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Four-time stickfighting champion Selwyn John reclaimed his coveted King of the Rock title and was crowned Kalinda King of Trinidad and Tobago after defeating his nephew, Anderson Marcano, in a jaw-dropping bout in Moruga yesterday morning.
To the steady, hypnotic rhythm of bongo drums echoing through the Moruga Multipurpose Youth and Sport Facility in St Mary’s, the two men stepped into the gayelle in the early hours of yesterday morning, blending fierce tradition with deeply personal family ties. As mist settled on the field and camphor burned eerily in the gayelle—fed by camphor and puncheon rum—the drummers chanted, “Jumbie in the ring,” heightening the intensity of the moment.
Tired and blood-soaked from two previous fights, John executed the kalinda dance to perfection, wielding his bois with authority and control.
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