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“I wake in the morning and I just realise Carnival come back again,” Neil “Iwer” George sang almost prophetically in 1999. In the Trinidadian crystal ball, a future without Carnival might have been an unlikely prediction. However, the covid19 pandemic made that a reality for two years. With the festival back, it is left to
THE EDITOR: The National Coalition for Transformation wishes to commend and applaud the first competitor from the Youth Transformation and Rehabilitation Centre (YTRC), Romel "Papa Mel" Lezama, on his performance at Calypso Fiesta last Saturday at Skinner Park, San Fernando. We are very disappointed that he did not make it to the finals of the
IT IS EASY, too easy, especially for armchair critics, to look at the recent output of calypsonians and dismiss the art form. After all, who can forget the countless glorious moments on the Dimanche Gras stage over the years when calypso was in its heyday? When we think of “calypso” we think of the sheer
THE EDITOR: I must say well done to the airing of an excellent Calypso Fiesta 2023 show, possibly by the collaborative efforts of TTT and CITV. The creativity and originality of the songs were of creditable standard, making me proud as a national. Long live kaiso! I definitely would not have liked to be a