{"id":726,"date":"2015-04-14T14:20:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T18:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.triniview.com\/blog\/?p=726"},"modified":"2015-04-17T09:17:37","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T13:17:37","slug":"kaisorama-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.triniview.com\/blog\/?p=726","title":{"rendered":"KAISORAMA 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

By TriniSoca Reporters<\/b>
\nEvent Date: February 12, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Flag-bearer,
Flag-bearer, Mr. Hurbert Diaz<\/small><\/p>\n

On Thursday 12th February, 2015, TUCO culminated a condensed whirlwind of kaiso competition on The Grand Stage in the Queen\u2019s Park Savannah. It was indeed the night of champions and as calypso bards congregated backstage in preparation for the upcoming competition, the musicians of the Kelly Green and Harmony band warmed up their instruments on the stage, preparing for a night of live entertainment and accompaniment for the artistes.<\/p>\n

As the patrons filtered into the Grand Stand, the nearby food vendors advertised their attractive wares in glass cases, offering insight into Trinbagonian epicurean culture. Ponnie\u2019s little stall held a tasty looking selection of soft cake pastries and sweet milky tea while Sweet Hand Vilma simmered two large cauldrons of homemade corn soup. Queen Marva officiated over her soft drinks and snacks in Marva\u2019s Delights and the J.B. Love House Touch offered an assortment of fried bake and potato pies. The smell of frying shark fillets wafted from Sherri\u2019s Caf\u00e9 while Kathleen\u2019s Cuisine advertised the ubiquitous Bake and Buljol as Cecelia\u2019s Caf\u00e9 staff slipped thick, wedge shaped roti slices onto a display platter near tall jars of tamarind balls and sugary nut cakes. The dinner menu for patrons included burgers, macaroni pie, stewed chicken, callalloo, pelau, hotdogs and cane juice which all attracted brisk business for the varying vendors prior to the start of the show. Kaiso themed hats, t-shirts and CD\u2019s were also on sale.<\/p>\n

The show began shortly after 7:30 p.m. and the flag-bearer, one Mr. H.P. Diaz, recipient of the Hummingbird Medal (Bronze), stood like a statue at attention in his patriotically red suit as the national anthem of Trinidad and Tobago played. The Masters Of Ceremonies, Mr. Wendell Etienne and Mr. Omari Ashby thereafter commanded their roles on the stage and did an able job in piquing the spectators\u2019 interest in upcoming performances. Willard ‘Relator’ Harris was the first guest artiste to take the floor and he successfully evoked a pleasant nostalgia with a selection of vintage kaiso which had the audience singing along.<\/p>\n

\"Joseph
Joseph ‘Lingo’ Vautor-La Placeliere, 2015 National Extempo champion<\/small><\/p>\n

Thereafter, the Extempo competition commenced and contenders for the crown in the order they performed were:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Francois Ottley
\n\u2022 Brian London
\n\u2022 Mark ‘The Contender’ John
\n\u2022 Joseph ‘Lingo’ Vautor-La Placeliere
\n\u2022 Nestor Boxhill
\n\u2022 Lesley-Ann ‘Lady Africa’ Bristol
\n\u2022 Myron ‘The Incredible Myron B’ Bruce
\n\u2022 Neil ‘Abebele’ Baptiste<\/p>\n

The crowd enjoyed the skill of the artistes and the crowd’s favourite was clearly Lingo who wittily referenced the recent retreat of Machel Montano from the Fatima Fete stage in his composition. He easily qualified for the second round which brought him to battle with Leslie-Ann ‘Lady Africa’ Bristow while Myron B, who also qualified for Round Two, went toe to toe against Brian London. All competitors represented well with the topics of \u201cWest Indies Cricket Board\u201d and \u201cMale Enhancement Pills\u201d respectively, but the two stronger extempo artistes proved to be ‘Lingo’ and ‘The Incredible Myron B’ who faced off in the final round for the first prize of $250,000. Musical picong flew sharp and fast between the two but in the end, it was ‘Lingo’ who blazed a trail to become the Extempo King of 2015.<\/p>\n

