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Sistah Joyce retains Calypso Crown

‘Is the balls of discrimination I ducking’ – she says; condemns the personal attacks by her competitors
The nine competitors in this years calypso competition were no match Sistah Joyce as she capably defended her crown successfully. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Serenading the young lady at the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Serenading the young lady at the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Sistah Joyce at the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Sistah Joyce at the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
A costumed performer. Photo: VINO
A costumed performer. Photo: VINO
The 1st runner up was King Paido (not in photograph), 2nd runner up was Falco and 3rd runner up was Luther B. Photo: VINO
The 1st runner up was King Paido (not in photograph), 2nd runner up was Falco and 3rd runner up was Luther B. Photo: VINO
Sistah Joyce as she is better known, represented her crown with two strongly worded and well composed songs ’60 years strong’ and ‘Who it hurt it Hurt’. Photo: VINO
Sistah Joyce as she is better known, represented her crown with two strongly worded and well composed songs ’60 years strong’ and ‘Who it hurt it Hurt’. Photo: VINO
Sistah Joyce as she is better known, represented her crown with two strongly worded and well composed songs ’60 years strong’ and ‘Who it hurt it Hurt’. Photo: VINO
Sistah Joyce as she is better known, represented her crown with two strongly worded and well composed songs ’60 years strong’ and ‘Who it hurt it Hurt’. Photo: VINO
1st runner up was Luther B who was the 2012 Calypso King. He did 'Youth man' and 'Never Forget'. Photo: VINO
1st runner up was Luther B who was the 2012 Calypso King. He did 'Youth man' and 'Never Forget'. Photo: VINO
1st runner up was Luther B who was the 2012 Calypso King. He did 'Youth man' and 'Never Forget'. Photo: VINO
1st runner up was Luther B who was the 2012 Calypso King. He did 'Youth man' and 'Never Forget'. Photo: VINO
2nd runner up was Falco who did Crime free festival and politician. Photo: VINO
2nd runner up was Falco who did Crime free festival and politician. Photo: VINO
2nd runner up was Falco who did Crime free festival and politician. Photo: VINO
2nd runner up was Falco who did Crime free festival and politician. Photo: VINO
The 3rd runner up was King Paido with his songs Hope after emancipation celebration and the Common Sense Party. Photo: VINO
The 3rd runner up was King Paido with his songs Hope after emancipation celebration and the Common Sense Party. Photo: VINO
The 3rd runner up was King Paido with his songs Hope after emancipation celebration and the Common Sense Party. Photo: VINO
The 3rd runner up was King Paido with his songs Hope after emancipation celebration and the Common Sense Party. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
The performers made good use of 'props' during the competition. Photo: VINO
The performers made good use of 'props' during the competition. Photo: VINO
Shereen during the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Shereen during the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Another of the performances from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Another of the performances from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Distributing flyers to the crowd at the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Distributing flyers to the crowd at the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Another performance which saw the use of stage enhancements. Photo: VINO
Another performance which saw the use of stage enhancements. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
Scene from the 60th Festival Calypso Competition. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Early this morning July 31, 2014 Ms Joyce Searles who goes by the stage name Sistah Joyce was once again crowned the Queen of Calypso in the Virgin Islands as she said her songs were written from her heart and personal experiences and that she has been ducking from the ‘balls’ of discrimination in real time.

“Calypsonians need to get their facts straight,” Searles told reporters moments after she was re-crowned Queen of Calypso. Sistah Joyce as she is better known, represented her crown with two strongly worded and well composed songs ‘60 years strong’ and ‘Who it hurt it hurt’.

At the end of the night judges found her to have gained the most points giving her the edge over the others as she walked away with the prizes for best lyrics, best arrangement and best overall singer.

The 3rd runner up was King Paido, 2nd runner up was Falco and 1st runner up was Luther B.

Nine persons challenged the 2013 Calypso Queen for her crown this year and they appeared in the following order in both of their performances: ‎1. King Henry doing ‘Candle in the dark’ and ‘I want a divorce’; 2. Shereen – ‘Equal Status and World Calypso’; 3. Mighty Ley Ley doing ‘Diamond Jubilee’ and ‘BVI lottery’; 4. Princess Didi with ‘This Young Lady’ and ‘I am Festival’, 5. King Paido – ‘Hope after emancipation’ celebration and the ‘Common Sense Party; 6. Luther B who was the 2012 calypso King did 'Youth man' and ‘Never Forget’, 7. Falco – ‘Crime Free Festival’ and ‘Politician’, 8. Sistah Joyce‎ - ‘60 years strong' and 'Who it hurt it hurt; 9. Mighty Macko - 'Our 60 year Festival anniversary' and 'Searching me Arsenal' and 10. Orginga – ‘Overload’ and ‘Can't wait for the 60th’.

