Carnival 2010

KURT   ALLEN REAL NAME: Kurt Allen DATE OF BIRTH: ... PLACE OF BIRTH: ..., Trinidad EDUCATION: ... CAREER:                                     Allen began singing calypso in 1983 and made the 1992 semifinals in the National Calypso Monarch Competition with "Sub-consciously." He went on to make the finals in 1994, 1995, 1997, 2008, 2012 and won the 2010 Calypso Monarch title with "Too Bright." Shortly after winning the 2010 title, he opened The Office of The Calypso Monarch in Barataria which is dedicated to keeping the memory and the work of past Calypso Monarch winners alive. He placed 2nd in the 2012 Calypso Monarch competition with "Long Live Calypso" and "When Will It End." His other calypsoes include: 2011 - Do So; Where Are They Now; Change; Give Them a Chance; Pan Bad John; Tribute to Attila the Hun Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit