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Lead Ed­i­tor-News­gath­er­ing

The his­to­ry of ca­lyp­so mu­sic is well doc­u­ment­ed ... in ca­lyp­so mu­sic it­self. How­ev­er, what is less known is the con­tri­bu­tions and im­pact of In­do-Trinida­di­ans on the art form. Those with­in the fra­ter­ni­ty are acute­ly aware and speak high­ly of the In­do-Trinida­di­an ser­vice, but those who don’t go to the tents are per­haps less aware.

George Ma­haraj has spent most of his life re­search­ing ca­lyp­so mu­sic and has writ­ten two vol­umes on The Roots of Ca­lyp­so. He’s been liv­ing in Cana­da for the last 58 years but boasts, “I’ve been to Trinidad for every Car­ni­val for 50 years.”