Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - Presentations were made recently of the CD “The Heart and Soul of Kaiso Parang” to both His Excellency Trinidad & Tobago President Anthony Carmona, and Health Minister, Mr. Terrence Deyalsingh, by members of the Friends of the Blood Bank Association (FBBA) together with the General Secretary of The National Trade Union Centre of Trinidad & Tobago (NATUC) Mr. Michael Annisette. “The Heart and Soul of Kaiso Parang” is a joint venture between the FBBA and NATUC. This two-fold exercise is firstly, to raise much-needed funds to run the Association; and secondly to show how Trinidad & Tobago’s much-loved calypso music of yesteryear can be redone in an unexplored but popular format - Kaiso Parang.
With musical arrangements by Leston Paul, “The Heart and Soul of Kaiso Parang” features the voices of Baron, Crazy, Kenny J, Alicia Jaggasar and Eddie Charles, with calypsos such as Workey Workey, Woman is Boss, Bed Bug, Salt Fish, Boo Boo Man, Sugar Bum Bum, Lorraine, and Brown Skin Gal, just to name a few, in a Kaiso Parang beat.
Mr. Annisette, on behalf of NATUC, sees this venture as a service to country and culture from workers of the country that will benefit generations to come.
The “The Heart and Soul of Kaiso Parang’ is available nationwide at Wonderful World, Stephensons Fashions, Stefano’s, the Blood Bank and leading record stores.
NATUC’S Michael Annisette (center) presenting a copy of the “The Heart and Soul of Kaiso Parang” to His Excellency President Anthony Carmona. Looking on are (left) Gerald Agostini, FBBA Board member and Executive Producer of the project and Cyril St. Louis, Vice President of the (FBBA)
Left to right: FBBA Board member and Executive Producer of the project Gerald Agostini, presenting the “The Heart and Soul of Kaiso Parang” to Minister of Health, Terrence Deyalsingh. Looking on is Cyril St. Louis, Vice President of the (FBBA)
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