Soca artiste Farmer Nappy - AYANNA KINSALE
Darryl “Farmer Nappy” Henry has won the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) and bmobile’s online Road March competition in a year of no march on the road. And for him, it is a win for the people.
Besides winning the online Road March, he also won the Soca Monarch with a prize of $150,000.
Carnival 2021 was cancelled because of the covid19 pandemic.
He was presented with his $100,000 prize at a ceremony at the TSTT suite, Queen’s Park Oval, Tragarete Road, Port of Spain on Wednesday.
Long-time friend and former bandmate Machel Montano congratulated Farmer Nappy on his win saying, “From day one we knew this will come. ‘Darieeeeeeeee’ ah could hear Miss Virgie and Ma Barbs right next to her crying with joy for their son.
Sunday 14 February 2021
Calypso, produced by Ato Williams and written and performed by Terri Lyons, is an ode to the artform and the singer describes it as having a ‘back to Africa’ feel. -
After years of pursuing her dream, just as she was about to give up, calypsonian Terri Lyons achieved it by becoming the 2020 Calypso Monarch.
She immediately began preparing to defend her crown but the covid19 pandemic occurred, crushing those plans as Carnival 2021 was cancelled by the Government.
Despite these ups and downs, like many local artistes, Lyons continues to live her passion by recording, releasing and performing music.
The Czar makes Mas
CEO/Commander-In-Chief
of Caesar’s Army and Caesar CreatiV Jules Sobion aka Julius CZAR. -
When the Prime Minister announced last year that Carnival 2021 was cancelled some may have been tempted to throw in the towel. But not Jules Sobion aka Julius CZAR. For the entrepreneur and CEO/Commander-In-Chief of regional promotional entity Caesar’s Army, the cancellation was an opportunity for evolution.
And nowhere is that evolution more evident than in his foray into executive producing a theatre production. That production is CZAR and the Mas Movement presents MAS: Magic + Spirit on Carnival Monday and Tuesday which is being held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Port of Spain.
Farmer Nappy wins The Monarch soca crown in no-audience final
Sunday 14 February 2021
Darryl Farmer Nappy Henry sings Backyard Jam to win the 2021 International Soca Monarch competition, rebranded The Monarch, at the National Academy for the Performing Arts, Port of Spain in a pre-recorded final that aired on TV6 on Friday night. -
Darryl “Farmer Nappy” Henry has won the 2021 International Soca Monarch (ISM), rebranded The Monarch, with his popular pandemic hit Backyard Jam.
What was considered an unusual competition setting for this type of event, Farmer Nappy along with ten other competitors performed without an audience at the National Academy for the Performing Arts, Port of Spain, in a pre-recorded final that aired on TV6 on Friday night.
MAS takes the stage on Carnival Monday, Tuesday
Sunday 7 February 2021
Levee Rodriguez in a scene of The Ford by Narad Mahabir. Rodriguez is the lead actor in the MAS. -
CZAR and the Mas Movement presents MAS on Carnival Monday and Tuesday – February 15, 16 – at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Port of Spain.
Unlike the many Carnival events hosted by Jules Sobion, aka Julius CZAR, this production calls for the renewal of the Carnival spirit.
“One positive thing about not having an official festival this year was I was able to explore and discover my Carnival roots,” said Sobion, executive producer of the play, in a release on Friday. Although the play is not about me, it speaks to me, allowing me the opportunity to pay homage to the foundation and celebrate the Carnival Trinity – calypso, pan and mas.”