G String performs "Ms. Corona" Live at Abbey Road, Notting Hill Carnival 2020: Access All Areas

Calypso is the heartbeat of Carnival culture. As organisers we are committed to promoting this too-often overlooked art from. The Tabernacle plays host to the annual 'Calypso Tent', which features performances from the creme de la creme of UK-based Calypsonians. When Covid 19 put a stop to this tradition, we took the Calypsonians to the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London to record for our online serving of Carnival culture. In this video G String performs "Ms Corona" for our stream that went out to a global audience over the August bank holiday 2020.

A bit more about Calypso in the UK... It’s documented that Calypso first arrived in the UK, with the British West Indies Regiment who were stationed on the south coast in 1917. However, the Caribbean genre was given huge exposure when Trinidadian Calypsonian, Lord Kitchener, was filmed emerging from the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks on 22 June 1948. A Pathé reporter asked him to sing a Calypso, and he gave Britain his song ‘London is the Place for Me’ on the spot.... A UK Calypso scene was born. Today, the highlight of the UK Calypso scene is the ‘London Calypso Tent’. Held annually at The Tabernacle, Britain’s talented Calypsonians keep the artform alive at this vital part of London’s cultural calendar. The climax of the UK Calypso season is the ‘Calypso Monarch Finals’, which is traditionally held on the Thursday before Notting Hill Carnival. For more info see our website www.nhcarnival.org
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