TRINI takes its first title

Rodney Le Blanc a.k.a Benjai won his first major 2011 Carnival title last night (Monday) when he walked away as the Young King Calypso Monarch.

Benjai performed with several dancers dressed in the national colours dancing in the background.It was a great performance with the entire audience singing along word for word of the song "Trini". Benjai's victory was a fore gone conclusion, the audience would have it no other way. Coming in second was Sekon Alves with Stars of Tomorrow winner Olatunji placing third.Ninja and Stephen Marcelle came in fourth and fifth respectively.The National Action Cultural Committee competition was held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) with twenty-two young men contesting the title.Performing in position 19 Benjai walked out on stage and the audience erupted. Like always he did not have any elaborate props.