The Valley, Anguilla – Flow Anguilla, one of the largest sponsors of the Anguilla Summer Festival from the private sector, congratulates its ambassadors and contenders for the Anguilla Summer Festival Activities. FLOW sponsors a number of activities throughout the Anguilla Summer Festival program, totalling just about EC$80,000.00 invested. This included FLOW Soca Rave, powe
red by Tropical Distributors, Leeward Island Calypso Competition, Infusion XL, August Thursday Celebrations, Dark Shadow (boat) and Eyes Wide Shut.
“As part of our mission – Connecting Communities and Transforming l
ives, FLOW is committed to ensuring that we play a major part in the celebration of Emancipation through the development of its arts, culture and music. Sponsoring events for over 17 years shows our true commitment. This year is extremely special to us as a number of FLOW Ambassadors captured a number of titles – and to that end we are extremely proud of their accomplishments!” said Commercial manager Jade Reymond.
FLOW Soca Rave, powered by Tropical Distributors, Soca Monarch Co
mpetition – Shea Shea won Soca Groovy Monarch and Mr Decent walked away with the Soca Power Monarch on Thursday, 2nd August in the respective segments. In the Groovy segment – 1st Runner up Big Rash with Double Up and Pantha secured 2nd place with Wakanda. In the Power segment, Big Rash was the 1st runner up with Hook up, with Roxxy in 2nd place with BAM (Bacch
anal and Mas).
FLOW would like to thank the committee of the Soca Monarch competition for their dedication to this event, in its seventh year; including Kerwyn (Prick) Goddard and his band for going above and beyond in supporting the contenders. A special thanks to Tropical Distributors for their partnership, financially and in kind for this year’s Soca Rave, we look forward to a long standing partnership
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Flow ambassadors Infusion XL captured the Band Clash title on Soca band clash/Bandorama night, for the third time. They placed 2nd runner up in the Bandorama title and 3rd place for Road March. “This is a true representative of how we FLOW! We are extremely proud of the hard work and dedication our ambassadors commit to their craft. Congratulations!” said Country manager, Desron Bynoe.
The fourth staging of the highly anticipated Eyes Wide Shut was truly a celebration of Anguilla Culture! With a range of local and international artist, namely Fay Ann Lyons and Bunji Garlin, DJ Private Ryan, Infusion XL, Synergy, DJ Jeanie and more, the event was successfully staged by Oleary Richardson and his team SoCreative Entertainment. “This event painted the town blue and yellow in fun, music, food and celebration. We congratulate Oleary and his team on a well-planned event and look forward to many more years in partnership” said Commercial Manager, Jade Reymond.
August Thursday festivities were painted in blue –as the West End committee celebrated the boat race in grand style through the partnership with FLOW.
Parade day, in its great splendour, depicted true Anguilla with various colors, music and dance. Flow sponsored a number of troupes this year, namely, Island Majorettes, Level X From within Dance Company, Elysian Mas and many more.
As the curtain closed on the Anguilla Summer Festival events – the Leeward Island Calypso Monarch Competition celebrated 22 years, with winner out of Antigua, Queen Thalia. FLOW has been sponsoring the LICC for 17 years and would like to extend formal congratulations to the committee and Ms Katrina Richardson for a well-produced, well organized and entertaining evening of Calypso.
Congratulations to the Anguilla Summer Festival Committee, Chairperson Lisa Rey and her team for a successful, entertaining and festive season of Carnival.
– Press Release
(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)