Guardian Media Ltd takes a very special joy in partnering with Canboulay Productions to honour the world's most eminent calypsonian, the Mighty Sparrow.The Guardian and Sparrow have had a long and intriguing relationship that goes right back to the beginning of his career in calypso. It has had many, many twists and turns and even been immortalised in his tongue-in-cheek calypso Thanks to the Guardian.
Last night, GML's general manager, marketing, Cyntra Achong presented Sparrow with the first copy of a special tribute publication at the launch of the lecture/performance series titled My Whole Life in Calypso at which Prof Gordon Rohlehr was the feature speaker. This tribute says it all on the cover: For Sparrow, with love.Today, the T&T Guardian takes pride in providing our readers with an exclusive copy of this collector's edition of a Tribute to the Mighty Sparrow, which is being published to mark the start of the five-part series.
Guardian Media Ltd, through the T&T Guardian, CT Vibe 105.1fm and CNC3, is the exclusive media partner for the series. CTVibe 105.1fm will be carrying the lectures live for those who are unable to attend.