Through Calypso music, all stories are told! Today we feature a song that does just that. This one comes home with a story about the history of Calypso music in Trinidad and Tobago. The song is entitled "Great Is Calypso" that will be re-released on an album for Calypso History month in Trinidad and Tobago. We are aware that your love for Calypso and, as such, we are featuring the song early here on Sokah2Soca with the permission of the singer, Carlton Louison.
Now you can tell anyone who wants to learn about Calypso to go and listen to the song and learn! Don't you love how this all plays out for our understanding of our culture? The talent is there, the story was written by the great Gregory "GB" Ballantyne while the music was produced by Calliston "Cally" Pantor.
For the uninformed, Calliston hails from Barataria while Gregory Ballantyne hails from Curepe and has written for the likes of David Rudder and Singing Sandra. Of course, the sweet vocals come from the very talented son of the soil, Carlton Louison. We think that you will totally love this song, share your thoughts with your peers via the comment feature of this post.
Artists Bio:
Carlton's first stint at professional singing was with an acapella group called Visions of Glory that was formed by his aunt Hazel. He grew up loving R & B, soul, and gospel music greats like Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, and Stevie Wonder.
Carlton has ventured into the calypso world where he captured the AMCHAM (The American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago) calypso monarch title in 2012. From that time, he has been in winners row in some regional competitions. In 2013 he placed 2nd in TSTT’s Annual Calypso Competition.
The year 2014 was Carlton's most successful yet; he was a finalist in the prestigious Young King's Calypso Competition and placed third in the Arima Monarch Competition. He was proud to have won the 2016 Calypso competition at TSTT. In 2018, Carlton took to the big stage at Skinner Park. For this debut performance, he entered with his own composition entitled, “Glorified Gangsta”.
Carlton also represented Trinidad and Tobago regionally and was featured as a guest performer at Carifesta (the Caribbean Festival of Arts) in 2019. Once again, he made it again to the Young King’s final with his original composition entitled, “Cell Phone Addicts”. After 10 years in Calypso, he is about to release his first Calypso album.
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Production Notes/Music Credits:
Song Title: Great Is Calypso
Performed by: Carlton Louison
Composed by: Gregory "GB" Ballantyne
Produced by: Calliston "Cally" Pantor
Performed by: Carlton Louison
Composed by: Gregory "GB" Ballantyne
Produced by: Calliston "Cally" Pantor
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