THE Mash 2014 Adult Calypso semi-final competition was staged last Saturday at the Bartica Community Centre Ground, and from a talented line-up of 19 contenders, a lucky 10 were shortlisted to battle the reigning monarch, ‘De Professor’ tomorrow at the Banks DIH Thirst Park Tarmac.

The Mash 2014 Adult Calypso finals will be staged with much pomp and fanfare, according to folks at the Mash Secretariat. While the Bartica leg of the competition could be described as sizzling, promoters are promising better things to come on Friday night.

Those in the competition are Derrick Mangal, performing ‘Dem want meh tuh Change’; Karen Bennett, doing ‘Why dem ban de Calypso’; Garfield Campbell, to render ‘Bus Ride’; Roger Hinds, to perform ‘I ain’t singing about That’;
Dario Barrow, with ‘De Hamma Man’; Dawn Edwards, with ‘Deh ban Dat’; John Marcus, singing ‘Don’t cry Amelia’; Kenroy Fraser, singing ‘Tell dem leh deh Know’; and reigning Junior Calypso Monarch, Shontelle Gittens, with ‘Chinese Tekking Over’.

The talented Malcolm Corrica (Lord Canary) did not perform at the semi-final leg, since he was hospitalised over the weekend. Reports reaching this newspaper suggest that he has had a leg amputated as an intervention to save his life from a very serious illness.

Edward Perez (Young Fyah) dropped out of the competition because of personal reasons, according to sources.

Those who failed to make the final cut last Saturday were Winfield James, Jon Persaud, Tiny Duggan and Martin Byrnes.
Written By Alex Wayne