Originally posted on the blog Sokah2Soca (www.sokah2soca.com). We bring you only the best new music, while Island Vbye Radio rocks it live on the air!!
The Calypso Fiesta in Trinidad is a vibrant celebration of music, culture, and creativity. On Saturday, Feb 3rd. the stage at Skinner Park, San Fernando, "Reignite Calypso Music" will come alive with the rhythmic beats and soulful lyrics of talented calypsonians.
I hope you are as excited as I am to enjoy this spectacular show of talent, creativity, and a display of various calypso styles, including dance calypso and social and political commentaries. Calypso Fiesta is more than just a competition; it is a celebration of our culture and history.
At the end of the event, the top performers will secure a spot in the National Calypso Monarch final on Dimanche Gras night, February 11. Former winners like Chuck Gordon, Karene Asche, and Terri Lyons, as well as Soca music icon Machel Montano and current Young King Mical Teja, will vie for a place in the finals where Duane Ta'zyah O’Connor will defend the crown he won last year. Let the melodies sway, the lyrics resonate, and the spirit of calypso thrive!
We have audio via Talkcity Radio 91.1FM and recorded Video performances posted below: Enjoy and share this post with your peers!
The Calypso Fiesta will start at 2:00 pm at Skinner Park, San Fernando, and last until 10 p.m. or later/until finished. The order of appearances is as follows:
- Karen Asche (The Calypso Princess) - No Excuse
- Hammond Bruce (Slick) - Trinidad Is Not a Real Place
- Richard Raj-Kumar (Chromatics) - 2 Party
- Mical Williams (Mical Teja) - DNA
- Terri Lyons - Play Panman
- Roderick Gordon (Chuck Gordon) - Charlsie
- Myron Bruce (Calypso Nite) - Gunsmoke in the Dancehall
- Romel Lezama (Papamel) - Real Talk
- Caston Cupid - Straight From The Heart
- Phillip Murray (Black Sage) - Stone
- Garth St Clair - The Anthem
- Giselle Fraser Washington (GG) - We Going Fighting
- Ezekiel Yorke - No Greater Gift
- Stephen Marcelle - Country of Survival
- Alana Sinnette-Khan - Lady Watchman - Shopping In Miami
- Mark Eastman Generation
- Crystal Charles - The Legal Diva - Standing My Ground
- Kurt Alleyne - Last Bardjohn of Calypso - The First Investigation
- Eric James - Is D People
- Nakasa Thatcher-Roberts - Find Ah Station
- Rivaldo London - Here In T&T
- Nicole Thomas - The Truth Is
- Aaron Duncan - Characters
- Aaron Sinnette - Tick Tock
- Sean Singh - (Ifa) - Jack and Jill
- Winston Gypsy Peters (Gypsy) - Ungrateful
- Machel Montano - Soul of Calypso
- Shamika Denoon - All We Saltfish
- Stacey Sobers-Abraham (Stacey Sobers) -Respect the Tribe
- Victoria Cooper-Rahim (Queen Victoria) - The Enemy
- Keith Wason (Def Prince) - Identity Crisis
- Wendy Garrick - Keep Yuh Head Up
- Heaven Charles (Snakey) - Wake Up Calypso
- Brian London - Hell
- Michelle Henry - When The Fighting STart
- Naomi Sinnette - Dem Advisors
- Kerine Williams-Figaro (Tiny) - Through These Eyes
- Alex Gift (Tobago Chalkie) - The Feud
- Helon Francis - Representing We
- Selvon Noel (Mistah Shak) - De Return
