Improvisation, a little mischievousness, mockery, sarcasm and stinging lyrical content and you are in the middle of an Extempo War or Words! Oh hell yes, we love it like that! Extempo, a unique art in its own right, may be boring to some but not for those who appreciate history, art, talent and good Trini-Picong. Tonight, the National Extempo Preliminary and Semi-Final rounds of competition took place bringing the talent of the nation front and center via WACK Radio 90.1 FM.
Tonight, at Kaiso House Tent, the Extempo Preliminary and Semi-Final rounds of competition took place. The topic selections (picked on the spot out of a box) caught some of the contestants 'off-guard' (they did not do their home work) leading to some poor performances. We had a singer buss on stage, one misled by the MC on stage and quite a few disappointing performances. But hold on, there were two uptempo segments with some Soca infused into an old classic style of Calypso. Good enough for the preliminary and semi-finals but this is just the prelude to the finals and for that competition, we expect fireworks!
The music provided tonight was good. We had some surprising guitar playing and a keyboard that added a modern feel to an old and classic musical style.
Sixteen contestants performed in the preliminary round of competition followed by a pairing of the contestants for the second round (Semi Finals). Four singers were eliminated and the final 12 competed in pairs (6 pairs going one on one) from which seven singers were selected for the finals to face Myron B in the finals.
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First Round: Sobriquet/Singer and Topic
Second Round: Sobriquet/Singer and Topic
Name of Singer Dr. Sedley Hazel George Leslie-Ann Bristo Hesekiah Joseph Shradah McIntyre Wendell Goodridge Phillip Murray Winston Peters Elysia Ray Rohan Richards Jumaane Kunle Cox Joseph Vautor-Laplacileer Mark John David Mycou Gerrard Johnson Kevon Caliste Brian London |
Sobriquet Dr Shensation Lady Africa Hesekiah Sharadah Wendell Black Sage Gypsy Lady Syntax Fireball Juby Lingo Contender PAE3OT Bongo Spear Kevon B. London |
Topic Soca Love (Machel & Iwer) Turning Corners Our Passing Heroes Respect Your School Uniform What To Do With Watson Duke The horrors of having more than 1 woman No more calypso monarch in Dimanche Gras Arrive Alive CPEP Suspension UNC Gone Solo The New NCC Chairman Cro Cro Buss Ah Cuss Tobago Win In Court The Mary Fairy Extempo Saving The Artform Back To Basics |
Name of Singers Brian London vs Fireball Hezekiah Joseph vs Lingo Kevon Calliste vs Wendell Goodridge Winston Peters vs Leslie-Ann Bristo Mark John vs Phillip Murray Jumaane Kunle Cox vs Elysia Ray |
Topic Venezuelan women love the size of the 'pp' Happy Hour Over Soca Picong Bad Breath Legalize It Trini Isis |
The Finalists to compete against the reigning monarch Myron B are:
- Rohan Richards - Fireball
- Brian London
- Heskiah Joseph
- Evan Caliste
- Leslie-Ann Bristo - Lady Africa
- Phillip Murray - Black Sage
- Winston Peters - Gypsy
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