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A packed audience gathered on Wednesday as more than 60 performers took the stage in the Groovy Soca Monarch <\/a><\/strong>quarterfinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The excitement continues this evening with the Jumpy Soca preliminaries at the Jack Idle venue from 7:30pm.<\/p>

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Semifinals are scheduled for 18 July at Carnival City, alongside a Cooler Fete headlined by Trinidad\u2019s Young Bredda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finals will be held on 3 August, where nine Groovy and eight Jumpy finalists will compete for $50,000 in each category.<\/p>

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