Vote today for the International Soca Awards! Nominees inside…

The 9th annual International Soca Awards is gearing up for yet another show stopping gala scheduled for Saturday 26th November 2011, at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA).

Voting officially began November 1st and will end Thursday, 24th November 2011. You can vote today, just click HERE.

Here are is the official list of the honorees and nominees for the 2011 International Soca Awards.

THE HONOREES
SAO President’s Award, the Colin Jackman’s Award
Winston ‘Gypsy’ Peters

SAO Life Time Achievement Award
Errol Ince

SAO Hall Of Fame Award
Austin “Super Blue” Lyons

SAO Legend Award
Anthony ‘All Rounder’ Hendrickson | Anthony ‘Mighty Gabby’ Carter

SAO Trustees Award
Charlie’s Roots | Chandelier | Sound Revolution | Fire Flight | Blue Ventures |Byron Lee & The Dragonaires

SAO Technical Award
Frank Martineau | Cliff Harris | Roy Maraj | Randy Glasgow

THE NOMINEES

Best New Female Soca Artiste

• Fire Empress – No Money No Wuk
• Frenchy – Close Your Eyes
• Megan Walrond – Posse
• Celeste David – Like So Like So
• K.O. Chicks – I’ve Got It

Best New Male Soca Artiste

• Jahmoun Mendoza – Digital Bumper
• Maddzart – King Road
• Yankey Boy – Head Nice
• Gregory Ayuen – Outta Control
• Nebula868 – Confidence
• Orlando Octave – Pump It Up

Soca Duo or Group of the Year

• JW & Blaze – And Iz Dat
• 3 Canal – Run Di Riddem
• 3 Suns – Ready
• Luni Sparks & Electrify – Got Energy
• Zuki & Tim Tim – Do Wah Yuh Want

Soca Song Writer of the Year

• Skinny Fabulous
• Faye-Ann Lyons
• Kerwin Du Bois
• Jason ‘Shaft’ Bishop
• Kernal Roberts

Best Soca Collaboration of the Year

• Destra & Super Jigga TC – Feel To Wine
• Kes The Band & Kerwin Du Bois – Ah Ting
• Yankey Boy & Patch – Head Nice
• Tall Pree ft. Nadia Batson – Lighters
• Skinny Fabulous ft Machel Montano – Charge Up

International Soca DJ of the year

• Dr. Jay
• DJ Stephen
• Soca Twins
• DJ Spice
• Little Bee

Soca Artist Album/CD of the year

• Nadia Batson – Miss ‘B’
• Kes The Band – Wotless
• Machel Montano – The Return
• Benji – Ah Iz Ah Trini

Best Soca Compilation Album/CD of the Year

• Soca Box 2011
• Best of the Best – Soca & Grooves 11
• Soca Gold 2011
• Soca Dons & Divas
• Scruffy TV HD

Best Soca Compilation Rhythm

• Flag Ship Riddim – GBM Productions
• Electro Lights Riddim – Madmen Productions
• Condem Riddim – Monstapiece
• Radical Riddim –Penn & Ace
• Honey Riddim – Kernal Roberts
• Swahili Riddim – Andrew ‘Hitz’ Phillip

Best Groovy Soca – Female

• Destra – Cool It Down
• Patrice Roberts – Give Him (Bam Bam)
• Denise Belfon – Dance & Dingolay
• Faye-Ann Lyons – Pressure
• Alison Hinds – Soca Queen

Best Groovy Soca – Male

• Blaxx – Carnival Jumbie
• Machel Montano – Bend Over
• Cassi – Town Ting
• Benji – Trini
• Kes – Wotles
• Lil’ Rick – Go Dung

Best up Tempo Soca – Female

• Faye-Ann Lyons – Consider It Done
• Destra Garcia – Welcome Back
• Nadia Batson – My Time
• Patrice Roberts – Wave It Away
• Michelle Xavier – Fettin For Days

Best up Tempo Soca – Male

• iwer George – Come To Meh
• Busy Signal – Get Outta My Way
• Machel Montano – Advantage
• Maddzart – King Road
• Otis – Tornado

Soca Song of the Year

• Kes – Wotless
• Destra – Cool It Down
• Benji – Trini
• Machel Montano – Advantage
• Otis – Tornado
• Cassi – Town Ting

Over All Soca Band of the Year

• Roy Cape All Stars
• Machel Montano HD
• Kes The Band
• Krosfyah
• Red Hot flames

Soca Producer of the Year

• De Red Boyz – (Cool It Down, Flirt, Look Fuh Meh)
• Penn & Ace – (Get Outta My Way, Consider It Done, Me Alone)
• Kernal Roberts – (Advantage, Sweetness, Wine To The Side)
• Mr. Roots – (Tornado, Give Him (Bam Bam), Hard Wuk)
• Kerwin Du Bois – (Ah Ting, Wotless, Illegal)

Best Soca Music Video

• Kes – Wotles – (Walt Lovelace / Kes Dieffenthaller)
• Machel Montano HD – Advantage – (Leroy ‘Gotti’ Thomas. MM. HD)
• Farmer Nappy – Flirt – (Katrina Chandler)
• Chucky – My Bad Thing – (Kern Rose)
• Shal Marshal & Super Jigga TC – Whole Day / Speaker Box – (Peter C. Lewis)

Best Soca Chutney Music Video

• Rikki Jai – White Oak & Water – (Ravin Ramkisson)
• KI – No More Rum Again – (Kern Rose)
• S.W Storm – By De Bar – (H2H Production)
• Soca Elvis – Why You Leave Me Darlin’ – (Trinwood Flms)
• Ravi B ft. Skinny Fabolous – Cya Come Remix – (Rayeed Mohammed)

Over All Soca Chutney Band of the Year

• Dil E Nadan
• Mellobugz
• Gayatones
• Karma
• JMC 3Veni

Soca Chutney Song of the Year

• White Oak & Water – Rikki Jai
• Cya Come – Ravi B
• Ah Shoulda Never – Rick Ramoutar
• Tanty Man – Hunter
• No More Rum Again – KI

See the full list HERE

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