By Derren Joseph
January 26, 2009
I read that before he passed on, the Mighty Duke spent his last days in the studio of his Cocorite home, where he penned a calypso called the Dying Art. It apparently tells of the dying calypso culture being replaced by soca music. My old pardner, Marty Raymond, also believes that the culture of Trinidad and Tobago is in transition, and as such, calypso and old mas culture is seeing its sunset.
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Klassic Ruso Calypso Tent organized by TUCO North Zone opened in fine style on Friday 23rd January, 2009 at the City Hall in Port of Spain. Host Rudolph Ottley welcomed guests and reminded them that this was the tent of recently departed Calypso icon the Mighty Duke as he hailed the contributions of Duke to the Calypso arena. The cast of Klassic Ruso then streamed on stage and proceeded to sing Duke’s classic song “Black is Beautiful” to the delight of the audience. This year’s cast includes Allrounder, Versatile, Contender, Almanac, Dr. Will B, Hamidullah, Typher, Dr. Rhythm, Wizard of Id, Revealer, Kaiso Mac, Hercules, KC Charles, Stanley Adams, Brother Ebony, Manchild, Robbie G, Shirlane Hendrickson, Black Prince, Mighty Diamond, Marva Mc Kenzie, Spicey, Brother Akil, Lylo, Intruder, QP and King Soul.
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TrinidadandTobagoNews.com Reporters
January 14, 2009
Updated: January 15, 2009
One of Calypso’s greatest icons Kelvin ‘Mighty Duke’ Pope passed away earlier today. Mighty Duke, who was diagnosed with myelofibrosis – a serious bone marrow disorder that disrupts the body’s normal production of blood cells – has succumbed to this illness ending a battle of over four years. His wife Rebecca, one of his sons, Wendell, and Hollis ‘Chalkdust’ Liverpool were at his side when he passed.
By Derren Joseph
January 3rd, 2009
New Year’s Day, we went to the usual lime by my uncle and aunt in St Ann’s. New Year’s Day is my grandmother’s birthday, as well as their wedding anniversary. After a while, the talk turned to Carnival, and how expensive fetes and costumes were for 2009. I suggested that a more conscious Carnival diet could consist of a healthy dose of tents. Nothing wrong with fetes, mind you—I am just looking for a little change. After all, when was the last time we went to a calypso tent? Some had the view that tents could be a bit “too political.”
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