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CSM24 – THE 2019 CHUTNEY SOCA MONARCHThursday 10th January 2019
37 QUALIFY FOR THE CHUTNEY SOCA MONARCH 2019 SEMI FINAL AT THE RIG GULF VIEW
37 artistes have qualified for the 24th edition of the Chutney Soca Monarch. The Semi Final round of CSM 24 will take place on Saturday 26th January at the Rig Gulf View.
The show will begin promptly at 8pm, and Rishi Gayadeen and the GT Band will back up all semi final artistes.
Approximately 100 artistes made submissions to be considered by a screening committee, and of these, 37 songs were selected and will now go on to compete at the semi final stage.
Nishard Mayrhoo and Neval Chatelal are expected to defend their title on Saturday 16th February at Skinner Partk, San Fernando
Of the 37 semi final contestants, only 9 will be selected to join the reigning champions for the Grand Final night.
The Semi Finalist names are as follows –
- KAVITA RAMKISSOON – Tac Tac
- RUSSEL MOHAMMED – Horn meh
- KENNETH SALICK – Yard Fowl
- KERRON TYRON WILLIAMS – Obeah
- KENNETH SUPERSAD – Saltfish
- SURENDRA RAMOUTAR – Mahia
- KEIRON LAL – Controller
- ANIL PITIE & TREVOR GORE – Rum Fly
- VEEJAI RAMKISSOON & JEROME PRECILLA – Bite Up
- VEDESH SOOKOO – She Hide it
- NISHA RAMSOOK – Motor Bike
- ANIL ROCK – In meh Face
- NEESHAN PRABHOO – Outta Timing
- RAVI BABOORAM – Meh Bhougie
- KRISHNA RAMDASS – Young Gyal
- NIGEL GOBIN – Buss Head
- IMRAN BEHARRY aka GI – Divorce
- RANJEEV RAMDEEN – One More Gyal
- AMIT SAGRAM – Nah Chayro
- KESS RAMROOP – Indian Movie
- NESAR HOSEIN – Stalker
- ANDY SINGH – She Had ah Man
- JESH RAMNANAN & NISHA BAKSH LUTCHMEDIAL – Pyar Betiya
- AVINASH SOOKRAJ – Bhaigan
- HEMLATHA DINDIAL – Badalaa
- RIZAAN ALI – Mr Bhai Ghanny
- SHIVA LAKHAN – Khoob Chamkay
- Kavita TRISHMA MAHARAJ – Sirf Ee
- JASON PERU – Meh Lover
- AMIT SOOKNANAN & AMIT DOOKRAM – Warning
- NIRMAL ADESH SAMAROO – The Hammer
- LALCHAN BABWAH – Sookoo
- KI PERSAD – Natasha
- VEEKASH SAHADEO – Chantel
- SAMRAJ JAIMUNGAL – Born to Fete
- OMARDATH MAHARAJ – Nobody Doh Care about Trinidad
- RICARDO MELVILLE – Salena
