Mighty Duke battling serious illness
Kelvin Pope, who goes by the stately moniker “the Mighty Duke”, and has been a force to reckon with in the calypso world, is battling ill health and may only have a limited amount of time left to entertain his fans.
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Shurwayne, Traffik part ways
Groovy Soca Monarch moving on to ‘great things’
Reigning International Groovy Soca Monarch, Shurwayne Winchester, has resigned as a permanent member of the soca band Traffik. His publicist yesterday issued a press release stating that Winchester will officially exit the band on October 16 in what is an “amicable” separation.
COTT to honour music icons
The Copyright Music Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) will be hosting its tenth annual Music Awards Ceremony on November 6 at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s.
Protector quits ‘stressful’ TUCO post
Michael “Protector” Leggerton has resigned as president of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation.
He cited medical considerations for his departure from office during a telephone interview yesterday.
Although he is yet to present his resignation letter to the TUCO general counsel at its next scheduled meeting today, Leggerton said it was a done deal and he was going to focus on himself and his health.
Big plans for brass
Combining the now defunct Brassorama and Brass Festival events, Village Promotions (VP) and Randy Glasgow Productions (RGP) intend staging the first Caribbean Brass & Soca Festival debuts on television screens worldwide.
1 / Sugar Aloes / 438
2 / Cro Cro / 435
3 / Karen Ashe / 433
4 / Stinger / 430
5 / Chalkdust / 426
Groovy Soca
1st Shurwayne Winchester “Carnival please stay”
2nd Patrice Roberts “More Wuk”
3rd Shal Marshall & Kerwin Dubois “Gal Farm”
4th Farmer Nappy “Own Woman”
Power Soca
1st Bunji Garlin “Fiery”
2nd Neil ‘The Boss’ George “Over yuh head”
3rd Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez “Get On”
4th Nadia Batson “My Posse”
Barataria Senior Comprehensive student Megan Walrond is the new Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO)/Sunshine Snacks National Junior Calypso Monarch.
The 17-year-old, who finished last in the 2006 competition and did not participate last year, returned in style by scoring 426 points to cop the title from 12 other competitors yesterday at the Jean Pierre Complex, Mucurapo.
Full Article : trinidadexpress.com
Bunji Garlin, Faye-Ann Lyons and The Asylum Band
TriniSoca.com Reporters
Event Date: January 23, 2008
By far the biggest and most exciting event in the Soca in the Square series so far, Bunji, Faye-Ann and the Asylum band gave the audience a fantastic show on Wednesday, 23rd January, 2008. The Square was tightly packed, more so than the first two days, with working adults and school children coming to see the ‘Fireman’ and friends firsthand.
The show began with the introduction of costume-clad ladies showcasing the sections of Ronnie Mac Intosh’s Carnival band. The crowd showed their appreciation for the spectacle but also showed their great anticipation for what was to come.
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