Basseterre, St. Kitts – The much anticipated senior Calypso finals for Sugar Mas’ 48, was held at the Sugar Mill in Warner Park, on the evening of Sunday 29th December.
Double crowned Calypso Monarch, Queen Independent, matched her skills against seven other champions of the art form in the federation of St. Kitts and Nevis: King Socrates, King Craig, Queen Diva, Queen Jackie, Queen Brown Sugar, Queenie G and King Astro.
After some sterling performances in rendering the sixteen calypsoes for the night, the judges made the following decisions, in terms of the top performers:
Calypso Monarch – King Socrates – 825 points
1st runner up – King Astro – 754 points
2nd runner up – King Craig – 736 points
3rd runner up – Queen Diva – 728 points