The 2024 Calypso Monarch title was claimed by none other than the soca superstar, Machel Montano! His energetic performance during the finals at Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, left the crowd in awe.
Montano’s winning composition, “Soul of Calypso”, showcased his deep appreciation for the origins of this art form.
This victory marked his first calypso crown, a remarkable achievement after participating in the competition as an 11-year-old in 1986 and again at 16 in 1991.
Mical Teja was also crowned Road March winner.
It's impossible to discuss Caribbean Carnival without mentioning Trinidad, the mother of all Carnival celebrations in the region. The country hosts the biggest party in the Caribbean, primarily on the big island of Trinidad. Partygoers parade in the streets for two days straight while wearing elaborate feathered costumes (called "mas" on the island). Hotel rooms get booked up to a year in advance, so plan ahead if you want to attend this legendary festival.
Other Caribbean carnivals are also held in Barbados (Crop Over), Bahamas (junkanoo), Grenada (Spice Mas), Jamaica (Carnival), Guyana (Mashramani), Dominica (Mas Domnik) and many more.
The fifteen-track masterpiece produced by Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley, released on Ghetto Youth International & Bebble Rock Music and features some reggae icons like Damian Marley, Protoje, Black Am I, Jesse Royal, Buju Banton, Stephen Marley, Tifa, Answele and Jemere Morgan.
Kabaka Pyramid’s The Kalling, Koffee’s Gifted, Protoje’s Third Time’s The Charm, Sean Paul’s Scorcha and Shaggy’s Come Fly Wid Mi are the albums nominated in the Best Reggae Album category at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards 2023.
This will be the first Grammy award for Jamaica’s Kabaka Pyramid.
20-year-old Duane Ta’Zyah O’Connor has surpassed 11 other finalists to become the winner of the highly contested 2023 Trinidad & Tobago National Calypso Monarch.
Duane is the former Junior Calypso Monarch and placed second in the 2023 Young Kings competition.
He stole the hearts of the crowd with his stage presence and backup dancers who donned national colours as he sang Sing Hallelujah.
Bunji Garlin was also crowned Road March winner.
American reggae band SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) won the 2022 Grammy for Best Reggae Album with “Beauty in the Silence”.
This is SOJA’s third nomination and first Grammy win.
Nominated for the Best Reggae Album for SOJA: Live In Virginia which was released in 2016. Prior to that they were nominated for Amid The Noise And Haste in 2014.
SOJA came out ahead of Queen of Dancehall Spice, who was nominated for her debut album 10, Reggae songstress Etana, who earned a nomination for Pamoja; Sean Paul for Live N Livin, Jesse Royal for Royal and Gramps Morgan for Positive Vibration.
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