King Dice Rules in Dominica
Genre: Calyspo, Bouyon, Reggae
Members: King Dice
Hometown: Dominica
About:
King Dice is the youngest and ONLY calypsonian to win four national crowns and five consecutive road march titles.
Biography:
King Dice is the youngest and ONLY calypsonian to win four national crowns and five consecutive road march titles.
Denison Joseph well known as ‘King Dice’ has carried the name of his community Boetica everywhere he performs. He is the son of Roy Joseph and Phyllis Daniel of Boetica.
The king’s singing career started in 1998 when he took part in the junior calypso monarch while still a student at SMA, he then took his skill further in 2002 as a competitor at the National Calypso King competition where he placed 3rd with the song “Tarzan.” Still not deterred by his loss, Denison came back to compete with the song that made him king for the first time “Animal Farm” in 2004.
As a former Junior Calypso Monarch, Dennison “King Dice” Joseph is the youngest and only calypsonian to win four national crowns and five consecutive road march titles in Dominica calypso history. In his first win in 2004 he sang the songs “Peace Is My Business", dedicated to world leaders, and the second round crowd pleaser "Animal Farm," which compared politicians to various farm animals. In 2005 he captured the crown with his songs "Help My Brother For Me” and the political satire “Puppet Master." On February 25th 2006, King Dice made history by becoming the third but youngest calypsonian in 30 years to win 3 calypso crowns in 3 consecutive years, accomplishing what many veteran calypsonians have yet been able to do. "These Are The Days" and "I Eh Fraid Of Them" were the two songs he performed that night. Although Dice was definitely the crowd favorite on the night of February 17th 2007, where he performed "Lights" and "Follow Your Leader;" He placed 4th out of nine other calypsonians. Not breaking from the recipe that secured his prior wins, Dice with the help of songwriter Pat Aaron came back a year later to capture the crown with "Roll The Dice And See" and "On My Own." By then he had won the road march five times in a row with the songs "Tarzan"-2003, "Animal Farm-2004, "Puppet Master"-2005, "I Eh Fraid"-2006 and "Lights"-2007.
King Dice has received several awards for his accomplishments in the calypso arena including A Young Achievers Award in 2004 from the Dominican government for his contribution to culture. In July 2006, he along with the other two calypsonians who have won 3 consecutive crowns he received his blue 3 peat jacket from the University of the West Indies in Dominica and Pawol Inc. He also received in 2006 a Youth Ambassador Award from the National Youth Council of Dominica in recognition of his contribution to calypso art form and for his 3-peat achievement.
Members: King Dice
Hometown: Dominica
About:
King Dice is the youngest and ONLY calypsonian to win four national crowns and five consecutive road march titles.
Biography:
King Dice is the youngest and ONLY calypsonian to win four national crowns and five consecutive road march titles.
Denison Joseph well known as ‘King Dice’ has carried the name of his community Boetica everywhere he performs. He is the son of Roy Joseph and Phyllis Daniel of Boetica.
The king’s singing career started in 1998 when he took part in the junior calypso monarch while still a student at SMA, he then took his skill further in 2002 as a competitor at the National Calypso King competition where he placed 3rd with the song “Tarzan.” Still not deterred by his loss, Denison came back to compete with the song that made him king for the first time “Animal Farm” in 2004.
As a former Junior Calypso Monarch, Dennison “King Dice” Joseph is the youngest and only calypsonian to win four national crowns and five consecutive road march titles in Dominica calypso history. In his first win in 2004 he sang the songs “Peace Is My Business", dedicated to world leaders, and the second round crowd pleaser "Animal Farm," which compared politicians to various farm animals. In 2005 he captured the crown with his songs "Help My Brother For Me” and the political satire “Puppet Master." On February 25th 2006, King Dice made history by becoming the third but youngest calypsonian in 30 years to win 3 calypso crowns in 3 consecutive years, accomplishing what many veteran calypsonians have yet been able to do. "These Are The Days" and "I Eh Fraid Of Them" were the two songs he performed that night. Although Dice was definitely the crowd favorite on the night of February 17th 2007, where he performed "Lights" and "Follow Your Leader;" He placed 4th out of nine other calypsonians. Not breaking from the recipe that secured his prior wins, Dice with the help of songwriter Pat Aaron came back a year later to capture the crown with "Roll The Dice And See" and "On My Own." By then he had won the road march five times in a row with the songs "Tarzan"-2003, "Animal Farm-2004, "Puppet Master"-2005, "I Eh Fraid"-2006 and "Lights"-2007.
King Dice has received several awards for his accomplishments in the calypso arena including A Young Achievers Award in 2004 from the Dominican government for his contribution to culture. In July 2006, he along with the other two calypsonians who have won 3 consecutive crowns he received his blue 3 peat jacket from the University of the West Indies in Dominica and Pawol Inc. He also received in 2006 a Youth Ambassador Award from the National Youth Council of Dominica in recognition of his contribution to calypso art form and for his 3-peat achievement.
