The 22 persons who will compete in the calypso semi-finals scheduled for this Friday, June 27, have been named.{{more}}
The singers, who were selected based on their performances in the calypso preliminaries are: from the Dynamites Calypso Tent – Earl âExposerâ Isles, John âThe Truthâ Dougan, Dennis Bowman; from the Graduates Calypso Tent – Glen âBump Iâ Richards, Aurella âQueen Bâ Beache, Michael âMercyâ Ollivierre, Maxwell âTajoeâ Francis, St Clair âMitchâ Lewis; from the P/tani Calypso Tent – Javelle âDiyaâ Frank and Elliot âMysteryâ Shallow; from the On Tour Calypso Tent – Glenford âAzaraâ Charles, Grantley âIpaâ Constance, Kenneth âVibrating Scakesâ Alleyne, Robert âPatchesâ King, Elvis âAbijahâ Abbey, Andreide âRanking Bashâ Baptiste; from the Upstage Calypso Tent – Shaunelle Mc Kenzie, Zamfir âMan Zangieâ Adams, Vivian âI-Comeâ Miller, Lornette âFya Empressâ Nedd, Cleopatra Hendrickson and Alphaeus âObserverâ Duncan.
The reserves are Fitzroy âBro Ebonyâ Joseph and Robby âSoharoâ Hackshaw.
Coming out of this Fridayâs semi-finals, which will take place at the Victoria Park, 10 calypsonians to compete in the finals will be selected.
The show begins at 8 p.m.
The 10 finalists will come up against reigning calypso monarch Shernelle âSkarpyonâ Williams at Dimanche Gras on Sunday, July 6 at the Victoria Park.