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DOCUMENTARY: STEEL PAN AT THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN IN 1951

/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 */ .elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))} REMEMBERING AN ICON OF SOCA & CALYPSO DOCUMENTARY + REVIEW /*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}Imagine you are looking back on an event, that changed not only your own life but as well the whole history of steelpan music. This short documentary will blow your mind. The video piece was published in. I stumbled over it while researching the life of the calypsonian Roaring Lion, and I thought it would be great to share it with you. It contains original footage from the event, which only takes place once in a century. Short Documentary | BBC "The 1951 Festival of Britain " Length: 5 mins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y3jgxz-mYA Sterling Betancourt was a part of the Trinidad All Stars Steel Percussion Band, describing his first experience of leaving the tin twin island and finding himself in this completely different world. While living here, I can tell...

Explainer - by Carver Thompson

IN TRIBUTE TO EXPLAINER | REVIEW: TUCO VINTAGE CONCERT

/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 */ .elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))} REMEMBERING AN ICON OF SOCA & CALYPSO MUSIC LIVE CONCERT + REVIEW /*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} Recently the soca and calypso artist Explainer passed away. In honor of his work, I am sharing with you this 20 minutes long concert piece, recorded at the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians' Association (TUCO) in 2010. Let me give you a small review and some background information about the artist. The mini concert series was hosted by the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and held in the frame of the 'Calypso History Month' celebrated each October. Just tune in to the concert and continue reading. Explainer in Concert Length: 22 mins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2vq3IFQ540 /*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} First of all my condolences to his family and friends, who have always been on his side. He was dealing with diabetes for...

Sugar Aloes & Baron - 100 years of Calypso Tents - Event Performance

REVIEW: 100 YEARS OF THE CALYPSO TENT, VIRTUAL CONCERT

/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 */.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))} CALYPSO HISTORY LIVE CONCERT + REVIEW February 13, 2021 | 7:00 pm Queen's Hall, Port of Spain (Trinidad) Length: 2:20 hours I stumbled over an incredible piece of history, that I would like to share with you today together with my review of the concert performances and settings. It is a virtual concert, well-recorded and put together, recorded at Queens Hall in Port of Spain. The event celebrates the history of calypso and the first commercial calypso tent in Trinidad and Tobago, which opened its doors in 1921 initiated by Chieftain Douglas. In the article about calypso music of the virtual music archive TT Music Library, you can read in detail, why these tents are important for the music genre to this day. You can watch the complete concert here: HISTORY OF CALYPSO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjgVgkeqx9M The concert is a collaboration between the Ministry of Tourism Culture & the Arts and the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Oganization...