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At the age of nineteen years old, Don\u2019Tre \u2018Mighty D\u2019 Lockhart, is the youngest new addition to the 2020 Calypso Competition. The artiste is set to compete against his own grandfather, legendary calypsonian, Julian \u2018Superior Picky\u2019 Lockhart, who has been performing calypso for over fifty years.<\/p>\n
Despite this, Mighty D revealed to Dominica News Online (DNO) that his grandfather encourages him to do well in the competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe pressures me at times; he wants me to do well,\u201d he said, in an exclusive interview. Mighty D is no novice to the stage, however, having represented the Dominica Community High School in the Junior Calypso Monarch contest, first in 2015, and again in 2017 with the song \u2018Dr. Kelver\u2019s Prescription\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom since I was young, I looked at calypso like something I always wanted to do\u2026\u201d he explained. \u201c I always used to see my grandfather performing, so it kind of gave me a feeling for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though this is Mighty D\u2019s first time participating in the senior segment of the calypso competition, he is confident in his performance ability, and in his song,<\/p>\n
\u2018Bold Face Teef\u2019 in which he challenges the underhanded dealings of municipal and national government.<\/p>\n
He stated that he does not struggle with nerves, but instead remains calm, in order to properly deliver.<\/p>\n
\u201cI [don\u2019t] put fear in my head; I [don\u2019t] fear too much, because if you think of it, then when it\u2019s time to perform you will fear,\u201d Lockhart divulged.\u00a0\u201cSo\u2026 I just go and do my thing.\u201d\u00a0The performer urged other young people to get involved calypso, naming it \u201cone of the main events in our carnival.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mighty D is one of twelve calypsonians who will perform at the quarter-finals of the 2020 Calypso Competition, which is carded for January 25, at the Windsor Park Stadium Forecourt.<\/p>\n
In \u2018Calypso New Blood\u2019\u00a0 DNO highlighted the 3 newcomers to this year\u2019s calypso competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pzT1cQnnS2w<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At the age of nineteen years old, Don\u2019Tre \u2018Mighty D\u2019 Lockhart, is the youngest new addition to the 2020 Calypso Competition. The artiste is set to compete against his own grandfather, legendary calypsonian, Julian \u2018Superior Picky\u2019 Lockhart, who has been…","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":243532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[68,38,77,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-243531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-carnival","category-culture","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n