August 2022 – OCPA held its first ever Calypso Workshop at Harbour Front in Toronto. Facilitators Roger Gibbs and Henry Gomez led participants on a journey of the history of Calypso. From the musical influences (African, French, Spanish), to the chantwells/griots and to basic Calypso rhythms. Participants did it all. They were exercises of call and response and the highlight of the two hour workshop was the creation of simple calypso songs that were then put to music. A great time was had by all.
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