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Vicadi Singh retains crown as Chutney Monarch 2025
Kaieteur News- Defending Chutney King Vicadi Singh retained his crown, performing his Chutney hit song, “Let Him Go” on Sunday last.
The annual Chutney Soca Monarch competition was held on the tarmac of the Classic Hotel in Corentyne Berbice. The competition saw 12 contestants from all across Guyana of all races.
Defending Chutney King, Vicadi Singh
Thousands of persons gathered to lend their support to their favourite artistes as they performed with colourful props and well put together choreographed dances. The Waterfalls spoke to some the contestants as they exited the stage after their performances.
Paul Perry, a fisherman from Abary Mahaicony performed his piece ‘Curass is a Boss’. The musician who has been singing for years told this publication that he decided to try his luck this year at a competition as he has been encouraged by his fans and family.
When he was asked how he came about the song, he explained that he does odd jobs. Currently, he is a fisherman and a farmer and going out to sea, he always sings. “Fisherman does always advise me, Perry you gotta sing a fish song. So a day while I was on sea, the lyrics just come to me, meh went pon the wharf, meh went pon the wharf, meh throw out meh line and me ketch a curass.”
Perry told this publication that the Chutney Monarch was a really good experience for him because he had waited 35 years to make a big stage so giving up was not an option.
Vicadi Singh explained that 2024 was different due to the choice of song; however, his performance this year was no different.
“It’s the same vibe, same energy we bring in. We brought from 2024 to 2025…the choice of songs and the topics of the songs were different, but it’s no different in the performance…”
Singh explained that he was just fortunate to have a great song, even though he did not think that it was the one he would be performing with.
“The message to be delivered with this song basically is to support women, representation, being independent, not being dependent, and take a stance against domestic violence and abuse,” he said.
Singh highlighted that these are issues plaguing society and as an artiste, it is his duty to highlight them.
Artists OKC told The Waterfalls that going back-to-back in two national competitions was not easy. It took money, a lot of support and multiple teams coming together to make one big team.
“I would like to say a big shout out to everyone who would have assisted me, you know, shout out to our management, shout out to End Goal for producing this song. You know, shout out to stage steppers, shout out to unique parts. It was an entire team. You know, many teams came together to make one team,” he said.
The talented young man explained that it was his third year competing in contrasting genres and he had to learn to isolate each performance to suit. He had learned to balance his energy as each genre requires different amounts of different things.
“Well, for me personally, you know, just like a lot of our holidays, you know, I don’t see Chutney music as just Indo-Guyanese music. I see Chutney music as Guyanese music. I see Chutney music as music for all Guyanese,” he explained.
The evening was packed with exciting colourful performances and an encouraging energetic crowd. As things wound down to the end, Vicadi Singh was crowned Chutney King for 2025, OKC secured the second place, the same position as in the Soca Monarch in Linden, Arjiv Singh secured the third spot and AW Lyrical, the Jaray Boss secured fourth position.
(Vicadi Singh retains crown as Chutney Monarch 2025)
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