Sailor mas has triumphed for the second consecutive year as Panorama champs Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra have won the National Carnival Bandleaders Association (NCBA) Band of the Year competition.
The band won in the large band category.
Ronnie and Caro, the mas band, came second in the competition, closely followed by Trini Revellers and Paparazzi Carnival.
Legacy Mas, who placed first in the Uptown Carnival Improvement Committee’s judging point, placed fifth.
The results
Costume Design (Large Seniors)
1. Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra Ships Ahoy at the French Festival
2. Ronnie and Caro Mas band- Ah Come Back Home
3. Trinidad Revellers Company limited- The Jamette Carnival
4. Paparazzi carnival- Wonderland
5. Legacy mas- Reflections
Medium category
1. Mas Passion- This Living Masquerade
2. Jus Wee and Friends- D Universe
3. K2K Alliance and Partners- M3, The Long Walk from home
4. De Core TT- Iconology
5. Image Nation- Of The Blue Caribbean Sea
Small bands
1. Tribal Connection Cultural Promotions-From the Black Hills of Dakota
2. Belmont exotic Stylish Sailors-Celebration
3. Cat in Bag Productions-Red Handed
4. Splash D-Mas Band-Dance Africa
5 Shhh Entertainment-Indulgence