Calypso Canada in Toronto

CALYPSO STARS
2022-08-01 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Harbourfront WestJet Stage, 235 Queens Quay W., Toronto, ON, M5J 2G8, Canada
An Outdoor Free Event
Monday August 1st 3:00 pm @ Harbourfront WestJet StageCALYPSO STARS is a partnership between Organization of Calypso Performing Artistes (OCPA) and Harbourfront Centre (HFC) that presents Canadian calypso before an audience of over 2,500. The inclusion of Calypso STARS in HFC’s marketing program exposes new and more varied audiences to Calypso and OCPA’s artists. Having calypso at the waterfront makes it an almost tropical musical experience for audience and artistes to enjoy. The concert serves to raise OCPA’s public profile, increase OCPA’s advertising reach and the sponsorship value of our program

CALYPSO WORKSHOP (Sans Humanité)
2022-08-01 12:30 - 14:00 | Harbourfront WestJet Stage, 235 Queens Quay W., Toronto, ON, M5J 2G8, Canada
An Indoor Free Event
This workshop is a first for OCPA, also done in partnership with HTC. Participants will learn the rudiments of composing an 8-line calypso, using a standard melody that is more than 100 years old. It will introduce participants to Extempo, one of the earliest forms of Calypso, sung in the minor key. It will be acoustic (guitar accompaniment) and conducted by one or more OCPA members, who will perform on the WestJet Stage afterwards. At the conclusion, participants will have the opportunity to perform their song for one another. It will be limited to approximately 25 participants, on first-come, first-served basis.

FETE MARKET
2022-07-27 20:30 - 2022-07-28 01:00 | Latvian Centre, 4 Credit Union Dr., Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Major Indoor Ticketed Event
July 27, 2022
OCPA Fete Market- New for 2022 OCPA presents our first ever Premier Soca Event – Fete Market featuring KI the 3x Chutney Soca Monarch as well as local artist Miguel Maestre, Kash, Avibe, Captain Scrappy, Jaxx and Level Exodus, Legacy 24K and Logun. So come FETE LOCAL, ENJOY Local!!!

OCPA - KAISO COME BACK AGAIN
2022-07-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Latvian Centre, 4 Credit Union Dr., Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Major Indoor Ticketed Event
Sunday July 24th
The OCPA – Kaiso Come Back Again features Canadian calypso icons. Most of them have won the Canadian Calypso Monarch title one or more times in their career. They are well known to Canadian and wider audiences as cultural ambassadors who maintain excellence in the Calypso and Soca art forms. The show strives to set artistic and technical standards for the performance and rendition of new works. OCPA pulls out all the stops and provides a band of highly accomplished musicians to accompany the artistes in their presentations.

JUNIOR SHOWCASE
2022-07-16 16:30 - 18:30 | Neilson Park, 1555 Neilson Road, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Open Air Event Featuring Teenaged and Younger Artistes
Location: Neilson Park
This event follows on the heels of the Junior Carnival Parade in Malvern. OCPA is delighted to continue this program in partnership with the FMC. It is crucial to providing a platform for junior and budding artistes to practise the Carnival Arts. It will bring together and encourage greater participation by young Calypso and Soca artistes, dancers, and other performers of the carnival arts. There will be a combination of digital and live performances.
