Future of calypso/ soca in good hands

The turn out at Victoria Park on July 1st was a clear indication that calypso and soca music in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is safe and secure for another one hundred or more Carnivals to come.

Children and adults alike attended en masse at Carnival City for the staging of the Junior Calypso /Soca Monarch Competition, which saw more than 20 of the country’s finest young artistes sing their hearts out for the more than appreciative crowd.

At the end of it all, young soca monarch Hance John retained his crown won last year, while there were two new winners in the calypso categories.

Park Hill Government School student Terancia ‘TC’ Cornwall was crowned the primary school with her rendition Called “Inspiration”.

She beat Annique Telemaque of the St. Mary’s RC School who sang “Bounce Me up” into second place, and last year’s Champion from the Fancy Government student Sylvern Lavia who sang “Caribbean” placed third.

The secondary school title was won by Daheisha Simmons, a student of the Kingstown Multi-purpose center, who performed the song “Education is the Key”.

Simmons overwhelmed Bethel High School students Ranique Fraser and Zamfir Adams into second and third places with their songs “Pan Against Crime” and “Unique”.

John, a student of the St. Joseph’s Convent Marriaqua Retained his soca Monarch title with his presentation of “Mas on the Road”, winning over Dr. J P Eustace Secondary School Student Travis “Wiz Kid” Lynch, who performed Helicaptazz and Philip Dember of the Union Island Secondary School with his song “Wetty B”.

John Had unsuccessfully tried his voice at the Semi Finals, of the senior Soca competition.