Thursday, March 28, 2024

Shak-k at last

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NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD Shakira Shaki-K Boxhill pulled off what eluded her in the four years she competed in the Scotiabank Junior Monarch Competition – she is queen.Shaki-K beat out several former monarchs in the Barbados Workers’ Union Calypso Competition on Saturday night with solid renditions of Doan Tell Nobody, which earned her third place in last year’s junior competition, and Singing Sandra’s Die With My Dignity.She bested another first-timer Caleb, a.k.a Guardsman, who finished second. Former kings Bongo and Speedmaster placed third and fourth respectively, while Fabee was fifth. (YB)

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