TrKing Dice! 10-Time Winner, Dennison Joseph is Dominica’s 2024 Calypso King! 

King Dice – 10-Time Winner!

Congratulations to all the Calypsonians who competed this year.

• 1st Runner-up – Trilla-G

• 2nd Runner-up – Shanice

• 3rd Runner-up – Joy

Trilla G is 2023 Calypso King! 

Gael ‘Trilla G’ Jno.Baptiste, 23 year-old newcomer to Calypso, wins the Crown!

Congratulations to all the Calypsonians who competed this year.

• 1st Runner-up – Dice (Dennison Joseph)

• 2nd Runner-up – Daddy Chess (Chester Letang)

• 3rd Runner-up – De Bobb (Daryl Bobb)

 Congrats to the 2022 Virtual Calypso Monarch: Tasha P! 

King Tasha P wins with her song “Frenemy Remedy“

Congratulations to all the Calypsonians who competed this year.

• 1st Runner-up – Bobb

• 2nd Runner-up – Dice

• 3rd Runner-up – Shanice

 Congrats to the 2021 Virtual Calypso Monarch: Daryl ‘De Bobb’ Bobb! 

Daryl de Bobb takes the 2021 Calypso Crown

Congratulations to all the Calypsonians who competed this year.

• 1st Runner-up – Tasha P

• 2nd Runner-up – De Webb

• 3rd Runner-up – Bingo

Jay Dee is the 2020 Calypso King

Jude “Jay Dee” Delauney captures the crown after six years of competing. Congrats!!

Congratulations to all the Calypsonians who competed this year.

• 1st Runner-up – Tasha P

• 2nd Runner-up – De Webb

• 3rd Runner-up – Bingo

Dice is the 2019 Calypso King

King Dice does it for the Ninth Time!

Congratulations to all the Calypsonians who competed this year.

• 1st Runner-up – Daryl Bobb

• 2nd Runner-up – Tasha P

• 3rd Runner-up – Webb

De Bobb is the 2018 Calypso King!

2018 Calypso King De Bobb (Photo: Dominica Calypso Assoc.)

Congratulations to all the Calypsonians who competed this year.

• 1st Runner-up – Dice

• 2nd Runner-up – Tasha P

• 3rd Runner-up – Sye

Listen to this years songs over at Dominica-Calypso.com

The 2017 Calypso Monarch is Karessah!

Saturday, February 25th at Eddie Andre Carnival City

Karessah takes the crown for a second time with Second Round!

Karessah’s performances were filled with power Saturday Night as he performed “Hook in a Minor Key and “Second Round” to win the 2017 Monarch title.

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Tied for 2nd & 3rd Place – Dice and Daddy Chess

4th Place – Bobb

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2017 Road March Song

(Currently awaiting announcement.)

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Congratulations to all the 2017 Calypsonians and their writers, musicians and support teams!

This was a fabulous Carnival Season with so many great songs. Looking forward to Mas Domnik 2018 already!

The 2016 Calypso Monarch is King Dice!

Saturday, February 6th, Pottersville Savanne

Once more, Dice has done it again!

For the eighth time, Dominica crowned Dennison “Dice” Joseph as the Calypso Monarch. He now ties the record with Trinidad’s Mighty Sparrow, who has also been crowned Calypso King eight times.

“Dominica Tradehouse.com” was Dice’s popular song this year, another collaboration with master songwriter Pat Aaron.

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2nd Place – Webb

3rd Place – Bobb

4th Place – Boople

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2016 Road March Song

King Dice – “My DominicaTradeHouse.com”

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Congratulations to all the 2016 Calypsonians
And thank you for providing Dominicans & Calypso fans everywhere with a stellar year of Calypso songs & performances.

The 2015 Calypso Monarch is Lord Karessah!

Saturday, February 14th, Windsor Park Sports Stadium.

After one year away, Karessah came back with his usual enthusiam to capture the crown in a tight battle.

His songs were “Call Me Name” and “Flush It.”

Kudos to all the Calypsonians and in particular the top four who fought their hardest and gave us a wonderful show.

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2nd Place – King Dice

3rd Place – Daddy Chess

4th Place – Jamma B.

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2015 Road March Song:

A 3-way tie this year!

Young Bull – “Pastor Bull”

Comforter – “De Speaker”

Lugars – “de Lugurz back again”

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Congratulations to all the 2015 Calypsonians
And thank you for providing Dominicans & Calypso fans everywhere with a stellar year of Calypso songs & performances.

