News Release:Top 20 Stars of Gold Announced

Thursday, December 4, 2014

News Release

Top 20 Calypsoes of 2014 Announced

Every year hundreds of musical works are released in the musical sub-genres of calypso. Annually, of these works, only twenty are adjudicated as being the best by the Top 20 Panel of Judges. The National Action Cultural Committee wishes to announce the Top 20 calypsoes for 2014. The calypsoes, listed in alphabetical order, are as follows:

Top 20 Calypsoes 2014

A Better World - Nyol Manswell

A Brand New Audience – Joanne Foster

Ah Miss De Bards – Chalkdust (Hollis Liverpool)

Another Flambeau – Bevon St. Clair

Big People Party – Farmer Nappy (Darryl Henry)

Bois - Mistah. Shak (Selvon Noel)

Call Them Out – Brian London

Constitutional Reform – Bro. Valentino (Anthony Phillip)

Malice In Wonderland – Karene Asche

Mankind – Singing Sandra (Sandra Millington)

Ministry of the Road – Machel Montano

No Guns, No Weapons – King Luta (Morel Peters)

Play More Local – Mr. Famous (Junior Noel)

Queen of the Road – Candice Robinson

Red Light District – Bunji Garlin (Ian Alvarez)

Sea Lots – Alana Sinnette

Shaadi – The Wedding – Chucky (Roderick Gordon)

Sweet Sizzling Summer – Kurt Allen

Too Real – Kerwin Du Bois

Trinbago Blossom – Cindy Alleyne (Ife Alleyne)

The NACC will present the singers of the Top 20 calypsoes with their awards at its 27th annual ‘Top 20 Stars of Gold and Calypso of the Year Award Ceremony’. The Ceremony will take place at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya on Thursday 11th December, 2014. For further information, interested persons can call NACC Offices at 623-5470; or visit nacctt.blogpot.com.

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