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Saint Lucia's Carnival 2025 intensified at the SAB in Vigie on July 11th, with 20 artists vying for the coveted Groovy and Power Soca Monarch crowns. The energy was electric. The performances? Unforgettable.

 

Imran Nerdy, the Groovy Soca Monarch, won the Groovy title and EC $40,000. Ricky T & Arthur Allain’s “Praises” followed closely, while Sly and Ti Blacks rounded out the top four with “Cyah Believe It” and “What is Mine,” respectively.

 

Power Soca Monarchs Dezral & Jardel revved up the crowd with “The Car,” clinching the Power Soca crown with 379 points. Ricky T & Hollywood HP’s “Freak Out” and Ezra D’FunMachine’s “Miserable” kept the adrenaline pumping, while Ti Blacks ft. Nerdy’s “We Di VIBE” brought the fire.

 

This year’s Monarchs didn’t just win titles—they delivered sonic experiences that captured the spirit of Lucian Carnival: bold, brilliant, and unapologetically Caribbean.

 

For full results and more Carnival 2025 coverage, visit carnivalsaintlucia.com. Sokah2Soca celebrates every artist who brought rhythm, resistance, and revelry to the stage. Let the music live on! ? 

 

• Warning You—Imran Nerdy

• Dezral & Jardel—The Car

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Listening to the song, one would quickly discern that it is a minimalist chant with a maximalist mood vibe. Let’s not pretend “Hide Me” offers lyrical depth—it’s a looped, hypnotic invocation of the phrase “Hide Me,” repeated until it becomes both command and confession. But that’s precisely the point. In jab culture, repetition breeds release. The power of the song isn’t in what’s said—it’s in what’s felt. The riddim alone promises to send masqueraders into controlled chaos, as mud, oil, and powder merge into one pulsating expression of Caribbean defiance. The question to be asked is, "What is he hiding from?" Is he in trouble because he did something wrong, or is he doing something wrong in carnival mode?

 

One can say that, like the song 'Ducking," this one is about hiding in plain sight—it's carnival camouflage as a cultural commentary about how we play during carnival season. The song’s cheeky theme—men ducking behind masks or just ducking not to be noticed behind bushes and bass riddims to escape the gaze of their watchful women—is nothing new. But what makes it carnival-worthy is how it dramatizes the tension between freedom and accountability and celebration and secrecy. To hide is to revel; to disappear is to truly arrive. And “Hide Me” taps directly into that ethos. ?

 

This song may become a favorite, similar to "Ducking!" With Spicemas’s roots entwined in rebellion and masquerade, this track could easily become a rallying cry. Not every song needs metaphor or message—sometimes it just needs madness. And as the trucks roll and jab crews swarm the streets, don’t be surprised if “Hide Me” becomes the soundtrack of those fleeting, oily disappearances. It’s messy. It’s mischievous. It’s pure Grenadian Carnival.

 

What say you—will “Hide Me” be this year’s unofficial anthem for escapists and bacchanalists alike? Or just another rhythm lost in the jab? Either way, Angeleau James has tossed his powder into the ring—and it’s looking flammable.

The content was first published on the blog Sokah2Soca (www.sokah2soca.com). We bring you only the best new music, while Island Vybe Radio rocks it live on the air!

The content was first published on the blog Sokah2Soca (www.sokah2soca.com). We bring you only the best new music, while Island Vybe Radio rocks it live on the air!

 

We told you we would be back, and we did it with class. This cultural link-up, powered by MrDesmond.net, was a tribute to storytelling in rhythm. Calypso resonated loudly and proudly from BKNYC to backyard speakers worldwide. Big up MrDesmond.net for the hookup—and to everyone who tuned in, we hope you vibed as hard as we did.

 

This session was a musical love letter to the ‘Old Heads’ and the new generation discovering the power of Caribbean storytelling. Calypso lives. OSS delivers. And Sokah2Soca celebrates. ?????