UNOFFICIAL RESULTS from 2009 SCOTIABANK CARIBANA™ PARADE
- as of Saturday, August 1st, 2009 (date of competition) at Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
- all bands listed per category
- official results to be released later this week

2009 Scotiabank Caribana™ Band of the Year (Category A)
RANK – THEME – MAS BAND (BANDLEADER) – SCORE
1st IN FULL BLOOM – Carnival Nationz (Marcus Eustace, Bryce Aguiton & Dwayne Pitt) – 447
2nd A TRIBUTE TO HAROLD SALDENAH – THE GOLDEN YEARS – Louis Saldenah Mas-K Club (Louis Saldenah) – 445
3rd BRAZIL – BACHANNAL IN RIO – Toronto Revellers (Jamaal Magloire) – 433
4th BIRDS OF PARADISE – Tribal Knights (Dexter Seusahai) – 420
5th THE GANGES MEETS THE NILE – Callaloo (Marlon Singh) – 411
6th INTO D WILD – Mas Toronto (Errol & Alicia Achue) – 403
7th DIS IS AFRICA – Nip Davis & SCSC (Selwyn “Nip” Davis) – 397
8th ALL ABOARD – Jessie Matthews & All Ah We Toronto (Cy & Jessie Matthews) – 359

2009 Scotiabank Caribana™ Band of the Year (Category B&C)
RANK – THEME – MAS BAND (BANDLEADER) – SCORE
1st SAFARI – All Spice Carnival (Curtis Eustace & Andre DeFreitas) – 420
2nd GEM STONES – Connections – TCC (Mervyn Skeete) – 415
3rd MAS HYSTERIA – Doldron, Doldron & Associates (Courtney Doldron) – 413
4th A TASTE OF BRAZIL – Fantazia International (Will Morton) – 406
5th DRAGON MASTERS OF THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE – Pleasure Players (Whitfield Balasco) – 383
6th 20TEN – A TRIBUTE TO THE OLYMPICS – Borokeete Nex Generation (Anthony Joseph) – 381
7th COME DANCE WITH ME – All d’Friendz (Sherry Lee Kam) – 356

Judging Criteria:
Each band must portray a theme suitable of the Carnival masquerade tradition, and a panel of volunteer judges will adjudicate each band based on the following criteria: Visual Impact (max. 20 marks); Authenticity (10); Creativity (20); Mas on the Move (10); Clarity of Theme (10); Presentation (20); and Craftsmanship (10) for a total of 100 marks. The order of merit is determined by discarding the highest and lowest score per participant. The judges’ decision is final, and is announced at the end of the parade.

NOTES:
Traditionally, there are 16 competing mas band spots per year that are hotly contested. They are been divided into three (3) categories:

Category “A” Bands:
- Mas Bands #1 – #8
- Composed of the top six (6) adjudicated “A” bands from the previous year plus the top two (2)
adjudicated “B” bands from the previous year for a total of 8 bands. Inclusion determined by
marks awarded. Size of band not a determining factor.

Category “B” Bands:
- Mas Bands #9 – #14
- Composed of the seventh- and eighth-placed Category “A” bands from the previous year, plus
the 11th- through to 14th-placed Category “B” bands from the previous year for a total of six
bands. Inclusion determined by marks awarded only. Size of band not a determining factor.

Category “C” Bands:
- Mas Bands #15 & #16
- Composed of two new, or returning mas bands (after said returning band sits out one year of
competition). Any of these bands can advance from Category “C” to Category “A” in one year.

For 2009, instead of having 16 competing mas bands, there were only 15 competing mas bands comprising: eight (8) competing “A” bands; five (5) competing “B” bands; and two (2) new competing “C” bands. All mas and steel bands made it onto the parade route.