St. Omer And Tanner – King And Queen Of The Bands

By Tony Nicholas Experience as well as a history of bringing home the titles, favored the winners of both the King of the Bands and Queen of the Bands titles, at the annual King and Queen of the Bands Competition. The event was held at the Sab, Vigie, on the night of Monday July 8. A fair sized crowd did not allow the intermittent showers to be a deterrent and showed up for the free event. On the night, ten costumes were showcased in the Queen of the bands segment and five in the Kings. In the end, Sharon Tanner who has won the title of Queen of the Bands on several occasions did it again on Monday for Tribe of Twel. She portrayed “Sisters in the stream- rituals of faith and fellowship.” Tanner expressed elation and was thankful for the platform the event provided. “This is the one stage where we get to make a statement of our creativity and the fact that the band itself still makes costumes from scratch,” Tanner told St. Lucia Times. She added that the excitement and passion gives her the drive to continue to participate and connect with people who love the art...