The 2014 Calypso Monarch is King Dice!

Saturday, February 9th, 2014,Windsor Park Sports Stadium

King Dice with his seventh Calypso Monarch crown!

His songs this year were “Complete Dominica Story” and “Beat Me Mama.”

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2nd Place – Bobb

3rd Place – Webb

4th Place – Hunter

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2014 Road March Song:

A tie for Road March this year:

Wok Sok – ‘Tomato Burst”

Omee – “Murderer”

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Congratulations to all the 2014 Calypsonians
And thank you for providing Dominicans & Calypso fans everywhere with a stellar year of Calypso songs & performances.

The 2013 Calypso Monarch is Dice!

Saturday, February 9th, Pottersville Savannah.

King Dice with his sixth Calypso Monarch crown!

His songs this year were “Complete Dominica Story” and “Beat Me Mama.”

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2nd Place – Karessah

3rd Place – Webb

4th Place – Bobb

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2013 Road March Song

Babalen by Deros!

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Congratulations to all the 2013 Calypsonians
And thank you for providing Dominicans & Calypso fans everywhere with a stellar year of Calypso songs & performances.

The 2012 Calypso Monarch is Dice!

Saturday, February 18th, Pottersville Savannah.

Making history once again, King Dice grabbed his fifth Calypso Monarch title.

His songs this year were “Stand Up For Teacher” and “Back to Country (True Confession).”

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2nd Place – Karessah

3rd Place – Webb

4th Place – Bobb

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2012 Road March Song

Sye “Burn, burn, burn”

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Congratulations to all the 2012 Calypsonians
And thank you for providing Dominicans & Calypso fans everywhere with a stellar year of Calypso songs & performances.

The 2011 Calypso Monarch is Tasha P.!

Saturday, March 4th, Pottersville Savannah.

The 2011 Calypso Monarch is Tasha P! Tasha’s second song “Woman Time” carried her through on this evening – true to her lyrics – as she became the first woman in fifty years to be crowned as Dominica’s Calypso Monarch. Tasha P. made more history this season, becoming the first Calypsonian to win three titles: Calypso Queen, Stardom King of the Tent and Calypso Monarch.

Her passionate performance of “Let the Children Be Children” brought tears to the eyes of the audience.

She defeated four-time King Dice and defending King Karessah.

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2nd Place – Dice (Send Me & The 10 Commandments of Calypso)

3rd Place – Karessah (One Set of Cutlery & Reach)

4th Place – Checker (King Maker & Broken Covenant)

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2011 Road March Song

Sour Sour “Yow Yow”

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Congratulations to all the 2011 Calypsonians
And thank you for providing Dominicans & Calypso fans everywhere with a stellar year of Calypso songs & performances.

The 2010 Calypso Monarch is Karessah!

Saturday, February 13th, Pottersville Savannah

The 2009 Monarch successfully defended his crown, making it two in a row for King Karessah. His song “Dogs on the Track” was a huge fan favourite and the Final’s performance featured a cameo appearance by Portsmouth MP Ian Douglas.

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2nd Place – De Bobb (Fugitives & Let People Talk)

3rd Place – Tasha P. (Justice & He’s a Boy)

4th Place – Soul Puss (Haiti Never Give Up & Respect of a People)
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2010 Road March Song

Sye – Murphy Jno Jules “Dr. Finger”

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Congratulations to all the 2010 Calypsonians
And thank you for providing Dominicans & Calypso fans everywhere with a stellar year of Calypso songs & performances.

The 2009 Calypso Monarch is Karessah!

Saturday, February 21st, Pottersville Savannah.

Karessah thrilled the crowd with his rendition of “Pastor’s Rod.” This was performed as his second song – his first song was “Calypso Too Patriotic.”

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2nd Place – Observer (Shut Up Legislation & EIO)

3rd Place – Tarina (Endangered Species & Gwayé)

4th Place – Scrunter (Confessions & Manifesto)

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2009 Road March Song

De Energiser – Llyod Wayland “Carnival is Colour!”

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Congratulations to all the 2009 Calypsonians
And thank you for providing Dominicans & Calypso fans everywhere with a stellar year of Calypso songs & performances.

The 2008 Calypso Monarch is Dice!

