Veteran calypsonian Timothy 'Baron' Watkins performs at the Calypso Spektacula Thru The Years Show at the National Academy for the Performing Arts on Wednesday night. Video by Josiah Paul. | CNC3 Television, Trinidad and Tobago

Among a diverse host of cultural gifts, Trinidad and Tobago has also generously graced the world with the upbeat and lively genre of calypso – a musical, melodic style that reflects the soul and spirit of a vibrant people. Our calypsonians are the megaphones of our society. They are the gifted storytellers that blend creativity and content into harmonic medium and stir connections with the past, convey pearls of wisdom to the present, and share their visions for the future. With question, they a

Calÿpso is a 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter from the UK. Influences include Leonard Cohen, Carol King, Rufus Wainwright and Laura Marling. Her songs have been described as “unashamedly sad”. She is currently working on an EP with producer Chris Binns. 👑 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 🎸 📹: Seamus Traynor #calypso #calypsohetherton #goodvibes #busking #busker | Music Crowns