Culture B (Roston Simon), a veteran Tobagonian soca musician, was crowned the winner of the inaugural edition of the Stars of Soca competition, which was held in Tobago on October 26.
The winning song was Strong rumfor which Cultire B took home the TT$50,000 winning prize, paid tribute to the Tobago Heritage Festival and the Moriah Ole Time Wedding, to showcase the island’s folk dance for tourists.
In second place were Mike-Tower (Michael Skeete) and Too Real (Kwame McLean) with firestorm, a prize which won the duo TT$30,000; GMB (Gerald Balfour) came third, earning TT$20,000 along with that honor.
The pageant, held at the Shaw Park Cultural Complex, was an initiative of the Tobago House of Assembly and the Tobago Festivals Commission and was hosted by Radio Tambrin and M&E TV’s Peter Lewis.
The Tobago Carnival ran from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 October 2022.
