“[…] The calypso artform, like other artforms, has […] always been constantly evolving. Although I am an elderly person, I was quite impressed with many of the calypsos sung by many young calypsonians this year. “I particularly like Yung Bredda’s We Rise. He gave an absolutely superlative performance at the …
Read More »Political commentary rules as Helon dethrones Machel; Live Wire marks Calypso finals
Calypso is back, baby! Well, by which we mean that gripping political commentary is back in favour at the Dimanche Gras. Independent Senator Helon Francis is the 2025 Calypso Monarch for his stirring appeal to the next Trinidad and Tobago prime minister in To Whom It May Be—although it could …
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