Very confident that she had given it her all Sistah Joyce was very emotional about the way some of her competition attempted to attack her personally in their songs. “To me it don’t matter who sing about me or who sing on me just get it straight,” she said. She recalled shedding tears back-stage, saying that calypso can be considered controversial which makes it matter less when persons attack her personally in their songs.

“You don’t have to come and sing about oh I went jail and I need to know where I come from. Even if I wasn’t from here because I speaking out, things rough in the BVI; a lot of people afraid to speak out but I ain’t afraid, they can’t send me nowhere I born here and when I say that I don’t mean to bring down Caribbean people I have two Caribbean parents… ” she said.

Noting that retaining the crown makes her feel extremely great Sistah Joyce said that she ignored those who called her cock-roach in their song. “They lucky I didn’t drop it on them, I am a person who love to speak out but when they do it the wrong way I prefer to leave it alone,” she added.

She said that for now she is going to be more focused on her reggae singing while maintaining that she will continue to defend her crown until destiny decides it’s time for her to put it down and is dethroned.

She poured her heart out to reporters about her challenges in trying to secure a job and was blatantly rejected in many instances for having a jail record. She said that some entrepreneurs told her straight that they were not go to employ her, “A lot of people I went to for job, some of them basically come right out and tell me boy you get hold for weed if it was something else but people don’t know that.”

But at the end of the day her response to the question of whether she feels marijuana should be legalized was, “No, Nooo.”

17 Responses to “Sistah Joyce retains Calypso Crown”

  • xxxxxxxx (31/07/2014, 08:45) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    GO GIRL!!!!
  • Jamdown (31/07/2014, 09:33) Like (0) Dislike (4) Reply
    so who waz dey judges?
  • yes (31/07/2014, 09:40) Like (9) Dislike (2) Reply
    SISTER JOYCE IS TO MUCH FOR THEM!! From the first round i knew she had it :)
  • All the best (31/07/2014, 11:31) Like (4) Dislike (5) Reply
    I'm one who always admire Sistah Joyce's ability to come up with good lyrics, tunes, moves and props. Congrats - it shows that discrimination was not a factor - since Sistah Joyce is not from here and she is not victimized because she sing about the political issues being talked about in the community (true or false to be determined by provision of proof/facts [by the politicians/government officials themselves] ).
    • Bah Humbug (31/07/2014, 17:40) Like (3) Dislike (6) Reply
      Sister Joyce is from here. At least get your facts right. Sister Joyce over plays the victimization card. Every thing she blames on the system: I go to jail for selling weed...Is the system. I lose the Monarchy...Is the system...Individuals must bear some responsibility for their situations. She did not deserve that crown.
  • ccc (31/07/2014, 11:44) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    congrats to the queen
  • bvi (31/07/2014, 11:45) Like (11) Dislike (9) Reply
    Queen She.... needs to quit now. I really don't know what she does be singing or should I say
    talking
    • Fi Real (31/07/2014, 17:34) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
      Luther B should have won this competition. He had by far the two best Calypso songs. Mind you I said 'Calypso' not with reggae hooks. Joyce's diction is poor as well and then she has this long unnecessary diatribe before she sings her song. This was supposed to be a singing competition.
  • pat (31/07/2014, 12:04) Like (7) Dislike (2) Reply
    Ndp must go who it hurt it hurt
  • VG Sweet (31/07/2014, 12:04) Like (13) Dislike (1) Reply
    VG on the BALL!!!!!!!!!! Go Sista Joyce you won even before you stood on that Stage.
    You were GREAT!!!!! NUFF BLESSINGS!!!! Don't worry bout the HATERS!!!! You got the CROWN!!!
  • Oh My (31/07/2014, 18:29) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
    She deserved the crown but King Paido deserved that 1st runner up not Luther B !!!!!!!!!!!
  • BVI is home (31/07/2014, 19:06) Like (6) Dislike (4) Reply
    Siesta Joyce was born on the island of Tortola grown up in St Kitts from a youth because her Parients is from SK but return years ago now she's kicking buts Luther B can't get over that speed bump he sing loosers lyrics if you know Rasta Joyce you will leave her with your scratchy @$$ voice happy 60th you all
  • Fi Real (31/07/2014, 21:27) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    Well if you know Luther B he was born in Tortola but grew up in SKB. Similar path, yet you do not see him wearing that 'born here' sign on his chest. A young Man who has done well for himself by starting his own successful legit business and the BVI should promote more positive Individuals like him.

    You have to understand and know calypso to know who was the better on the night.
  • car key (31/07/2014, 22:52) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    Sing on uh joyce
  • All the best (01/08/2014, 01:49) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
    Very good sister joyce
  • diatribe!? (01/08/2014, 08:11) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    I call it 'Intro'...
    • Intro? (01/08/2014, 11:47) Like (0) Dislike (12) Reply
      Intro should be with music! This is a music show. Why the 'born here' talk? She not the only one born here!!!


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