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Farmer Nappy takes a stand for culture Friday 19 February 2021 Soca artiste Farmer Nappy performs his popular Backyard Jam at Soca Shockwave at MovieTowne, Invaders Bay, Port of Spain. - AYANNA KINSALE THE day before Farmer Nappy won The Monarch soca crown, he was giving an exhilarating performance at MovieTowne, Invaders Bay, Port of Spain. He continued his winning streak when on Wednesday, it was announced he topped the bmobile TUCO online Road March competition. On stage, Farmer aka Darryl Henry, joined fellow artiste Marvin "Swappi" Davis as the headline acts for Soca Shockwave as part o...

Farmer Nappy wins $100k online road march Wednesday 17 February 2021 Farmer Nappy, second from right, holds the trophy after he was named the winner of the bmobile/TUCO online road march on Wednesday at the TSTT hospitality suite, Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain. - MELISSA DOUGHTY Darryl "Farmer Nappy" Henry made it a double success for a virtual Carnival season with victory in the inaugural bmobile/TUCO online road march on Wednesday. Farmer Nappy won The Monarch (replacing the International Soca Monarch), last week. At Wednesday's prize-giving ceremony at the TSTT hospitality suite, Queen...

Classic Vintage in Dey Tale Tuesday 16 February 2021 Mighty Chalkdust performs Learn from Arithmetic during Classic Vintage in Dey Tale at the Movie Towne, Port of Spain. - AYANNA KINSALE DARRYL “Farmer Nappy” Henry’s 2021 hit Backyard Jam says the spirit is Carnival and it seems there is little the covid19 pandemic can do to keep that Carnival spirit down. This was especially evident at MovieTowne’s collaboration with Errol Peru’s Classic Vintage in Dey Tale. It was part of MovieTowne’s four-night Carnival City, which began on Monday. The multiplex at Invaders Bay, 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 com...

Nadia Batson gives an energetic performance during Skiffle's Tempo In Sando Showcase. - CHEQUANA WHEELER THE atmosphere inside the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) on February 6 defied the reality that Carnival 2021 celebrations had been cancelled. All the elements identified with “the greatest show on earth” were on parade. Veterans and youths, representing the steelbands – CAL Skiffle and Skiffle Protégés – horn and rhythm sections, calypso, soca, chutney soca, sailors, gorillas and Indian mas, all characterised the moment. The blue devils were prevented from making...