Dr. Seales reminded the audience of how to
discipline their children. Another theme of the
night was criminality in our society and the
changing face of Trinidad. Dr. Seales took it there.
Swappi's shining performance was the talk of the
night. ‘Party Start’ is without a doubt one of
the more recognizable songs on the radio waves.
To help him deliver his performance five male
dancers in black knee high jacket took the stage
with an interesting choreography. His gyrating
lyrics had the crowd grabbing for more and his
brilliant jacket which can only described as
dazzling effervescence, left the crowd wanting.
Sekon Alves wore a smart suit. A catchy grey fit with
a dash of brown swathed him as he criticized the
lack of effort to digitize information, a lack of transparency.
His life size phone was an eye catching prop and his content
was couched in a simple allegory; Google does not have
all the answers. KC (Kyle Cowie) sang a 'Bigger Picture
.’ He felt Calypso needed to be concerned with world
news. That it was limited covering only local concerns.
Nikko Ash's soaring vocals put him in a realm with the David Rudders
of Trinidad. 'Machine man’ had all the makings of a Kaiso classic and
was too a crowd favourite. Heartfelt, lyrical and somewhat
memorable, the era of the Kaiso ballad is about to make a
comeback.Eric James’ heartfelt contribution, ‘If I could touch’ was
pore raising and made him out to be an
old soul. If anything one could feel the love this young king has
for his country and Calypso. Tobago Chalkie's green suit was
memorable. His speech reminded me of Cro Cro. And it was
so that he made fun of the travel advisory by giving tourists the
truth of the situation in Trinidad and Tobago.
D'Observer, one of my favorite voices in the competition,
the mad scientist criticized society's addiction to telephones.
Though enjoyable I felt there was a moment missing in the
performance.
D Billnah man and his troupe of performers had a good time to his
tune, 'Fix it Mr. Griffith’, a
tribute to the Commissioner of the Police, Gary Griffith.
Ronaldo London, blue satin, silked onto the stage to perform 'Man's Imagination’, a recitation of
the most honest solution to man's problems. “If man would only learn to love they might stop the
fall of man.” The crowd again rose to their feet. His voice was silk
and Kweyol, like Helon Francis’; pore raising. I would be
surprised if he was not crowned the king of the night. A
commendable performance.
Sheldon Nugget ended the show with another tribute to the
elders. Crazy and Relator took the
stage and was toasted as he performed ‘Celebrate them.’
The evening was enjoyable. The nostalgic ambience
encouraged friendly tittering amongst the
audience members. The ushers were hospitable. The air was
thick with anticipation from beginning to end.
There are new calypsonians making a name for themselves.
Legends being birthed. Come see.
Honoree of the night, Paul Bill Trotman better known as ‘Trinidad Bill
Swappi won the heart of the Judges and audience and placed second performing his hit
"Party Start"
night. ‘Party Start
Banjela placed third with his song
"Bring it Back"