Extempo Monarch

Extempo Monarch

Extempo Monarch is the title awarded to the winner of an annual extempo competition held at the Trinidad Carnival.

A number of contestants (in 2006 there were 8) compete in preliminary rounds. The Final consists of a head-to-head contest between the two most successful performers.

In the preliminary rounds contestants must perform improvised calypso lyrics according to the conventions of the genre on topics drawn at random from a prepared list. In the Final round the contestants improvise on the same topic.

2006 Extempo Monarch

The 2006 Final was contested by Black Sage and Sheldon John singing on the topic "Kudos To Radio Trinbago".

The winner and Extempo Monarch 2006 was Sheldon John.

See also

* Calypso music
* Extempo
* Trinidad Carnival

External links

* [http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article?id=138476940 Trinidad Express: coverage of 2006 competition]
* [http://www.cott.org.tt/members/carnival/2006/default.html Copyright Music Organisation of Trinidad & Tobago: list of 2006 Carnival Winners]


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