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Top 20 Calypsos of 2016

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The National Action Cultural Committee (NACC) has released a list of the top 20 calypsos for 2016.

The list, without further adieu, and in alphabetical order:

           CALYPSO                                           ARTISTE

  •  A Matter of Trust                    –       Sasha Ann Moses
  • A Murder A Day                      –       Lady Adana (Marsha Clifton)
  • All Lives Matter                      –        Amrika Mutroo
  • Beyond the Tape                    –        Ezekiel Yorke
  • Bring Back the Love             –        Karene Asche
  • Brotherly Sisterly Love          –        Ife Alleyne
  • By Other Men’s Faults            –        Heather Mac Intosh
  • Cheers to Life                         –        Voice (Aaron St. Louis)
  • Fruits Aint Ripe Yet                        –        Kerine Williams-Figaro
  • It Eh Go Wuk                         –        Chucky (Roderick Gordon)
  • Modern Nursery Rhymes        –        Duane O’Connor
  • NGP (No Grace Period)          –        Kurt Allen
  • Paradise                                 –        Helon Francis
  • People                                    –        Kes (Kees Dieffenthaller)
  • Respect God’s Voice          –         Devon Seale, also the Calypso Monarch
  • Too Many                              –        Gypsy (Winston Peters)
  • Waiting On the Stage              –        Machel Montano, also the Road March  winner
  • We Calypso                             –        Superblue (Austin Lyons)
  • We Tobago and Trinidad        –        Brian London
  • When Trini Get Vex               –        Chalkdust (Hollis Liverpool)

Awards will be presented for these calypsos at the Top 20 Stars of Gold and Calypso of the Year Ceremony to be held on Saturday October 15, 2016, at the Central Bank Auditorium from 7 pm.

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