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.
01:05I'll take the opportunity to congratulate him at this time, you know.
01:08I mean, he's now, I mean, he was a legend, but he's now a greater legend because of his achievement.
01:16Well, I'll be very honest with you all, you know, where competitions are concerned, I'm president, but I try to
01:25stay as distant as possible from it, right?
01:27But my take on it is that what was demonstrated is hard work to pay off.
01:34Last week, following the private screening of his Like a Boss documentary at Movie Town, Port of Spain,
01:40Marshall Montano was clear in his intention to win the 2026 Roadmatch,
01:45as he also announced his intention to bow out of the carnival limelight to focus on projects that would better
01:51benefit upcoming artists.
01:53I tried to win one more Roadmatch, just to like, just to have this shelf complete, you know, and then
02:00I could get it,
02:01but win, lose or draw, I go in, you know, that's it.
02:04This is the end of one and the beginning of a new thing.
02:09Tuko's president announced the top three results on Ash Wednesday.
02:13In third place, we have Ian Alvarez, Bungee Garland, song Roadman, played 97 times.
02:29In second place of the Tuko National Roadmatch for 2026, is Aaron St. Louis, voice, Carby Havre, played 127 times.
02:49And ladies and gentlemen, our Roadmatch for 2026 in the National Tuko Roadmatch competition is Marshall Montano encore played 171
03:09times.
03:10Voice, who had been seeking his first Roadmatch win, said on his Instagram page on Ash Wednesday,
03:15that his heart is full, as he thanked his family, his support team, and everyone who supported his music.
03:22Voice further said, quote, Trinidad and Tobago thank you for making care behave what it is now, end quote.
03:28He further said, the energy and response were beyond anything he could have ever imagined.
03:33Sokal Engine and the past Roadmatch winner, Bungee Garland, registered his song on Carnival Friday for the Roadmatch competition,
03:40after having consistently announced he would bow out of the competition in 2026.
03:45On Ash Wednesday on the social media platform X, Bungee Garland said that he, quote,
03:51catch a third place still, yes? Thank you, thank you, end quote.
03:56Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
03:58Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
03:59.
03:59You
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