00:00Marshall Montano says it is an absolute honor and joy to celebrate this 2026 Roadmatch win.
00:06In a post on his Facebook page on Ash Wednesday, the new Roadmatch record holder said he is beyond words
00:11and the feeling is only comparable to his first win in 1997.
00:16Marshall Montano also said, quote, to voice Bungee Garland and all the other contenders, I extend my congratulations and gratitude
00:22for a most challenging race.
00:25All great songs and valiant efforts to reach the finish line, end quote.
00:30This follows the official announcement of the results.
00:33Well, it has to be an honorable feeling, you know, because, I mean, Lord Kitchener is a great man.
00:39And to go beyond and to break a record, you know, it has to be a great feeling, you know,
00:47for Marshall Montano.
00:48The president of the Trinbago Unified Calypso Union's organization, Ainsley King, speaking with the media about Soka icon Marshall Montano
00:55winning his 12th Roadmatch.
00:57In doing so, the Soka icon broke the late Lord Kitchener's record of 11 Roadmatch wins.
01:04I'll take the opportunity to congratulate him at this time, you know.
01:09I mean, he's now, I mean, he was a legend, but he's now a greater legend because of his achievement.
01:17Where competitions are concerned, I'm president, but I try to stay as distant as possible from it.
01:23Last week, following the private screening of his Like a Boss documentary at Movietown, Port of Spain, Marshall Montano was
01:30clear in his intention to win the 2026 Roadmatch, as he also announced his intention to bow out of the
01:36carnival limelight to focus on projects that would better benefit upcoming artists.
01:42I tried to win one more Roadmatch, just to like, just to have his shelf complete, you know, and then
01:48I could get it, but win, lose or draw, I go in, you know, that's it.
01:52This is, this is the end of one and the beginning of a new, new thing.
01:57Tuko's president announced the top three results on Ash Wednesday.
02:01In third place, we have Ian Alvarez, Bungee Garland, Song Roadman, played 97 times.
02:17In second place of the Tuko National Roadmatch for 2026, is Aaron St. Louis, voice, Carby Havre, played 127 times.
02:37And ladies and gentlemen, our Roadmatch for 2026 in the National Tuko Roadmatch competition, is Marshall Montano, encore, played 171
02:57times.
02:58Voice, who had been seeking his first Roadmatch win, said on his Instagram page on Ash Wednesday, that his heart
03:05is full, as he thanked his family, his support team, and everyone who supported his music.
03:11Voice further said, quote, Trinidad and Tobago thank you for making care behave what it is now, end quote.
03:17He further said, the energy and response were beyond anything he could have ever imagined.
03:21So Kalenjan and the past Roadmatch winner, Bungee Garland, registered his song on Carnival Friday for the Roadmatch competition, after
03:29having consistently announced he would bow out of the competition in 2026.
03:34On Ash Wednesday on the social media platform X, Bungee Garland said that he, quote, catch a third place still,
03:41yes? Thank you, thank you, end quote.
03:44Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
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