Calypsonian Carl “Nobby” Barrington stole the show at the opening of the Kaiso Showkase 2016 on Friday night with his composition, Marriage Advice.
Barrington and 22 other calypsonians performed at the opening of the much-anticipated showcase at Palms Club, San Fernando on Friday night.
Barrington waxed poetic about the generation of young women who get married but cannot run a house.
He had audience members clutching their stomachs with laughter, as he sang Thank God for KFC.
He received several encores for his performance, leaving audience members in stitches with his advice on how to have a working marriage.
Lynette ‘Lady Gypsy’ Steele took a different approach to her performance. Dressed in a brilliant yellow kimono-styled dress, Lady Gypsy sang her composition entitled, The Invasion.
She sang about Chinese invading T&T and taking over the business sector.
She even made a plea to government to have the Immigration department ‘check out’ the activities of the Chinese in T&T.
Also tackling a controversial issue was Victor ‘Mr Mack’ McDonald, with his piece, Legally Gay.
As the name of the song suggests, McDonald spoke of the openness of homosexual relationships over the past few years.
He told audience members that gone WEre the days when men hid their sexual orientation. However, he said that proper families could not be raised by two men or two women.
Unlike past years, the showcase began promptly at 8 pm as advertised and was wrapped up by midnight.
The Kaiso Showkase continues this afternoon (Sunday) with a matinee show at the Palms Club.