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Celebrating 100 years of recording calypso

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Newspaper clippings and photos were among the items on display at the National Archives on St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain at the exhibit in celebration of 100 years of recording calypso in T&T. PHOTOs: DION ROACH

 

The National Archives collaborated with Trinbago Unified Calypsonian Organisation (Tuco), the Carnival Institute and the National Library and Information System authority (Nalis) to host a panel discussion and an exhibition to celebrate 100 years of recording calypso, at the National Archives on St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain, last week. 
 
Panellists included producer Kenny Phillips, calypsonian Llewellyn “Short Pants” McIntosh, Rawle Gibbons, and Rudolph Ottley. The various formats used in recording calypsoes dating back to 1912, including vinyl records and tapes, numerous newspaper articles and short bios on various calypso recording artistes were among items on display. Many of the artifacts were donated by Andrew “Lord Superior”’ Marcano, Diane and Evonne Rhyner, Vincent and Gloria Ackoon, Sean Ramdoo and Kenny Phillips.
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