The warm rhythms of traditional calypso music at the Sachem Public Library Friday night had many wishing that summertime would come just a bit sooner. As part of Black History Month the library hosted ...
Denyse Plummer, who has died aged 69 of cancer, was one of the most prominent female singers in the male-dominated world of calypso. Only the third woman to win the coveted Calypso Monarch crown in ...
The inaugural Extempo clash at the Department of Creative and Festival Arts’ (DCFA) of The UWI, at The Old Yard 2026 ...
Believe me, I love Caribbean Calypso dearly. I mean sweet, simple, witty, cleverly-constructed and arranged Kaiso – whether the “Big Yard“ or Tent Versions and from the Extempo to the Soca-free ...
Traditional calypso music is not as popular as soca and chutney soca. This has been evident for quite some years. Calypso is loved by senior citizens, but considered “old people music” by the young ...
The Maypole circle, a symbol of unity in diversity, with its roots in ancient times, was celebrated Sunday at Calypso Elementary School in Bethlehem. It was the school’s traditional Spring Fling.
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - The black-clad old man crept gingerly onto stage wearing a mournful expression, more funeral director than musical legend. Sign up here. Then Shadow, a Calypso legend, jolts ...
October 2018 is Calypso History Month, a tradition started by the Trin­ba­go Uni­fied Ca­lyp­so­ni­ans Or­gan­i­sa­tion (TUCO) in 2002 as a way to celebrate the role ca­lyp­so has played in the ...