THE Mashramani Secretariat on Wednesday evening announced reigning Carib Soca Monarch Jumo ‘Rubber Waist’ Primo as the 2015 Road March King. He won the title with his tune “Unruly”, which also dominated the Carib Soca Monarch 2015 championship.This is the X2 artiste’s first experience of winning the title, after entering the competition twice before, with “The Road”, and “One People”.

Jumo explained in a recent interview that the two previous songs were entered by his recording studio, Kross Kolors, but he thought he had put a lot this year into promoting his song, hence his double success in less than two weeks.

“It is indeed a great feeling…. I am really excited and grateful…. It shows that hard work and dedication, along with prayers, paid off…. If you can dedicate yourself to something that you believe in, you can achieve anything,” the accomplished soca sensation related.

The self-proclaimed ‘people’s champion’ promises to be the best he can be. He also promises to continue working hard to release quality music for his fans. “I just want to make them happy,” he declared.

‘Rubber Waist’ presently has a brand new song, titled “Mr. Mash”, which has been creating a stir on the local airwaves. He is expected to record the video for “Like talk” as well as the video for Mr. Mash, which will be released soon.

Jumo will concentrate on the release of a new song for 2016, and is excited about representing Guyana at the International Soca Monarch in Trinidad next year. He plans to visit the twin-island republic prior to the competition to promote his tune.

Ever since being crowned Carib Soca Monarch, Primo has been receiving calls from Antigua, St. Maarten, Canada and the US, and this gives him a great feeling. The successes, he added, could not have been possible without the support of the many bands that played his tune on Mash Day, the deejays, Kross Kolors Studio, his team, fans and the media.

He has also expressed gratitude to the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry for keeping Mash alive, as he has also done to ANSA McAL and to the Heatwaves Band.

(By Alex Wayne)