie Matt |
"Shang Shang" |
|
| 1976 |
Ellie Matt |
"Jam Back" |
|
| 1975 |
Arrow |
"Rummy Song" |
|
| 1974 |
Mark the First |
"Come Forward" |
|
| 1973 |
Ellie Matt |
"All Day, All Night" |
|
| 1972 |
Controller |
"Right On" |
|
| 1971 |
Sundar Popo |
"Play You" |
|
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
The Jam Band, formerly Eddie and the Movements has won the Road March Title a record 21 times.
| Year |
Performer |
Song |
Album |
| 2013 |
Spectrum Band |
"Wake Up To Wuk Up" |
|
| 2012 |
Spectrum Band |
"V.I. Party" |
|
| 2011 |
Spectrum Band |
"Boom" |
|
| 2010 |
Spectrum Band |
"Kallaloo" |
|
| 2009 |
Jam Band |
"Sickness" |
|
| 2008 |
JDPP Jammerz |
"Bedrock" |
|
| 2007 |
JDPP Jammerz |
"Bunny Train" |
|
| 2006 |
Whadablee |
"Steel Pan Comin Up Deh Road" |
|
| 2005 |
Jam Band |
"How To Take De Road" |
|
| 2004 |
Jam Band |
"Soldiers" |
|
| 2003 |
Jam Band |
"Jockey" |
|
| 2002 |
Pat Raguette, Kyattaliss of the Xpress Band |
"Happy Birthday Carnival" |
|
| 2001 |
Jam Band |
"Tear Down De Roof" |
|
| 2000 |
Jam Band |
"Inspection Lane" |
|
| 1999 |
Jam Band |
"Iron" |
|
| 1998 |
Whadablee |
"This One is for Milo" |
|
| 1997 |
Jam Band |
"Road Runner" |
|
| 1996 |
Jam Band |
"Time For Wuk" |
|
| 1995 |
Jam Band |
"Man Terrible" |
|
| 1994 |
Jam Band |
"Showtime" |
|
| 1993 |
Jam Band |
"Possessed" |
|
| 1992 |
Imaginations Brass |
"All Out Posse" |
|
| 1991 |
Jam Band |
"Let Loose" |
|
| 1990 |
Jam Band [Formerly Eddie and the Movements] |
"Horse Chip" |
|
| 1989 |
Eddie and the Movements |
"We Run Things" |
|
| 1988 |
Eddie and the Movements |
"Kool Um Down" |
|
| 1987 |
Eddie and the Movements |
"Legal" |
|
| 1986 |
Eddie and the Movements |
"Lamboushay" |
|
| 1985 |
Eddie and the Movements |
"Pepper" |
|
| 1984 |
Eddie and the Movements |
"Tramping Style" |
|
| 1983 |
Mandingo Brass |
"Traffic Tight" |
|
| 1982 |
Mandingo Brass |
"Off Man Jam" |
|
| 1981 |
Eddie and the Movements |
"Backbone" |
|
| 1980 |
Dread Ones |
"Hey Hey Hey" |
|
| 1979 |
Mandingo Brass |
"Man For She" |
|
| 1978 [Tie] |
Ellie Matt and the G.I. Brass/Mandingo Brass |
Shang Shang/Winey Eva Mae |
|
Anguilla
| Year |
Performer |
Song |
Album |
| 2013 |
Exodus HD [Formerly Exodus Band] |
"For Di Fans Dem" |
|
| 2012 |
Pantha Vibes International |
"On De Road (My Riddim)" |
|
| 2011 |
Pantha Vibes International |
"I Love PVI" |
|
| 2010 |
Pantha Vibes International |
"Make It Rain" |
|
| 2009 |
Exodus Band |
"Cut Them Off" |
|
| 2008 |
Pantha Vibes International |
"We want Action" |
|
| 2007 |
Better Band |
"Keep Movin" |
|
| 2006 |
Better Band |
"Jam-A-Robics" |
|
| 2005 |
Better Band |
"Imagine" |
|
| 2004 |
Better Band |
"Toss Up" |
|
| 2003 |
Mussington Brothers |
"Dust Dem" |
|
| 2002 |
Mussington Brothers |
"Dig Um" |
|
| 2001 |
AXA Band |
"Caribbean Mass" |
|
| 2000 |
Better Band |
"Misbehave" |
|
United Kingdom
| Year |
Performer |
Song |
Album |
| 2012 |
Chardanai |
"See Mi On The Road" |
|
| 2011 |
Chardanai |
"Down Deh" |
|
| 2010 |
Soca Johnny |
"Madness" |
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