Twelve quarterfinalists have been chosen from sixty Calypsonians to meet the twenty semifinalists of last year’s Calypso competition.

Those selected are:

• Claudine Charles – Big C
• Vigilante – Raymond Vigilante
• Phael Lander – De Healer
• Deryck St. Rose – Hunter
• Jamal Lloyd – Black Diamond
• Denyan Joseph – Danyan
• Webster Marie – De Webb
• Lemor Irish- Irish Kid
• Andre Joseph – Mask Eruption
• Steve Williams- Triumph
• Wilfred Peltier – Intruder
• Dave Pascal – Soul Puss

The three on reserve are:

• Son of the Saints
• Mighty Omee
• Deroz

The Quarter Finals of Calypso will be staged on February 2, 2019, following which twenty Calypsonians will be chosen for the Semi-Finals. Last night’s show was held at the Harlem Plaza and was attended by a very appreciative audience who braved the intermittent drizzle to get a first of Calypso for 2019.