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.
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Is the Calypso Dream Dead?
Speakers:
Gordon Rohlehr, Kenny Phillips, Kizzy Ruiz, Kurt Allen, Sunity Maharaj
Recorded:
Sat 28 April 2016
Format:
Podcast