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Dr. Amos Wilson

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Afrikan Culture

Jada Reads her Essay. Find out what happened to her after writing this essay that was supposed to be entered into a contest (which never was) Find ...

Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio perform John Coltrane's "Giants Steps" @ Wesleyan University Center for the Arts on 4/25/09

God bless our nation

Of many varied races

May we possess that common love

That binds and makes us one.

Let it be known around the world

That we can...

I know everything must change, but I still love the old time day.

Some old turn of the century post cards to the timeless words of Richard Nappy My...

Offering libation and praise to Osun at the 10th Annual Ile Eko Sàngó/Osun Milosa Rain Festival 2009 in Santa Cruz, Trinidad. Libation led by Awo O...

Paying Tribute to the Orisha Elder Babalorisha Forde singing for Osain. This is also for the Orisha followers of Trinidad and Tobago who are abroa...

The Marionettes Chorale (Trinidad & Tobago) perform a Desmond Waithe arrangement of Andre Tanker's "Morena Osha" at Queen's Hall. Dancer: Jacquelin...

Show some National Pride Trinis... This song is a nice one. Big Up PPL!

Her voice has been sampled by some of the biggest selling hip-hop artists, including Salt 'N' Pepa, Ice Cube and Ludacris. Mavis Staples has record...

Audio version...composer Andre' Tanker.

Very nice song.. brings back some memories!

Slow Caribbean flavored Soul released on 45rpm red stripe label.

Panorama Finals 1990. Trini music video from 1990

Explainer singing his mega hit Lorraine

I spent years trying to find this song because I didn't know who the artist was. Well, with some help of a few people I found it. Lorraine by Expla...

By Jamai Band

Perhaps his most celebrated piece, "Mr.Trinidad" is Maestro's thesis on the Trinidadian psyche, where one seems to ardently want and desire somethi...

Pictures of calypso singer "Lord Pretender"

Song: "Human Race"

Album: VA - The Rough Guide to Calypso Gold (2008)

Audio...Kaiso Gems 2001

The man with the golden voice.

recorded live...

Bomber in fine form giving them kaiso in the raw at skinner park, San Fernando for Kaiso Fiesta 2000

Lord Brynner - Rich Man Poor Man

No matter who yo mooma or poopa may be yo belong to the human race. Lord Pretender was a modern thinking man.

Funny man of calypso...

Calypso Semi - Finals 1993

aaron duncan calypso monarch performance carnival 2010

Ah message for trinidad

Timeless classic...De Terror.

Raw Kaiso

More good kaiso. Gypsy actually won a national award for this song, mostly because the NAR used it as a campaign theme song when they won in 1986.

Audio version...

Plenty Loving

Merchant

Arranged by Leston Paul

Pan In Mih System

Hueloy

T&T 1990

The 1961 Calypso Monarch winning song Lazy Man by The Mighty Dougla (Clatis Ali)

One of my all time favourites and about time it made it to youtub...

Excerpts from Dr. Eric Williams' address to the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago on Independence Day (8/31/1962)

Ba Boo La La

Roaring Lion

Digitally Remastered from Original Recordings

Sacred 78's

Ice Music Ltd.

T&T 1994

Netty Netty

Roaring Lion

Digitally Remastered from Original Recordings

Sacred 78's

Ice Music Ltd.

T&T 1994

Killer Calypso from Trinidad. Thanks again to Papito "Mr. Shingaling" - Paolo Moggi for finding this great tune!

shango-related calypso recorded jan 1939 and one of the "war" calypsos of the time...essentially challenges to rival calypsonians by means of lyric...

Free Up

Tambu

Calypso Season

Mango

T&T 1989