Daily Archive for January 23rd, 2008

Retiree is new Young King

Published on January 23, 2008 in Calypso/Soca. 0 Comments
The Mighty Diamond (Patrick Purcell Lewis)
The Mighty Diamond (Patrick Purcell Lewis)

A RETIRED prisons officer is the 2008 Young King Calypso Monarch

The Mighty Diamond (Patrick Purcell Lewis) beat back 17 other contestants at the St James Amphitheatre on Monday night to win the title and a $100,000 cash prize.

The new Young King, who lives at Bon Air Gardens, Arouca, and is attached to the Icons Calypso Tent this season, scored his surprise victory after rendering “Crime Issues,” a social commentary in which he declared: “The only time they know to stop crime is when they threaten the State.”
Full Article : newsday.co.tt

NACC Young Kings Calypso Monarch 2008 in pictures:
www.trinisoca.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=87197

Soca in the Square with KMC and Red, White and Black

Published on January 23, 2008 in Calypso/Soca and Carnival. 0 Comments
KMC and Red, White and Black in the Square 2008 in pictures
KMC and Red, White and Black in the Square 2008 in pictures

TriniSoca.com Reporters
Event Date: January 22, 2008

The second day of the Soca in the Square series, Tuesday 22nd January, 2008, featured KMC and the Red, White and Black band. Although the crowd was not as large as the day before, it was still quite substantial and the audience was very much delighted with the performances.

Ken Marlon Charles (KMC) was joined on stage with Diamond Cut who provided good support and later by Gospel-Soca artiste, Jadee. Members of the audience seemed quite pleased, so much so that they were very aware that the programme finished about ten minutes before it was supposed to. Most stayed till the end.
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