Published on: 8/2/2009.
by TRACY MOORE
TREVOR CHASE was crowned King Of The Bands,
while Gwyneth Squires' Lynn Callender was crowned Queen last
night during the Lime Banks Pic-O-De Crop Finals at Kensington
Oval.
This was Chase's fifth time in five years
winning King Of The Band. He paraded before the judges as
Mukuru - The African God Of Agriculture And Harvest.
Strutting an impressive and well constructed
costume featuring images of Africa, he highlighted their ties
to Barbadian ancestry, reflecting the dismal period of slavery
and lives lost. The costume defined the fight for freedom with
eight arms of strength.
The costume was made of coconut sticks and
"trash bone", fibre glass and aluminium, foam and
plastic mouldings, draped in blue and yellow colours and
dazzling silver and blue hues that wowed.
Meanwhile, in the Queens section, veteran
Squires sweetly paid homage in Hidden Beauty to the culture
and people of Barbados as her royal masquerader represented a
spiritual connection to the world around, in hues of blues and
pinks dripping off what seemed like wings.
Settling for second position in King Of The
Bands was Trevor Nicholls of the Squires Kadooment Band who
strutted Hidden Culture. It represented the culture from
Mother Africa all the way to the foundation that is Barbadian,
blooming in orange petals and carrying drums to depict the
music that both cultures share.
No third place was given for the King Of The
Bands as only three paraded before the judges.
However, of the five queens, second place went
to Sophia Chase.
She portrayed De Village Belle depicting, like
her father, homage to the African connection. Her costume was
sweet, featuring sugar cane most prominently in elaborate
blends of greens and gold stalks using sequined braids and
poits.
She wore a traditional African headdress in
keeping with her roots and a stunning green bodysuit decorated
with sequined braids and appliqués presenting The Beginning.
Betty West's Regatta took third position with
West herself carrying the flags that represented the region
high above her head paying tribute to the sailors of Barbados
and abroad. The base of her costume created an illusion of the
sea and rolling waves.
Mas Explosion also paraded as a King and Queen
and Jump Promotions in the Queen section.
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