{"id":48006,"date":"2017-01-09T23:50:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T23:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=48006"},"modified":"2017-01-09T23:59:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T23:59:03","slug":"caribbean-queen-is-four-for-four-following-win-at-crucian-festival-calypso-monarch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=48006","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Queen Is Four for Four Following Win At Crucian Festival Calypso Monarch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CROIX &#8212; Temisha Libert, known in the Calypso world as Caribbean Queen, breezed to victory during this year&#8217;s Calypso Monarch competition in St. Croix on Thursday, taking with her $6,500 and the bragging rights of winning her fourth straight competition.<\/p>\n<p>The win solidified Caribbean Queen as a force to be reckoned with, and a Calypsonian who will not be easily dethroned. At this year&#8217;s competition, held at the Festival Village in Frederiksted, Ms. Libert faced five opponents, all of whom sang on various topics, yet none was able to match her lyrics, clarity and vocals.<\/p>\n<p>Her first song touched on multiple issues affecting the community, and the government&#8217;s seeming inability to lift its people out of economic gloom. Her second song, titled &#8220;Never Say Never&#8221;, sought to remind listeners that anything is possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;God is so good. I would have never imagined being able to win this title after going through so much,&#8221; Ms. Libert told this publication following her victory. &#8220;But my family and friends have been so supportive, and of course it&#8217;s a honor to be able to stand in the Village on the festival stage and to be crowned as your Crucian Christmas Festival Calypso Monarch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fviconsortium%2Fvideos%2F1164801333634103%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Asked what determines her choice of lyrics for her performances, Ms. Libert credited her writer, Carol Hodge, who lives in New York &#8212; and who she deemed a very tough critic &#8212; for her success.<\/p>\n<p>She will be defending her crown in St. Thomas during the Carnival season in April, and in Atlanta later in the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. 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