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Calypso Dreams

Published on February 2, 2009 in Calypso/Soca and General Articles. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

By Derren Joseph
February 02, 2009

It was a good week for calypso last week.

Last Tuesday, there was a screening of the 2004 documentary called Calypso Dreams at the National Library. It was to promote the launch of the DVD. Kudos to Alvin Daniell and the rest of the Calypso Dreams team on this effort. The screening was dedicated to the memory of the Mighty Duke. One of the good things that have come out of the recent loss of the Mighty Duke is a greater consciousness of just how special this art form is. There is Web site to support the documentary http://www.calypsodreams.com
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Carry on the tradition

Published on January 26, 2009 in Calypso/Soca, Carnival and General Articles. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

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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