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The Crooner Wins Canadian Calypso Competition – in every category
Ray Funk
The Mighty Crooner, Guyanese-born Bill Newman, won it all this year at the annual Canadian Calypso Competition with his new composition, The 51st State.
At the competition, held by the Organization of Calypso Performing Artists (OCPA) on July 26, he was proclaimed both the judges’ choice as Calypso Monarch, and People’s Choice, for which the audience votes separately.
Cosmos wins Calypso Monarch
By Roger Gibbs, The Caribbean Camera Inc. on August 3, 2024
Calypso came alive last Saturday night as Organization of Calypso Performing Arts (OCPA0 staged its first Calypso Tent, marking a significant moment in Toronto Caribbean Carnival calendar. Since the pandemic, […]
Calypso Tent Thrives in Toronto Carnival Kickoff
By The Caribbean Camera Inc. on July 12, 2024
Calypso came alive last Saturday night as Organization of Calypso Performing Arts (OCPA0 staged its first Calypso Tent, marking a significant moment in Toronto Caribbean Carnival calendar. Since the pandemic, […]
Kaiso 365 Calypso Monarch Semi-Finals
Kaiso 365 Calypso Monarch Semi-Finals were held on Sunday July 14 at Spade Bar and Lounge. It was a great turnout. There were some new faces vying...
John ‘Jayson’ Perez – An Icon Has Left Us
CARIBBEAN CAMERA INC.
By Brenda Alexander
John “Jayson” Perez, calypsonian extraordinaire, passed away on March 29, 2022, after suffering a heart attack on March 22…
King Cosmos launches “55 Still Alive”
CARIBBEAN CAMERA
by Stephen Weir
King Cosmos launches “55 Still Alive” in tribute to Emerald Anniversary of Caribana/Toronto Caribbean Carnival.