{"id":298124,"date":"2023-02-05T18:15:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T22:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=298124"},"modified":"2023-02-05T18:15:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T22:15:39","slug":"commentary-a-call-for-resurrecting-the-creative-sting-in-kaiso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/commentary-a-call-for-resurrecting-the-creative-sting-in-kaiso\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMENTARY: A call for resurrecting the creative sting in Kaiso"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_298125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-298125\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-298125\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Alex-Bruno-NEW-1-642x475.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Alex-Bruno-NEW-1-642x475.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Alex-Bruno-NEW-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Alex-Bruno-NEW-1-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Alex-Bruno-NEW-1-640x474.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Alex-Bruno-NEW-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-298125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bruno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>In Tribute to Melvin \u2018Solo\u2019 Constant<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While calypso celebrates the life of one of its greats, Melvin &#8220;Solo&#8221; Constant, the words of Dominica&#8217;s Hon. Prime Minister, Mr. Roosevelt Skerrit, foreshadows a more progressive era for the art.<\/p>\n<p>In his reflections on Calypso in Dominica, the Hon. Prime Minister suggested that current Calypso songs lack the sort of creative craft. Reference was made to Bernard \u201cDe Rabbit\u201d Alexander who to possess the formula to get those he sang about, hopelessly emersed in the whirlpool of the rhythmic melodies, and sweet-painful lyrics that accompany such timely and timeless compositions like, <em><i>Marry the girl Charlie, You Follow, Run Solomon, Wong Fang Chu.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p>While the Hon. Prime Minister may be correct, one should not lose track of the subtle cynicism which accompanies his comments. Let\u2019s face it, when the Hon. Prime Minister suggest that calypso composers, performers, arrangers, writers and creators should emulate Lord Thunder (and Sour Sour) as the gold standards of what \u2018a good calypso\u2019 should be, we should dig deeper into those comments. In fact, I once heard a well-known calypso commentator making similar claims \u2013 especially in defense of Lord Thunder \u2013 before he was severely challenged by his colleague commentators.<\/p>\n<p>The fact is, both Lord Thunder and Sour Sour play significant roles in Dominica Calypso. They are jesters who, especially in the case of Sour Sour, have can be considered a boss of singalong, happy Calypso songs. With several road march titles to his name, Sour Sour is certainly a highly respected and very well celebrated calypsonian; or as Arthur \u2018Bassie\u2019 Pascal puts it: <em><i>\u201cSour is the life of the party\u201d<\/i><\/em>. Lord Thunder can be quite entertaining as well, but there are several elements missing for both entertainers to be the gold standard of kaiso mastery.<\/p>\n<p>One point which should not be lost from the Hon. Prime Minister\u2019s statement is that, kaiso needs to sharpen its craft when taking on people of high repute \u2013 such as the Hon. Prime Minister himself. There is a sort of panache that should be employed when we call-out the wrongs and misdeeds of society\u2019s leaders. Kaiso greats of the past, and the not-too-distant past, have shown us how \u2013 we have probably just become a bit complacent. Some have also given up and others have joined the fray of the folks of great repute.<\/p>\n<p>We need writers to step-up and\/or step back in, to resurrect the creative sting element in Calypso. The singers are plenty but writers are few. Calypsonians want to sing big biting songs that tackle the ills of society while causing those responsible to dance, hypnotically, to their folly. Kaiso desperately needs to sharpen its craft and find ways to penetrate the system which is led by the Hon. Prime Minister et al., and we hope that the prophetic and metaphoric words of Solo give us that strength. We expect him, now that he has transformed, to help lead the lavw\u00e9. He has probably already begun.<\/p>\n<p>Solo\u2019s \u2018Mas in de Cemetery\u2019 suggest that he witnessed the resurrection of fallen comrades and other aficionados of Dominica\u2019s music and culture like Eric Shillingford, Edward Martin, George James and Mabel &#8220;Cissie&#8221; Caudeiron leading a celebration \u2013 in the cemetery \u2013 while several others join in the chorus. With this song, Solo recorded the history of the Carnival Fire of 1963, and was also able to connect us with the essence of kaiso greatness \u2013 past and presence. Solo\u2019s approach to this issue is vintage and classic, timely and timeless. This is the sort of material which should spark the resurgence in Calypso, and this is the resurrection that this tribute article to Solo calls for.<\/p>\n<p>So, as the sun sets on Solo\u2019s illustrious Kaiso career, let new life emerge in the treatment, promotion and management of Calypso. It is time to put \u2018pen to paper\u2019 and unleash the brave, bold, biting Calypsos, embellished with all the components necessary to traffic the haunting melodies that should cause the Hon. Prime Minister and others of his ilk to say, \u201cyes, that is a good kaiso although it bl\u00e9s\u00e9\u00a0my bobo\u201d. Let us jam dem with the sweet tasting, bitter Kaiso; let us up the antics with our lyrics: it is not what is said, but how it is said. We should inflict insults without assault; let us find a way to tell dem to go to hell while we appear to be holding the pearly gates open. It is time to reintroduce a bit more of the creative sting in Kaiso writing.<\/p>\n<p>When a whole Prime Minister can pay attention to, and even comment on our art, artists need to wise-up, wake-up, shake-up and deliver the goods. This observation by the Hon. Prime Minister, therefore, can be seen as a timely intervention, and certainly an invitation to Calypsonians and other Dominican artists to mend the fracture in our culture, which \u2013 ironically \u2013 generally occurred under the watchful eyes of our beloved Hon. Prime Minister, Mr. Roosevelt Skerrit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In Tribute to Melvin \u2018Solo\u2019 Constant While calypso celebrates the life of one of its greats, Melvin &#8220;Solo&#8221; Constant, the words of Dominica&#8217;s Hon. Prime Minister, Mr. Roosevelt Skerrit, foreshadows a more progressive era for the art. 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