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As­sis­tant Sec­re­tary in the Di­vi­sion of Tourism, Cul­ture, An­tiq­ui­ties and Trans­porta­tion, Niall George, has called on To­bag­o­ni­ans to do their part to keep ca­lyp­so alive as the is­land starts its cel­e­bra­tions for Ca­lyp­so His­to­ry Month.

Speak­ing at the launch of the cel­e­bra­tions at the Scar­bor­ough Li­brary on Tues­day night, George said ca­lyp­so must be pro­tect­ed and passed on to the next gen­er­a­tion.

“Ca­lyp­so is not sim­ply mu­sic. It is his­to­ry sung in rhyme and rhythm,” he said.