CALYPSONIAN Alex Gift, aka Tobago Chalkie, who was charged with possession of a gun and ammunition on October 2021, is among 11 calypsonians who will come up against reigning October carnival monarch Nicole Thomas in the finals of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonian Organisation’s (TUCO’s) Calypso Monarch competition.
It takes place on October 21 at the Shaw Park Cultural Complex.
TUCO’s Tobago zone released the names of the finalists on Monday.
Alex Gift (Tobago Chalkie) – The Feud
Ayesha Nichols – Bring Back The Sweetness
Caston Cupid – Straight From the Heart
Collin Mc Millan – Find Your Purpose
Delanie Baynes – Doh Spoil The Good Vibes
Dillon Thomas (Dilly Suede) – It Wasn’t Me
Giselle Fraser (GG) – Going Down Fighting
Janelle Winchester-Moore (Jay Soul) – The Tobago I know
Roslyn Reid – The Season For Calypso
Wendell Frederick (Excite) – Stop Abuse The Children
Wendy Garrick – Keep Yuh Head Up
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