Rain fails to stop Revue/Spektakula clash
Posted: Wednesday, February 18, 2004
By Donna Pierre, Trinidad Guardian
Despite the inclement weather and lethargic stage crew, Monday night's clash between Calypso Revue and Calypso Spektakula was worth most of the more than three-hour long programme.
The clash, which was held at the Queen's Park Savannah and started more than 30 minutes late, still managed to attract a lot of people to both the North and Grand Stands.
Spektakula started the show, with comedian Donna Hadad contributing toward to the already intense fishing dispute between T&T and Barbados.
After telling off the Bajans, Hadad reminded them that her comments were to be taken in jest.
The first four performers for Spektakula were Organiser, Kurt Allen, Bally and Rex West.
After West were four calypsonians from the Revue, including one of the finalists for the Calypso Monarch, Skatie.
Singing "My Vision 20/20," Skatie continued performing despite the downpour.
Devon Seales also performed in the rain until the stage crew eventually placed two tents on stage.
However, it took the stage crew a very long time to remove the tents when the rain stopped. They only came out after the North Stand people made a lot of noise, prompting Revue co-host Wendell Etienne to call out to them on numerous occasions.
Sugar Aloes ended the first segment of the Revue on a high, earning himself two encores for his composition "Never Again."
His scathing political commentary was not out of the ordinary for him, as he sang that the UNC would never again govern this country.
Judging from the crowd's reaction, Aloes seems to be a strong contender going into the Big Yard.
Another strong contender for the season is Shurwayne Winchester with "Look De Band Coming," a Road March front runner.
The first soca artiste to perform for the night, Winchester had the people — both the young and the young at heart — in a frenzy.
Hadad and Tommy Joseph tried to top Winchester's performance by singing "Look She Man Coming," referring to Hadad's husband.
Also taking up a lot of time on stage was controversial calypsonian Cro Cro.
Appearing on stage close to one in the morning, Cro Cro received two encores for "Face Reality."
He then took some time out of his performance to chat with the audience, saying it was his last season.
Cro Cro then attempted a modified version of Bob Marley's "Who The Cap Fits."
The calypsonian sang:
"Who the cap fits,
Let them wear it ...
Let me sing my song
I don't harm no one ...
Who don't like my song ...
Have cocoa in the sun."
He wasn't done.
Cro Cro went on to do one verse from a song he said he wrote last week.
By the time Cro Cro had finished it was after 1 am and people were leaving.
Because of this, a few Spektakula performers did not have the opportunity to perform.
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