Cupid singing Just after take-oHerman ‘Cupid’ Francis is the new fourth time calypso monarch winning at the heralded Festival 50 celebrations in Montserrat, last night at Festival City.
Herman ‘Cupid’ Francis – Festival 50 calypso monarch
He performed two very topical songs to snatch the crown he has now come accustomed to winning. His first song, Shortly After Take-off reflected on the tragic FlyMontserrat plane crash which occurred on Antigua in October this year and took the lives of three of four people on board including the pilot just after take off heading to Montserrat. (see: http://www.themontserratreporter.com/fly-montserrat-plane-crashes-at-vc-bird-antigua-airport-three-dead/)
His second song, We Outsourcing was the last for the night, looked at Government’s efforts at outsourcing some services.
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AJ Cassell – runner-up
The son of the late Soca King Arrow, was first runner up. He won the crowd favourite and best newcomer prizes at the Festival 50 Finals renditioning Voice of this Generation and Pedigree.
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