Venezuelans in Trinidad and Tobago celebrated their National Calypso Day on August 17, when their embassy held a cultural presentation at the National Library and Information System Authority (Nalis), Abercromby Street, Port of Spain.
The documentary, The Muse of El Callao, by Venezuelan filmmaker José Miguel Zamora, was screened for visitors.
A presentation about the Trinidadian cultural legacy in Venezuela by professor and researcher Namdi Hodge and a musical evening of various Venezuelan calypsos soes, such as,
Woman del Callao,
Ajá, ajá bandido and
Guayana es, performed by Hilary Castillo and the musical group from the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation (IVCC), accompanied the celebration. Around 100 people attended the cultural presentation.
Ambassador Alvaro Sanchez Cordero said the calypso arrived in his country during the last decades of the 19th century from TT. Read More
Alvarado, G. (2023, August 31). Venezuelans celebrate their National Calypso Day - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Newsday.co.tt. https://newsday.co.tt/2023/08/31/venezuelans-celebrate-their-national-calypso-day/
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