Port-of-Spain, Feb. 23: Trinidad & Tobago carnival climaxes this weekend. The 12 finalists who are competing on Sunday, March 2 for the title of the National Calypso Monarch of Trinidad & Tobago has been determined. A panel of judges selected 11 from 40 artists in last Saturday’ semifinals. The 11 represent various Calypso Tents. The 2014 National Calypso Monarch will win a cool TT$1,000,000 approximately US$155, 785.59 and a brand new car.
This Friday, Feb. 28, the Groovy Soca Monarch and the International Power Soca Monarch will be held and each winner will walk away with a purse of TT$2,000,000.
Here are the finalists for each category:
NATIONAL CALYPSO MONARCH FINALISTS, SUNDAY, MARCH 2
Cro Cro
Queen Victoria
Mr. Shak
Body Guard
Chucky
Myron B
Kurt Allen
Chalkdust
Skatie
Brian London
Alena Sinette Khan
Pink Panther (2013 Monarch, defending his title)
The National Carnival Commission has released the results from yesterday’s Calypso Fiesta.
The show at Skinner Park San Fernando got off to a late start yesterday, but the performances that followed were able to ease the dissatisfaction of the audience.
The following calypsonians have qualified for Calypso Monarch Finals at Dimanche Gras on February 2 and will Challenge reigning Monarch Pink Panther.
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Cro Cro
Queen Victoria
Mr Shak
Bodyguard
Chucky
Myron B
Kurt Allen
Chalkdust
Skatie
Brian London
Alana Sinette
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INTERNATIONAL POWER SOCA MONARCH FINALISTS, FRIDAY, FEB. 28
1 Mr. Killa
2 Iwer George
3 Destra
4 Snakey
5 Devon Matthews
6 Patrice Roberts
7 Nadia Batson
8 Ann-G
9 Lyrikal
2013 co-monarchs Machel Montano and Super Blue will defend.
GROOVY SOCA MONARCH FINALISTS, FRIDAY, FEB. 28
1. Farmer Nappy
2. Kerwin Du Bois
3. Destra
4. Saucy
5. Skinny Fabulous
6. Cassi
7. Biggie Irie
8. Tallpree
9. Mr. Famous
10. Erphaan Alves
11. Ravi B
Defending 2013 Groovy Monarch Machel Montano will defend his title.
Trinidad calypsonians at New York Village Vanguard in the 1940s
Once Trinidad & Tobago Carnival and Calypso-Soca season ends next Tuesday focus will be in North America, England and the Caribbean where many artists will perform in concerts and calypso tents.
The first major2014 Calypso-Soca concert in New York is the EVERYBODY’S Mother’s Day Saturday Concert at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts.
Tickets are on sale at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Box office and online from EVERYBODY’S Magazine. www.everybodysmag.com
EVERYBODY’S Calypso & Soca Festival & Tent is scheduled during the week of Brooklyn’s Carnival, last week in August.
- Carlton Cordle
- Cassiano Sylvester
- Cecil Wilt Cambridge
- Darryl Henry
- Denise Belfon
- Destra Garcia
- Erphaan Alves
- Gamal Doyle
- Junior Noel
- Kerwin DuBois
- Ravi Bissambhar
Stage Name/Sobriquet
- Biggie Irie
- Cassie
- Tallpree
- Farmer Nappy
- Saucy Wow
- Destra
- Erphaan Alves
- Skinny Fabulous
- Mr. Famous
- Kerwin
- Ravi B
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- Carlton Cordle
- Cassiano Sylvester
- Cecil Wilt Cambridge
- Darryl Henry
- Denise Belfon
- Destra Garcia
- Erphaan Alves
- Gamal Doyle
- Junior Noel
- Kerwin DuBois
- Ravi Bissambhar
Stage Name/Sobriquet
- Biggie Irie
- Cassie
- Tallpree
- Farmer Nappy
- Saucy Wow
- Destra
- Erphaan Alves
- Skinny Fabulous
- Mr. Famous
- Kerwin
- Ravi B
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