Roger Hinds beat a field of 18 chutney hopefuls, to take his second win of the Chutney Monarchy in three years, GINA said yesterday.
Better known as Young Bill Rogers, the newly crowned 2015 monarch was also the 2013 winner. GINA said that his task was not easy but his “Searching for a good Larkie” fit the genre of chutney and his crowd-pleasing manner emanated from what he said was “my wealth of experience and love of the art form”.
For the win, Hinds picked up $600,000 and a trophy.
Second place went to Haresh Singh, who competed strongly with his “Dulahin Runaway.” GINA said that he picked up $400,000 and a trophy; $250,000 and a trophy also went to Bunty Singh, for his third place winning effort. His piece was titled “Facebook Girlfriend.”
As per norm, GINA said that special recognition was given to the Best New Comer in the competition. This title was taken by Halima Khan, who performed her “Dulaha Dulahin”. Khan received a cash incentive of $100,000.
The event was held at the Anna Regina Com-munity Centre ground.
The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and formed part of Guyana’s 45th Republic celebrations.
