Bro Resistance says Revue was never in TUCO

He said the Kalypso Revue, as an organisation, is not a member of TUCO.

“Individual persons are free to become members of the organisation.

Individual persons are also free to leave the organisation because it is a democratic process,” Masimba told Newsday during a telephone interview, yesterday.

He was responding to president of Kalypso Revue, Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor’s announcement that the Revue would quit being a member of TUCO. Taylor made this announcement on Tuesday night after only one of its members, Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool was selected to compete at the Calypso Fiesta, carded to take place this Saturday at Skinner Park, and a place in the National Calypso grand finals.

However, another Revue member, Kizzie Ruiz, was also chosen for this Saturday’s Fiesta.

“I don’t know about the Revue leaving TUCO because it is not a member of the organisation.

According to our constitution, TUCO is divided into four zones -- TUCO North, TUCO South Central, TUCO East and TUCO Tobago. We don’t organise by way of tents, we organise by zones and geographical demarcation,” Masimba said.

He said with competition being the way in which we show appreciation for our national art form of calypso, there will always be situations where people feel aggrieved because they were not selected.

“It is always difficult to judge the musical art because people will always be disappointed when they feel they have a good song and they didn’t get in, it is not the first time that that has happened.

I myself feel a pain for some of the calypsonians in Kaiso House.

They had some songs that I personally feel would have gone further, but that is how life is where competition is concerned.

“Last year Klassic Ruso, which is run by TUCO North zone, only got one pick, and Kaiso Karavan either last year or year before also only got one pick. It is not something that is strange to the calypso tents that operate in the country. There were times when the Revue got nine and ten selections, and that is how it is sometimes,” Masimba said.