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Music and fashion mixed in with the rich culture of T&T came together last evening in Santa Cruz for the event Kalypso, The Luxe Launch.

The intention behind it was to reinstill some of the cultural aspects of both elements the promoter says are being lost.

Alicia Boucher brings you some of the highlights.
Transcript
00:00Calypso, the luxe launch at Pueblo El Pao in Santa Cruz, offered entertainment from
00:05start to finish.
00:16Patrons were treated to an evening of music, fashion, premium drinks and gourmet dishes.
00:21Event promoter Kit Israel, who is known in the entertainment industry as a music producer,
00:27explains the concept behind Calypso.
00:30It's called Calypso because we're taking the old and bringing it to the new.
00:33Calypso is a K, right?
00:35So the idea behind it is really about taking the backbone of the music that we have and
00:40making it modern again, but not just the music, but the fashion as well, because we need culture
00:44and music combined together in order to make the revolution called Calypso.
00:53But it's a lot deeper than that as Israel tells us that every two to three years, Soka changes
01:00and he believes the country has been losing its identity bit by bit, especially when it
01:05comes to music.
01:06So I can address back a little bit and I said, you know, Calypso always had that strong stance
01:11worldwide.
01:13But how come we never capitalized on it before it transformed into Soka and and Soka and Carnival
01:19became bigger worldwide, but it still doesn't really represent like a genre or Grammy winning.
01:25But Calypso had that attention before Soka started and it is very interesting to kind of
01:32watch and see how they did it and what we were missing from what's going forward.
01:36He states that even the clothing worn by calypsonians carried a distinct look and he refers to
01:43the event as a movement.
01:45Calypso itself is really a genre that we push in, but a genre by itself cannot work anymore.
01:51It needs to have a culture behind it.
01:53Actually, I think not just anymore, just overall, it needs to have a culture.
01:58It needs to have a look.
01:59It needs to have a feel.
02:00It can't just be music and just say, hope for the best.
02:05So that's where the idea came to represent Calypso, the brand of Calypso with fashion
02:10as well, the music.
02:12As for the designers, it was Ryan Chan, Christian Boku, Aaron Moneer, Nobala Chi and Eklif Eli.
02:22And we're told they all brought their A-game.
02:24Israel teamed up with ET&T to see his idea come to fruition.
02:29And according to him, it was a success with just about 300 attendees, including Elizabeth
02:34Lady Montano.
02:36He takes note of ills such as crime facing the country.
02:39I just think that pride for your country and then for your fellow man is missing.
02:45And that's why people treat people that way, as well as there's a lot of hurt people out
02:49there that are not in a good position.
02:51So therefore, they respond in a particular way and then it's hurt people, hurting people
02:55that hurt people.
02:56And it's just this continuity of hurt.
02:58And I think something like this is a highlight in their life where it is it could create the
03:02change and the love again for something beyond just themselves.
03:05Plans are being fleshed out for the future of Calypso with the intention of making it into
03:18an annual staple.
03:22Alyssia Boucher, TV6 News.
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