NATIONAL Carnival Commission (NCC) chairman Winston “Gypsy” Peters and Southex CEO George Singh said competitions are still necessary for artiste development in Trinidad and Tobago.
During the Chutney Soca Monarch (CSM) launch at the Queen’s Park Savannah (QPS), Port of Spain on January 15, Singh and Gypsy said artistes like reigning Calypso Monarch Machel Montano have benefited from competitions.
Last year, at the launch of the Pineapple Riddim, Montano said there was no need for a new soca competition and said greater investment was needed in arts and culture.
Gypsy said on January 15, “I want to say to you, and this goes to the whole spectrum of entertainment in TT, if we did not have competitions in TT, we would not have millionaire entertainers in this country. Read More
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