Denison “Dice” Jospeh does it again!
Saturday, February 2nd 2008 – National Stadium

A three-time Calypso Monarch at the start of the night, Dice performed with passion and clarity to earn himself the Calypso Crown one more time – the fourth time in five years.

His performances of “Rolle de Dice and See” and “On My Own” had the crowd rocking the new stadium — singing and dancing along with their soon-to-be-crowned King.

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2nd Place – Daddy Chess (Amazing Grace & Forward We Go)

3rd Place – Scrunter (Who Feels It Knows It & Calypso is Big Man Thing)

4th Place – Hunter (Succeed)

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2008 Road March Song

Daddy Chess “Forward We go!”

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Congratulations to all the 2008 Calypsonians
And thank you for providing Dominicans & Calypso fans everywhere with a stellar year of Calypso songs & performances.

The 2007 Calypso Monarch is Hunter!

Derrick Hunter St. Rose became the 2007 Calypso Monarch with his songs “Government Focus” and “Typical Dominica Man.”

Both songs threw the crowd into a frenzy at Idol City (Festival City’s 2007 name in tribute to an icon) at the competition held there last night (February 17th).

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2nd Place – Singing Sandy

3rd Place – Daddy Chess

4th Place – Dice

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Congratulations to all the 2007 Calypsonians
And thank you for providing Dominicans & Calypso fans everywhere with a stellar year of Calypso songs & performances.

The 2006 Calypso Monarch is Dice !

Dice does it AGAIN! 

The 2004 Calypso Monarch is Dice!

Congratulations to Dennison “Dice” Joseph

The 2003 Calypso Monarch is Observer!

Congratulations to The Observer for  the second year running!

Calypso King 1999

Branker John, De Brakes, recaptures Calypso King title

With a screeching sole-burning performance, De Brakes was literally slammed into the Big Four at the Calypso Finals Saturday evening. De Brakes (Branker John) with his hit songs “Keep the Candles Burning” and “Jam De Brakes on Dem” put a sudden stop to De Hunter’s search for his second Calypso King Crown.
This was no accident, Brakes earned his second crown in two years.

Brakes also caused De Hurricane to blow himself out and left Scrunter scraping at the number three position while De Ghost was actually made visible at number five.

Thousands of calypso lovers jammed the Carnival City grounds to witness one of the best calypso shows ever, and the last for the century. When the winner was announced just past 3:00 am on Sunday morning, there was hardly a voice of dissent. After the six-hour show any of the BIG FOUR could have been named King. “You see what candle can do, boy,” a weary calypso lover said after the show, “ Doh trust candle”. He was referring to De Brakes’ opening song, performed admirably while dozens of candles flickered their messages of hope in the crowd and on stage. Brakes delivered his lines strongly, confidently:

“You never know what prayer can do
Keep the candles burning
For the children who go astray
Pray for the nation
If you believe in miracles
Light a candle.”

Indeed many of calypsonians felt that societal ills of drug abuse, violence, unemployment could be solved if the nation became more spiritual and caring. Ghost with “Let us Pray” who, according to him, was “not a preacher but a humble Rastafarian” dedicated his song to the resuscitation of the nation. Black Starliner (Ian Jackson) asked for a war to be waged against violence and crime. His props included graves and crosses and he began his rendition by naming the many gruesome crimes of 1998.

De Hunter, who in 1998 won the crown from De Brakes, put on the performance of his life. Like the other calypsonians, De Hunter lent his powerful voice to the quest for ‘A Gentler and Kinder Nation’. Hunter’s “Anything for a Dollar” may have earned him the crown if one were to measure the prancing, jumping and waving of the crowd when Hunter gyrated and whined while he sang:

“Things tight, tight, tight.
They don’t care if they kill or rape
Anything for a dollar”

One of the Big Four, De Scrunter, on another day during another competition could have won the crown.

His political tune “We Ain’t Voting Dem Again” maligned the United Workers Party Government for their “empty promises” and because “Dominicans feeling de strain, we ain’t voting dem again”. Scrunter said the party gave him a job on “ de port to keep my mouth shut. But anytime Edison doing something wrong he should expect me to correct him in my song.”

De Hurricane urged Dominicans to respect themselves and promised to give back as much as he gets. He sang:

“The harder dey came the harder dey fall
This my duty
So it is”.

De Brakes won the Best Diction Award while “Anything for a Dollar” was named the most appealing calypso.