{"id":17630,"date":"2018-07-09T20:39:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T00:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=17630"},"modified":"2018-07-10T08:47:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T12:47:07","slug":"19-make-it-to-calypso-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/19-make-it-to-calypso-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Calypso semi-finalists revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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20 calypso artists have been chosen to move on to the semifinals of the Wadadli Beer Calypso Monarch Competition<\/em> to held at the Antigua Recreation Grounds (ARG) on Sunday 22 July, 2018 at 7pm.<\/p>

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The 20 artists will all be vying to dethrone 2017 Calypso Monarch King Zacari.<\/p>\n

The semifinal list is as follows:<\/p>

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  1. Black Mahdi (I’m Ashamed of Calypso<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  2. De Arc (We not like that<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  3. Destroyer Sr. (Chinese Pan Man<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  4. Douglas (Soccer Boss<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  5. Faithful (Opposition Must Rule<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  6. King Bear (Black on Black<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  7. King Creole (Come Gyal<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  8. King Fiah (Labour Win Again<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  9. King Kaseba (Party Atmosphere)<\/li>\n
  10. King Pan Man (Calypso Man)<\/li>\n
  11. King Singing Sudden (Daddy sisa!<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  12. King Young Destroyer (Boycott<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  13. Omari (The Dark Place<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  14. Queen Althea (Yet Still I Rise<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  15. Queen Gee Bee (The Queen Gee Bee<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  16. Queen Thalia (A Cry for Calypso<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  17. Sage (Calypso Cry<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  18. Stumpy (The Ways of the King)<\/li>\n
  19. Willie Wawa (This Little Country<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  20. Zocio (Last Year for Calypso<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The finals of the calypso competition will be held on Friday 3 August 2018 at 8:00 pm at Carnival City (ARG).<\/p>

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