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  Timel Rivas was the winner of the first prize in the 5-18 age group of the Emancipation Calypso Competition hosted yesterday (Friday 29 th July) by the National Action Cultural Committee in association with First Citizens and the National Youth Action Committee, at the SWWTU Hall, Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain. Caston Cupid was the winner of the 19 – 32 age grouping. Fireball was the winner of the extempo competition , with Nkosi Anyika placing second. Third place was Phil Browne and fourth place Sarah Cobbler. The results of the competitions, are as follows:

THE NACC AND FIRST CITIZENS HOST THE 15 TH ANNUAL EMANCIPATION CALYPSO & EXTEMPO COMPETITION The National Action Cultural Committee (NACC) in association with First Citizens is pleased to announce that the 15 th Annual Emancipation Calypso & Extempo Competition takes place on Friday 29 th July 2011 at the SWWTU Auditorium, Wrightson Road. This event is also being held in association with the National Youth Action Committee (NYAC). The competition takes place from 8:30pm. The age categories are 5-18 years and 19-32years for the Calypso segment, whereas the Extempo competition is open to all ages. We have scheduled auditions for Saturday 16 th July, 2011.  The Emancipation Calypso Competition serves to empower youth for the future, through knowing their past. This competition emerged in August of 1997 and is hosted annually by the National Action Cultural Committee. At that time, the lack of material written on Emancipation had become quite clear. And so, the NA...

Benjai is the 2011 Young Kings Calypso Monarch . The Young Kings Calypso Monarch Competition  was hosted last night (Monday 21st February) by the National Action Cultural Committee at the Lord Kitchener Auditorium, NAPA . The results are as follows: 1st place – Benjai – Trini 2nd place – Sekon Alves – How Long 3rd place – Olatunji – Drum Spirits 4th place – Ninja – No Respect for Culture 5th place – Stephen Marcelle – Melody of Hope

The National Youth Action Committee yesterday (Wednesday 16th February) hosted the Calypso Pioneers and the Calypso Jewels competitions at the Jean Pierre Complex. The Calypso Jewels competition was won by Ferdinand Smith, whilst Aaron Duncan and Timel Rivas were joint winners of the Calypso Pioneers competition. The results are as follows: Timel Rivas performs at Calypso Pioneers