Calypso Monarch competition
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The Calypso Monarch competition is a premier musical contest in which calypsonians perform original songs to vie for the title of top calypso performer during Barbados’ Crop Over festival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calypso Monarch competition canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Barbadian cultural event
ⓘ
calypso music contest ⓘ music competition ⓘ |
| accompaniment | live band ⓘ |
| artForm |
music
ⓘ
performance poetry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crop Over Festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Crop Over festival
|
| audience |
Barbadian public
ⓘ
Caribbean diaspora ⓘ Crop Over patrons ⓘ |
| awardGiven | Calypso Monarch crown ⓘ |
| competitionFor |
title of Calypso Monarch
ⓘ
top calypso performer in Barbados ⓘ |
| country | Barbados ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key platform for Barbadian calypsonians
ⓘ
major event in Barbadian popular music ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
humorous storytelling
ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| genre | calypso ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | calypsonians ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Calypso
ⓘ
surface form:
Calypso Monarch
|
| judgingCriteria |
audience impact
ⓘ
lyrics ⓘ melody ⓘ presentation ⓘ vocal performance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Barbados ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
Caribbean regional media
ⓘ
local Barbadian media ⓘ |
| musicFestivalContext | Crop Over ⓘ |
| musicStyle | Caribbean calypso ⓘ |
| musicTradition | Anglophone Caribbean calypso tradition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Crop Over Festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Crop Over festival
|
| performanceType | live vocal performance ⓘ |
| purpose |
to crown the top calypso performer of the festival
ⓘ
to promote calypso music in Barbados ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Calypso Monarch competition
ⓘ
surface form:
Calypso Monarch competition (Trinidad and Tobago)
|
| requiresWorkType | original songs ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
Crop Over season
ⓘ
northern hemisphere summer ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | concert stages in Barbados ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.