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Lost Tribe, K2K take Downtown Carnival titles

19 February 2026
This content originally appeared on Trinidad Guardian.
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Lost Tribe and K2K Al­liance & Part­ners have ex­tend­ed their dom­i­nant Car­ni­val 2026 run, cap­tur­ing the top Down­town Car­ni­val Com­mit­tee ti­tles in the Large and Medi­um Band cat­e­gories.

Lost Tribe se­cured Large Band of the Year with Is­land Cir­cus, ahead of RC Mas Band’s The Web We Weave and Trinidad All Stars Steel Or­ches­tra’s Sailors Ashore in Japan

K2K Al­liance & Part­ners topped the Medi­um Band cat­e­go­ry with Pollen Hous­es, fol­lowed by Ki­net­ic Mas’ You The Mas­ter­piece and Im­age Na­tion’s Kaiso Kaiso

K2K Alliance and Partners cross the Savannah Stage with their presentation “Pollen Houses" on Carnival Tuesday.

K2K Alliance and Partners cross the Savannah Stage with their presentation “Pollen Houses" on Carnival Tuesday.

KRISTIAN DE SILVA

In the Small Band cat­e­go­ry, Trib­al Con­nec­tion Cul­tur­al Pro­mo­tions claimed first place with Thank You For the Years of More Mas Than Ar­se, with The Orig­i­nal Jab Jab sec­ond and Vibez Mas third

The wins add to Lost Tribe and K2K’s grow­ing list of 2026 ti­tles, in­clud­ing vic­to­ries at the NCC com­pe­ti­tions.

In the Road March race, Machel Mon­tano’s En­core led with 24 plays, ahead of Bun­ji Gar­lin’s Still A Road Man and Voice’s Cyah Be­have, both on 21