Four Junior kings and queens of Carnival have been crowned for 2023.
The non-school band Junior Queen of Carnival is Alyssa Sirjoo, who portrayed Mama Africa, from the band Ubuntu. Her portrayal was of the mythical figure of the Mother of all People and the mother of the human race. Her orange, green, and gold costume featured zebra striped steel pans, a flowing circular skirt, and orange green and gold leaves forming an umbrella shape overhead.
[caption id="attachment_1001758" align="alignnone" width="871"] NCC Junior Queen Alyssa Sirjoo portraying Mama Africa with the band Ubuntu at the Queen's Park Savannah on Sunday, February 12. Photo by Andrea De Silva[/caption]
The school band Junior Queen of Carnival is Makayla Questel-Frederick, portraying Moonlight Matura, from the band Let Here Be Light. Her blue, silver costume portrayed the light from the moon and stars on the waters of Matura, with Miss Matura calling on turtles to come and lay their eggs. Leatherback turtles were also featured on the costume, having come to the sanctuary of the beach.
[caption id="attachment_1001756" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Jarel Peters portrays A Musical Explosion at NCC Junior King of Carnival semi-finals at Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain Trinidad on February 15, 2023. Photo by Andrea De Silva[/caption]
The non-school band Junior King of Carnival is Jarel Peters, A Musical Explosion, from the band Sweet Trinbago. His black and gold costume featured musical notes, guitars, drums, staves with musical notes, a harmonium, a sitar, saxophone, and steel pans.
[caption id="attachment_1001755" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Makayla Questel-Frederick portrays Moonlit Matura at NCC Junior Queen of Carnival semi-finals at Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain Trinidad on February 15, 2023. Photo by Andrea De Silva[/caption]
The school band Junior King of Carnival is Xavi Harriot, Guardian of the Shaolin Temple, from the band Passage to China. His gold and red costume featured various wings which had depictions of a Shaolin temple, with a peaked roof backpack. Harriot, who was wearing a long white beard, danced around with scimitars to show his protective nature.
Junior kings results:
Non-School Participants
Names - Portrayal - Band - Final Score
Jarel Peters - A Musical Explosion - Sweet Trinbago - 426
Enzi Davis - The Face of Humanity - Ubuntu - 422
Shamarq Azario Collis - Like Fish Outta Water - Mauvaise Langue - 419
Samuel Jackson - Mysterious Fauci D’ Gladiator - Dawn of a New Day - 419
Joel Mack - Taniwah – The Hydra Reborn - Wonders of This World – A Tribute to TT - 419
Antonio Rampersad - Pan Explosion - Dat Is Ah Trini - 418
Malachi Gittens - Arharzel the Blue Dragon - Tributes to the Heroes of Traditional Mas - 402
Merrick Barnes - Illumination - Classix Productions: Dawn of a New Day - 400
Josiah Ferrier - Midnight Robber - Outside Nice - 400
Josiah Sutton - Mistah Pandemic - National Treasures - 389
School Participants
Xavi Harriot - Guardian of the Shaolin Temple - Pass
