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Top 40 Calypsoes of 2014

Top 40 Calypsoes 2014

The National Action Cultural Committee (NACC) are pleased to announce the Top 40 Calypsoes for 2014. From these calypsoes a panel of judges will select the Top 20 Calypsoes of 2014. Awards for the Top 20 calypsoes will be presented at the 27th Annual 'Top 20' Calypso Stars of Gold and Calypso of the Year Awards Ceremony. This ceremony takes place on Thursday 11th December 2014 at the Andre Kamperveen Hall, Centre of Excellence, Macoya from 7:30pm.
The 'Top 20' Awards are awards of distinction for excellence in calypso composition. The NACC's system of adjudication seeks to establish national consensus about the essence of truly great calypsoes.
           The list in alphabetical order of the selections is as follows:
TOP 40 SELECTIONS OF 2014
(in alphabetical order)
A Better World                      -           Nyol Manswell
Ah Miss De Bards                 –          Chalkdust (Hollis Liverpool)
Almost Doesn't Count          –          Stephen Marcelle
Another Flambeau                –          Bevon St. Clair
Big People Party                    –          Farmer Nappy (Darryl Henry)
Black On Black Killing         –          Marva Joseph (Marvellous Marva)
Bois                                         -           Mr. Shak (Selvon Noel)
Brand Name Kaiso               –          Hamidullah (Hamidullah Wahid)
Brand New Audience           –          Joanne Foster
Call Them Out                       –          Brian London
Calypso Lives on                   –          Eunice Peters
Champion Daddy                  –          Superblue (Austin Lyons)
Constitutional Reform          –          Anthony Phillip (Bro. Valentino)
Doh Tell Meh Dat                 –          Flippo
Excitement                             –          Shirlane Hendrickson
Help Us Mama                       –          Mighty Diamond (Patrick Lewis)
Homeless Hero                       –          Helon Francis
Jump High                             –          Destra Garcia
Malice In Wonderland          –          Karene Asche
Man In Dat                            –          Spicey (Tammico Moore)
Mankind                                –          Singing Sandra (Sandra Millington)
Ministry of the Road             –          Machel Montano
No Guns, No Weapons         –          King Luta (Morel Peters)
Nutten Eh Good                    –          Heather Mac Intosh-Simon
Pan In the Atmosphere         –          The Original De Fosto Himself (Winston Scarborough)
Play More Local                    –          Mr. Famous (Junior Noel)
Queen of the Road                –          Candice Robinson
Red Light District                 –          Bunji Garlin (Ian Alvarez)
Reparation Now                    –          Joy C (Bridgette Creese)
Runaway                                –          KI (Kris Persad)
Sea Lots                                  –          Alana Sinnette
Shaadi – The Wedding         –          Chucky (Roderick Gordon)
Sweet Sizzling Summer         –          Kurt Allen
The Dhoti Song                     –          Snakey (Heaven Charles)
The Love We Owe                -           Nicole Thomas
Too Real                                 –          Kerwin Du Bois
Trinbago Blossom                 –          Cindy Alleyne (Ife Alleyne)
We Only Passing Through   –          Allrounder (Anthony Hendrickson)
What To Write                      –          Ninja (Kenson Neptune)
When the Flags Come Down –        Tricia Hamilton
                                                                                   

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