Trinizagada|Santiwah has no knowledge of this church in Cumuto that this stalwart of the Kaiso community is singing about in this song - no more bush baths for me! Today we conclude the year with a track titled "The Great Feast" by one Ras Kommanda. Didn't you expect me to be a bit silly to end the year? For those who don't know I will tell you this, I have no intention of pinning any 'blue' tied in a piece of cloth inside my shirt to protect me from the wrath of any Cumuto Priest named 'Lawrence". The fact is 'Santiwah' means bush bath and I have brewed some black sage leaves and took a warm bath to ensure that the money priest from Cumuto cyar touch me.
Now having said all of that to keep me on the right side of the spirit world we can not come to terms with the production of Ras Kommanda and Mr. Kenny Phillips. It is quite refreshing to listen to the traditional music of our land sung with such control and genuine love for the art form. The love and confidence can be felt in the manner in which Ras Kommanda bathes the audible world with his beautiful story telling skill that only a talented and mature calypsonian can portray.
Now in terms of the lyrics the story may or may not mean anything to you but it is the job of the Calypso Chantuelle to leave you thinking about what you just heard and if, at any time, he brough you into his world then he achieved his goal. In this song the lyrics and story telling are so good that while I listened to the song I was in Cumuto taking in the liturgy - my name is not Duprey and I definitely don't have shares in Clico!
The vocal performance was a controlled one. The chantuelle was relaxed and told his story in traditional 'Kommanda' style. It was easy to understand every word sung and you should take note that 'big money does give poor people diarrhea".
In term of the music - it speaks for itself. What is better than a traditional calypso and nothing else can leave you tapping your feet like traditional calypso music. This is the work of Mr. Kenny Phillips and from the depth of his soul comes what he loves the most 'good traditional calypso music".
Replay worthiness and lasting appeal for this song goes without saying. Any story telling done by a calypsonian lives on forever. Every song that has been released to date , in the Soca and Island Pop arenas' will sound stale as the months turn into years but this calypso will sound just as good and even sweeter as the years go by... Every Trinidadian and lover of music knows that is a fact of life!
This is original and traditional calypso music that was born in my land and will continue to drive the festival of my land. It does not matter what new music comes around the traditional calypso will always have that original sound regardless to singer or name of song. If the Chantuelle is good then you will be singing his song or humming the melody without even consciously realizing it... that is the power of calypso!
Production Notes:
This song was written by Steve Pascall and produced by Garvin Marcelle for G-NOTE Recording Studios in Fyzabad, Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies (868) 721-7846.
The track was mixed by Kenny Phillips at KMPMUSICLAB in Palmiste San Fernando, Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. Anyone interested in the production of music 'the right way' should contact Kenny at: (868) 653-1820.
This is original and traditional calypso music that was born in my land and will continue to drive the festival of my land. It does not matter what new music comes around the traditional calypso will always have that original sound regardless to singer or name of song. If the Chantuelle is good then you will be singing his song or humming the melody without even consciously realizing it... that is the power of calypso!
This song was written by Steve Pascall and produced by Garvin Marcelle for G-NOTE Recording Studios in Fyzabad, Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies (868) 721-7846.
The track was mixed by Kenny Phillips at KMPMUSICLAB in Palmiste San Fernando, Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. Anyone interested in the production of music 'the right way' should contact Kenny at: (868) 653-1820.
When I received this song from Mr. Kenny Phillips he sent a listing of Ras Kommanda's achievements. I have not listed any of it here but my post is not a small one (just imaging if I listed a few of his achievements!). Ras Kommanda has achieved much in this business and if I attempt to list his achievements this post will be too long. Let's just say that he is a man of conviction who believes in Calypso; he believes that what you sing you should be able to stand by it and sleep well at nights. He will not sell out the art form or his fellow calypso singers. Ras Kommanda is the Chairman of Tuco South and brings to you today "The Great Feast"!
Please be advised that the music is presented here for your listening pleasure and for promotional purposes only ("Fair Use" Musical Content Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976). Lend me your ears... Enjoy!
"The Great Feast" - Ras Kommanda
