Newly crowned Road March king Mical Teja says he is beyond speechless.
Teja, born Mical Williams, wrote on his social media pages that coming on the heels of the 2024 Young Kings win, a Panorama win with bp Renegades and now Road March, that these wins aren’t about him.
He said: “…these wins are for every young person in Trinidad & Tobago with a passion.
PLEASE, Please, please follow your passion and do it with love ‼️
I’m beyond grateful for the support from everyone, the music isn’t mines anymore, ITS OURS ❤️
Love allyuh, appreciate allyuh and I will cherish this moment for a lifetime.”
Michael “Tano” Montano, DNA’s co-writer and co-producer with Teja, said in a Newsday interview that he felt honoured to win a Road March.
“That is definitely a bucket list title to win.
“I think, for me, what makes it more special is to win it with somebody like Teja, who I started in the industry with about a decade ago.
“He would have, actually, been somebody who taught me about production and we started around the same time. I think it makes it special to win it with somebody I am close friends with,” he said.
“It is truly an amazing feeling.”
Tano added that the song winning Road March at a slower bpm (beats per minute) was also something special. DNA has a bpm of 128. Last year’s winner, Hard Fete by Bunji, was 160 bpm’s.