Big Ideas

Conversations, Lectures & Debate

Over the years we’ve hosted lectures, conversations, debates and discussions with some of the region’s, and the world’s, greatest minds on a huge range of topics such as human rights, race, the environment, press freedom, political leadership and so much more. In this collection, you can hear from experts and creative-thinkers on a range of thought-provoking and engaging topics, covering history to current affairs.

Is the Calypso Dream Dead?

Speakers:

Gordon Rohlehr, Kenny Phillips, Kizzy Ruiz, Kurt Allen, Sunity Maharaj

Recorded:

Sat 28 April 2016

Format:

Podcast

Synopsis:

It’s sometimes called T&T’s national artform, but has calypso’s time passed? Does survival mean a return to roots or reinvention? Calypsonians Kurt Allen and Kizzy Ruiz, scholar Gordon Rohlehr, and producer Kenny Phillips debate the question; chaired by Sunity Maharaj.