Tuco CD launch

Over 20 singers performed their 2017 offerings to a very appreciative audience giving them a mixture of serious calypso and soca. The cast included seasoned singers like Contender, Crazy, Ninja, Pye Man and Bunny B along with some very young performers.

There were several standouts on the night including Nature (Black Attack), Natasha Edmund (“Youth Power”), Bunny B (“One Drop”), Del Toro (“They Killing Meh Vibes”), Kerice Pascall (“Black Equation”), Ninja (“Take Yuh Place”), Juby (“Masqueraders”), Kyle Cowie (“Hail The Chief ”) and Lisa Roberts (“We Social”).

All major calypso tents are in preparation for opening night despite the fact that they have not receive any funding from the governing body (Tuco).

According to Tuco’s president Lutalo Masimba (Brother Resistance) the organisation still has not collected any subvention from the National Carnival Commission (NCC) for Carnival 2017.

Tentative opening dates are as follows: Kaiso Karavan (East) January 28, Klassic Ruso (North) January 27, Kaiso Showcase (South) January 28, Kalypso Revue January 27 (Arima) and Kaiso House will host a Preview at Globe Cinema on January 22.