{"id":110991,"date":"2014-01-23T13:13:43","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T17:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=110991"},"modified":"2014-01-24T11:16:52","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T15:16:52","slug":"stardom-tent-gentry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/stardom-tent-gentry\/","title":{"rendered":"STARDOM: The tent of the gentry"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_83762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83762\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83762\" alt=\"Stardom patrons at Sisserou (file photo)\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Stardom-patrons-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Stardom-patrons-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Stardom-patrons-642x425.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Stardom-patrons-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stardom patrons at a previous show at Sisserou (file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I have always heard cricket described as a gentleman&#8217;s sport. I have never thought too much of it, until I went to Stardom Tent Night Two. The polite clapping, the kind, reluctant booing, the genteel sitting and the dainty dancing. Yes indeed&#8211;if cricket, lovely cricket, is the game of the gentleman, then stardom, lovely stardom, is the tent of the gentry. No over exertions, no wild animations, just a calm appreciation of good calypso and respectful dismissal of ducks.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the experience was a pleasant one overall. Predictable in some respects mixed in with pleasant surprises. Unexpected though, was the small turn out. The usual faithful stalwarts were there, though not yet as upbeat as they would likely become as the Wednesdays continue to rollout; but the massive crowd one usually has to wade through has not yet announced their arrival.<\/p>\n<p>The first ball bowled, <i>Pump<\/i>, by Jack, did serve as a light teaser, but was not quite enough to whip the audience into a frenzy. He was followed by the likes of Man Himself, Sting Ray, Son of the Saint, Haxey and\u00a0 Ghetto Prince who failed to really rally much of a response. Until, Hardliner! Not only is <i>Calypso his cure<\/i>, but his calypso was indeed the cure after the previous six balls&#8211;an over&#8211;if you would permit me. A rather cute nursery rhyme followed when FBI told an amusing story of money that was put on a stone to dry but then seemed to&#8217;fly&#8217; away.<\/p>\n<p>The energies calmed down for a bit to accommodate the professional presentations of Lady Star and Picky but in no time at all the trio of Alesha&#8217;s <i>Pressure<\/i>, JD&#8217;s <i>Chinaman Wok <\/i>and Wok-Sok&#8217;s\u00a0<i>Tomato<\/i> brought the crowd into a crescendo of ecstasy.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the gem stones with the sombre profound tones. Singing Sandy made a reappearance. The audience was silent with curiousity. However, the jury is still out as <i>Flip the Script <\/i>is still slowly sinking in. Observer tried with <i>Mandela<\/i>, but was dwarfed by the compelling Ode to Mama from Daddy Chess, the anguish filled <i>You Never Know <\/i>of Hunter and the witty simple sarcasm of Chris B who <i>Just Come<\/i>. But a Diamond often stands out among gems. <i>Upon Video <\/i>proved a calypso treat. Webb briefly visited the stage to tease with one verse of his contribution, <i>Like Father Like Son<\/i>.\u00a0 Nurses were in high demand as the patrons helped Lugas call out for a <i>Nurse<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>A night of calypso ended with the emerging genre of caiso-bouyon. Following in the likes of Unwanted, newcomer Omi thrilled the crowd with <i>Murderer<\/i> sending the crowd home in a state of rapture.<\/p>\n<p>Calling Stardom the tent of the genteel should not underscore that the beauty of Stardom lies in the diversity of its calypsos. Such a wide variety of issues and topics are explored on the Stardom Stage that describing calypso as social commentary is truly appropriate at this tent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I have always heard cricket described as a gentleman&#8217;s sport. I have never thought too much of it, until I went to Stardom Tent Night Two. 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