\"(Kneeling)
(Kneeling) 2015 Young King Calypso Monarch, Arnold ‘Jaw D’ Jordon performs “Dis Is My Life”<\/small><\/p>\n

The Calypsonians were equally competitive in vying for the first place in their respective categories. In the Social Commentary category, Heather MacIntosh\u2019s powerful \u201cAh Gone\u201d squared off with the crowd’s favourite Arnold ‘Jaw D’ Jordon with the poignant \u201cDis Is My Life\u201d while Georgia ‘The Messenger’ Mc Intyre invoked the social presence of the recently deceased Marcia Henville with her contribution, \u201cThe Voice.\u201d Ultimately, it was Heather MacIntosh who successfully copped the first place while Georgia ‘The Messenger’ Mc Intyre claimed the second place and Arnold ‘Jaw D’ Jordon was placed third.<\/p>\n

\"Karene
Karene Asche performs “Every Knee Shall Bow”<\/small><\/p>\n

In the Nation Building Category Brian London\u2019s soulful \u201cWishful\u201d was pitted against Karene Asche\u2019s power ballad \u201cEvery Knee Shall Bow\u201d and Kurt ‘The Last Badjohn of Calypso’ Allen\u2019s thought provoking \u201cSelfie.\u201d The clear favourite in this category was Karene Asche who was awarded first prize, Kurt ‘The Last Badjohn of Calypso’ Allen was placed second and Brian London\u2019s \u201cWishful\u201d came third.<\/p>\n

\"Alicia
Alicia Richards performs “Suits for Sale”<\/small><\/p>\n

In the Political Commentary Category, Alicia Richards delivered a forceful rendition of \u201cSuits for Sale\u201d which went against songster Devon Seale who\u2019s composition \u201cMy Humble Plea\u201d had the audience singing along enthusiastically with the hook of \u201cGo\u2026Nah\u2026Pleease!\u201d Kurt ‘The Last Badjohn of Calypso’ Allen also competed in this category with his song \u201cKing#2\u201d and while his galvanized latrine stage prop caused great amusement in the crowd, he was ironically placed second in this category as first place was given to Devon Seale and third place to Alicia Richards. <\/p>\n

\"(R)
(R) Karega Mandela presents an award to Paul ‘Trinidad Bill’ Trotman on behalf of TUCO. (L) Shirlane Hendrickson<\/small><\/p>\n

Also performing at the show were the North West Laventille Cultural Movement and renowned pannist Earl Rodney. Rupert ‘Swallow’ Philo of Antigua gave a sprightly performance and was followed by a saucy show by Robert ‘Lord Nelson’ Nelson who delighted patrons with his naughty antics as he sang and danced across the stage. An award was also presented to Paul ‘Trinidad Bill’ Trotman by Karega Mandela on behalf of TUCO. Community Development Minister, Winston ‘Gypsy’ Peters who was also present on stage with Mr. Trotman, paid tribute to the lifetime works of this legendary artiste in the field of entertainment.<\/p>\n

Supporters for the event included:<\/p>\n

\u2022 The National Carnival Commission (NCC)
\n\u2022 First Citizen\u2019s Bank
\n\u2022 The Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG)
\n\u2022 Government Information Services Limited (GISL)
\n\u2022 WACK90.1 FM
\n\u2022 I 95.5 FM
\n\u2022 Vibe CT 105.1 FM
\n\u2022 Power 102.1 FM
\n\u2022 More 104.7 FM
\n\u2022 Trinibashment 91.9 FM
\n\u2022 BP Trinidad and Tobago
\n\u2022 National Flour Mills
\n\u2022 Angostura Limited
\n\u2022 The Carnival Institute
\n\u2022 Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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