Brewery giant Banks DIH yesterday made an early start to Mashramani celebrations with the launch of the first ever Groovy Soca Monarch competition.The company insists the event is not meant to overshadow the Soca monarch competition put on by rival beer company Ansa McAl.Director of the competition, Sean Bhola, explained that Groovy soca is different from regular soca music, in that it is a blend of soca and calypso, and is fast becoming a popular genre of Caribbean Rhythms.“The sweet, unforgettable melody lines are also proving to be timeless in comparison to the hype and frenzied,jerseys from china, fast pace music of the Mash/Carnival season,” Bhola stated.The finals of the competition will be held on December 4,Cheap Jerseys From China, and the winner will take home $750,000 in cash.Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony, hailed the initiative saying that it creates new opportunities for local musicians who have complained that after Mashramani there is no avenue for work or competitions the rest of the year.Dr Anthony also said that when in recent years there has been difficulty in finding sponsorship, here Banks has come forward to put on a competition way ahead of Mashramani and has also committed to keeping the event for the long haul.Mashramani, a carnival-like celebration,Cheap Jerseys From China, is put on every year to celebrate the country’s Republic anniversary.Bhola said that the Groovy Soca Monarch competition intends to attract the top vocal talents in Guyana and display them in a dynamic face off like never before.“The competition will be tabled as one of the first events for Mashramani thus setting the pace for all the other events and giving the music produced the advantage of continuous air play throughout the season,” Banks said in a statement.The company said that Groovy Soca Competitions are staged in countless countries across the Caribbean, in North America and Europe and according to Banks, the rich,Cheap Jerseys From China, underexposed talent in Guyana can rival any of these if only given the opportunity.Runners-up in the competition are slated to receive big prizes. The second place winner will receive $500,000, while the third place winner will receive $300,Wholesale Jerseys China,000.Bhola said that Banks has already received the commitment of various recording studios to have their artistes sign up for the competition, and neither contestants nor the winners will be barred from competition in any of the singing competitions put on for Mashramani. There is an annual Soca, Chutney, and Calypso competition.The deadline for the submission of entries is October 30, 2010 and entries will be shortlisted by a panel of judges.Twenty-four persons will be shortlisted and will then compete in two semi-final competitions that will each feature 12 contestants.The finals of the competition will take place at Thirst Park on December 4, 2010.When the competition is over, music videos of the top four songs will be produced along with a DVD of the final competition.In addition,cheap nfl jerseys, the organisers also plan to produce an album on CD featuring 14 finalists from the competition.