“Carnival celebrations around the world always draw a diverse crowd, from people who are connoisseurs of Caribbean music and culture to those who are curious about it. So it’s always important to go out and represent our sounds to the masses, whenever the opportunity arises.”
With his explosive brand of Caribbean sounds and his high demand at every major carnival celebration worldwide, there’s no denying Machel Montano is indeed the
King of Soca, and more so, the
King of Carnival.
New York – May 4th, 2008
27TH INTERNATIONAL REGGAE AND WORLD MUSIC AWARDS (IRAWMA)
- The Bob Marley Entertainer of the Year
- Most Outstanding Stage Personality of the Year
- Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer
“I am totally overwhelmed and very grateful to the fans, the voters, and especially the awards' committee," stated an exuberant Montano. "It's motivation to put in the hard work for bigger and better things to come."
London – October 17th, 2008
1ST ANNUAL SOCA AWARDS
- Best International Male Artist
- Best Soca Album (Book of Angels)
- Best Soca Track (One More Time)
- Best Soca Collaboration (With MOP)
- Best Soca Music Video (Jumbie)
St. Kitts – October 18th, 2008
6TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SOCA AWARDS
- Male Soca Performer of the Year
- Overall Male Soca Artist of the Year
- Best Soca Collaboration Up Tempo
- Soca Artist Album/CD of the Year
- Overall Soca Band of the Year
Port of Spain – November 6th, 2008
10TH ANNUAL COPYRIGHT ORGANISATION OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (COTT) MUSIC AWARDS
- Songwriter Of The Year Award
Machel with living Calypso Legend Mighty Sparrow
Among songs Montano composed in the past year on his own or in collaboration with others were “Unconditional Love”, “Blazing D Trail”, “Wining Season”, and “Oil & Music”. Also picking up awards from
Machel's HD camp were
Patrice Roberts for her hit Wukking Up and
Farmer Nappy taking the Groovy Soca of the Year with his tune Chippin.