Dominican Wallace Baptiste, a new comer to the calypso circuit in Montserrat, has won a major calypso competition in that country.
Baptiste, the only new comer to make to it to the finals, won over the crowd and judges to take the Montserrat Festival 2013 calypso crown.
His two upbeat tunes, Dracula and Who Will It Be were impregnated with lyrics and performed to the satisfaction of a large and energetic crowd at festival village in Little Bay.
Both songs were written and arranged by veteran local calypsonian, Cecil “Lord Cepekee” Lake.
Baptiste walked away with keys to a Lexus car, cash prizes, and a trophy for the best newcomer.
Baptiste earlier this month won the Soca Monach competition with Dracula.
I wish he was Montserratian
The man calls himself Babtiste. Simple.
in relation to soca winning a calypso show, the comments are a bit uneducated as he had two proper song that had a good beat. The songs spoke to the judges as loudly and as eloquently as it did to the masses. In fact it was a departure from poor ballad singing in this competition.
He won Soca Monarch, Calypso King, Road March and Best Newcomer.
The population is still below 5k, and the UK Government continues to support it heavily.
The Calypso prizes are through fund raising and donations.
I am a Dominican living on Montserrat. Think I know enough.
And he won road march too!!! Great job #prouddominican!
His nam did Baptiste Wallace not Wallace Baptiste
work it out for calypso finals let say we have a crowd of about 5000 at $50 we have a grand total of $250 000 plus other form of income collected during the show remember the semi finals so i guessed the calypso association is making an average income of about $1000000 per season might be more but not less so they can afford to give more but as i know we Dominicans always like to make a 500% profit go to the stores
great job man ILeave in the u/s am very happy that Dominica is getting on the map.
baptist is from bense i am proud of u
Is that baptist from Bense?
Congratulations Wallace. Keep it up. Focus on your music and do not allow anyone to spoil it for you, your future. OK!
Make and keep good company who will encourage you and assist you to advance your career.
Enjoy your Lexus car and other gifts. Be careful in driving. God bless!
Congratulations to the Dominican guy. I hope he gets to perform in DA.
Wallace made Dominicans living in Montserrat proud.that was real calypso.
is he being called,king wallace,is this how he is being identified,arrow was arrow,sparrow is sparrow,what’s his,you all are not giving of important information,stupes
wat else you want
What else you want?
Wallace Baptiste or Baptiste Wallace?
DNO i have to pull you up,i mean thanks for the information,but is half information,what’s his stage name.
jacula is the name of his song hope I spell it right but this song is a world song this young man was low down there but the almighty lift him up best song of the year
i meant, mighty dis or dat,i understand,you are saying the name of the song.
we giving what we have , all you too like to bring down. Never support local but you will ask for lexus.
Lol
Congratulations!! I hope you get invited to a guest performance at one of the tents or calypso shows this year. Good luck in your music career.
How did he win Soca Monarch with a calypso or how did he win a Calypso competition with a Soca? Are the two the same?
Congrats to the young fellow but the masses should not be confused in that way, only in the Caribbean.
A Lexus is the prize? Whoy
Little “volcano devastated” Montserrat giving Lexus… what Dominica giving again??
Why don’t you ask De Ghost, Tony and Skeritt friend.
That’s the same thing I was musing on. Their population is about 1/4 that of Dominica.
On a point of correction: Montserrat’s population is about 5000 (4922 according to the 2011 census), that is only about 7 per cent of Dominica’s population.
Dominica giving LIME top up and 1 c/s of Red Cap Rum!
Dominica giving $5000.00 and in kick in the rear… ask ghost them
A tricycle with flat tyres
Idiot…don’t you know that Montserrat still has “Associated Statehood”…meaning it still receives substantial support from Great Britain
In reality it receives about 25, million in budgetary support. considering they are building a new city from scratch, that not too much.
LOL LOL LOL
as a Dominican living in Montserrat i can tell you this island maybe be little in size but mighty in potential.its a beautiful island
Thank you please tell them it Festival FIFTY ONE. NOT FIFTY.
wow!! Some people boy…..smh