Soca artiste Ballo has captured the coveted 2026 Road March title after his hit song Bang E Line dominated Antigua Carnival, emerging as the most-played song on the road during the festival.
Official results released on Tuesday showed Bang E Line was played 101 times during Carnival events, comfortably securing the title. The song also placed first runner-up in this year’s Soca Monarch competition.
Finishing second in the Road March race was Soca Villain and Island Princess with Gyal Sidong, which was played 89 times, while Dan Knowledge’s Shake It Off placed third with 74 plays.
Festival organizers also released the official results for several other Carnival competitions.
In the T-Shirt Mas competition, held on July 25, Insane Carnival claimed the championship title. Myst Carnival finished first runner-up, while Rebel Nation secured second runner-up honors.
Results from Monday’s J’ouvert celebrations saw Liberta’s Black Thing awarded First Band on the Road. High Voltage won the First Jam Band title, while RevoBand captured Sweetest Jam Band on the Road.
Chatterbox Company Ltd. earned the Best J’ouvert Troupe title, ahead of Flavor FM’s One Caribbean in second place and Brewmasters J’ouvert Troupe in third.
In the Carnival Monday Wear Large Band competition, Myst Carnival emerged as the winner. Sechuns The Band placed first runner-up, while Insane Carnival finished second runner-up.
Tuesday’s Parade of the Bands concluded with RT Performers Entertainment winning the Small Band category with its presentation, Shimmer and Bling.
In the Large Band competition, Myst Carnival placed second runner-up, Insane Carnival secured first runner-up, and Sechuns The Band claimed the championship after moving up from the Medium Band category in 2025.
Sechuns also successfully defended its Band of the Year crown, finishing ahead of Insane Carnival and Myst Carnival, which placed first and second runners-up, respectively.
The announcement of the results officially brought the curtain down on Antigua Carnival 2026, ending another year of competition, music and masquerade.
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Congratulations to the first timer and crowned road march king, King Ballo. They tried to keep to keep the youth down with all this corruption, but your music continues to shine and shine it did right through the entire carnival. This tune should get you on the big stages and on the regions and world top radio stations, with a good manager and promoter standing by your side.
One of the strangest thing, is that you hardly heard the tune that won the Soca Monarch played on the road, where as in the past the Soca Monarch kings tune, is usually high in the runnings and a top contender for road march. I also find it strange that Young Lyrics & Villan didn’t push the “mind you ye” tune, since that to me was a big road tune, but I guess his heart was content in winning the Groovy crown.
Once again Trinidad Soca artists came in and swoop up thousands of Wadadli dollars, we have to find away to sweep up some of that Trinidad dollars in February.
Ballo well done im proud of you show the other youths that hard work pays off not robbing and stealing.