Judging from the crowd's reaction at the Calypso Fiesta competition at the renovated Skinner Park in San Fernando on Saturday, the proverb "absence makes the heart grow fonder" was 100 per cent true. Although showtime was set for 1 pm, spectators were still gathering at the venue, anxious to get inside to express their approval
Calypsonians in the finals of the National Calypso Monarch competition will be competing for an $800,000 prize –$500,000 cash and a car valued at $300,000. The second-place winner will walk away with $500,000 and there is a $350,000 cash award for third place. The first prize was scaled down from a record $2 million in
The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.
There was a time when there was one word to describe someone who sang Trinidad and Tobago’s indigenous music and that was calypsonian. Evolution has given rise to subgenres and that has also brought descriptors for those who sing it. There is now an acute distinction between the calypsonian and soca artiste. However, calypsonian and