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Vimeo can be choppy. Press PLAY then immediately press PAUSE to allow the video to buffer through or turn off HD if the playback stutters. Here Lord Nelson talks about creating the genre of Soca, meeting The Mighty Sparrow by mistake, who helped start Nello's career. He also touches on being left out of national Calypso competitions held during Trinidad's annual carnival, the initial resistance Soca encountered from calypso (kaiso) greats such as Lord Kitchener, as well as lends his take on the current state of Soca music. If you would like more information on our project contact us at foreignusedmotion@gmail.com adding THE SOUL CALYPSONIAN and your name/organization in the subject heading. Thank you for taking the time to check out this link. NOTE: Archival Excerpts of Kitchener and Pretender are from a fabulous film on calypso titled ONE HAND DON'T CLAP, which offers up intimate portrayals of Lord Kitchener, Calypso Rose and The Mighty Sparrow. http://www.amazon.com/Calypso-Music-History-Hand-Dont/dp/B0002475PC