National Calypso Monarch 2018 Semi Finals

Who Will Be The Finalist?

The venue today is at  Skinner Park in San Fernando, the event the National Calypso Monarch 2018 semi-final.

The 2016 National Calypso monarch is the first of 40 calypsonians who will be vying for one of the 15 places in the final, which comes off Dimanche Gras night on Carnival Sunday. The following is how they will perform:

1 Devon Seale Not red or yellow

2 Karene Asche Song of Inspiration

3 Weston Rawlins Cro Cro Belated

4 Maria La Caille Maria Bhola Let her go

5 Dexter Parsons The Stinger Chinese Tuition

6 Ezekiel Yorke A cash less society

7 Carlton Louison Glorified Gangster

8 Ronaldo London Tomorrow

9 Giselle Fraser Washington GG Plenty Talk

10 Kerine Williams-Figaro Tiny Reparation

11 Curlissa Charles-Mapp Curlissa D Circus

12 Candice Robinson Candice The struggle is real

13 Stephen Marcelle What about us

14 Myron Bruce Myron B The Great Nation

15 Wendy Garrick Salvage Tomorrow

16 Stacey Sobers Calypso Capital

17 Aaron St Louis Voice Year for love

18 Terri Lyons Un Natural Causes

19 Helon Francis Change

20 Carlos James Skatie Ah Cutback

21 Tammico Moore Spicey Muzzle D Dog

22 Winston Scarborough The Original De Fosto Himself Journey of the Veterans

23 Sandra Des Vignes-Millington Singing Sandra Power in Song

24 Victoria Cooper-Rahim Queen Victoria Shattered Home

25 Roderick Gordon Chuck Gordon Campaign Truck

26 Brian London I Playing Police

27 Roslyn Reid Roslyn The Cry of Tobago

28 Joanne Rowley Tigress Rowley to Rowley

29 Kurt Allen The Last Bard John of Calypso Circle Square Science

30 Alana Sinnette-Khan Lady Watchman Dead Beat

31 Shirlane Hendrickson Property Tax

32 Alex Gift Tobago Chalkie Who is Fake

33 Rondell Donawa De Problem

34 Selvon Noel Mistah Shak Rebellion

35 Marsha Clifton Lady Adana Let them know

36 Michael Osouna Sugar Aloes Finally

37 Duane O'Connor No Front Page

38 Heather Mac Intosh-Simon Heather Mac Intosh The Survey

39 Henson Wright Calypso Prince All I Ask

40 Michael Legerton Protector We could do better than that

Here is a sampling of 4 competitors.  Not picking winners here, in fact in my humble opinion only one or two of the ones below will make it to the finals, and that's not because they are not at their best. 

Let's start with: 

Devon Seale

The winner of the Calypso Crown  in 2016 is back at it again. The song below is a masterful performance but I think that it focuses on the past too much.  There was a handover of government in 2015, this is 2018, this is no time for song about that situation.  People should have gone to jail already but we are still hearing calypso about how the Treasury was raped.

In terms of documenting for prosperity, this sound and the video that was created is masterful. These allegations must be recorded and accessible to the people, in case they forget. The sad part is that there is no crime if no one is prosecuted.

Anyway, listen and share your own opinion. If you have one.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/devon.seale.7 Instagram: devonseale Twitter: @daseale YouTube Channel: Devon Seale Email: devon.seale@gmail.com

Karene Ashe

One of the youngest winners of the Dimanche Gras competition, in 2011 Asche, 26, copped the coveted Calypso Monarch title, winning $2 million. 

The past monarch is back again, a song with a message to the masses.  Karene appeals to our ethical and moral instincts. 

Karene Asche releases her single for Carnival 2018. Song calling for divine healing for the land in these dark times...... Some soul food for the lost and lonely. Performed by: Karene Asche Composed by: Christophe Grant Produced by: Angelo Pantin & Sherezz Grant Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karene.asche Instagram: kareneasche1 Email: kareneasche@gmail.com

Cro Cro

Weston Rawlins... the Mighty Miget, Cro Cro telling it like it is. This is what calypso is about, addressing a topical and very typical situation.

Do you think he will win? I don't think so because he is knocking the current administration. It is their prize money, he will deliver his message but he will not win.

This is the only calypsoian who does not have a youtube channel, this song "Belated" will be performed today, Saturday February 3rd 2018. He is more on the ground down to earth. This was taken from his performance at the tent.

Cro Cro is blessed with an ingenuity and style that is unmatched. In this calypso he is not afraid of facing the reality of what is happening today in politics.

All the best to Cro Cro, he is a real, to the heart calysosian.

Brian London