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Calypso tents gearing up to face judges

June 30th, 2022

The 1st of 6 calypso tents will face the Pic-O-De-Crop judges next Saturday, July 9th, 2022.

This as the calypsonians vie for their chance to make it to the finals of the ultimate kaiso battle at Kensington Oval on Friday, July 29th.

Seventeen finalists will compete with the reigning 2019 Monarch Classic for a chance to walk away with $100,000 or a fully-loaded Nissan Leaf thanks to Courtesy Garage.

Super Gladiators will be first up on Saturday, July 9th at the Barbados Museum, The Garrison, St Michael, followed by Payce Digital/COB Credit Union All Stars on Sunday, July 10th.

Next will be C.O. Williams House of Soca facing the judges on Wednesday, July 13th while the following night, Thursday, July 14th, will be Stray Cats’ turn.

First Citizen/Digicel De Big Show will be judged on Friday, July 15th, and on Sunday, July 17th, Carter’s Shining Stars will be the last tent to judge. At that time, the names of the 17 Finalists to face Classic, will be announced after the judges deliberate.

Music Officer Kevin Moore says the NCF is looking forward to staging another exciting Finals.

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