“I want to make it clear that I am not done with singing, just with competition”

The Mighty Rebel has decided to quit singing at the competition level saying he was forced to retire because of shabby treatment by the state-controlled television station, but he admits also that the time seems right to exit now.

The reigning calypso monarch is leaving on top of the art form and after decades of campaigning for a crown he has won six times. Rebel’s social commentary is witty, biting and at times, outrageously good and as he bows out, there is a sense that a performer of his ilk is not likely to come around for a long time.

“I was thinking about retiring for some time, but I keep coming back because of my fans and because I love singing… I want to make it clear that …..