Bridgetown.
Red Plastic Bag (Stedson Wiltshire) the 2012 Pic- O- De- Crop Monarch will not be taking part in this year's competition.
The reigning monarch told Trakker News that he will step out of this competition but will remain in the Sweet Soca where he is one of the 16 semifinalists.
“I made the decision not to defend the calypso monarch title, this is not to say that maybe some years down the road I wouldn’t consider coming back into the competition. I want to say thanks to all the people who have supported me over the years in the competition. I received a lot of love from the people of Barbados over the years and for that I’m very thankful and I hope that I can continue to produce music and make them happy,” he said
Noting that the Pic-O-De Crop competition “puts you in … a box” given people’s expectations in relation to songs, he said that it was there and “who wants to stay in the competition or go in the competition can do so”.
He added: “It has served me well over the years and I gave some 30 years of my life around the calypso monarch competition and I really honestly and truly believe that based on what I’m feeling this decision is made purely on what I feel in terms of what I want to do.
Earlier this week another veteran calypsonian, the Mighty Gabby also announced that he will not be taking part in the Pic-O-Crop Competition this year.
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