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the tent goes back to an important part of calypso history where calypsonians performed under actual tents. the structures have changed but the name stayed. "TGiM the Tent" is a virtual tent that continues to celebrate kaiso, calypso, soca and steelpan music mixed with stories and commentary. recorded live every monday!

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    • Nov 19, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 179 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from TGiM the Tent

    Episode 177: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Beauty and Beast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 60:08


    this episode comes on the heels of miss universe 2024 so we take a look at beauty and its variation in kaiso, calypso and soca. featuring music from bomber, sparrow, calypso rose, denyse plummer and more

    Episode 176: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Culture Veterans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 56:59


    the tent on 11/11 celebrates remembrance/veterans day with a tribute to the culture warriors featuring music from blakie, lion, king austin, rose, sparrow and short shirt

    Episode 175: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Vote Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 54:16


    vote culture and we all win with kaiso, calypso and soca featuring music from shadow, ella, stalin, rudder and gabby

    Episode 174: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Ash Monday

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 75:58


    celebrating calypso history month and tobago carnival with music from shadow, rose, brigo, sundar and rudder

    Episode 173: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Discovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 74:42


    celebrate the podcast the discovered kaiso, calypso and soca on a monday with music from shadow, calypso rose, kitchener and chalkdust

    Episode 172: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Calypso History All Months

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 70:07


    october is calypso history month so we celebrate with tunes from tambu, pretender, duke and the birthday boy shadow

    Episode 171: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Republic 48

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 81:57


    celebrating republic day in trinidad and tobago along with the birthday of calypso icon black stalin

    Episode 170: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Butt

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 46:29


    in this episode we address the treatment of pets and trending story of a 'butt" which in trini parlance means to (horn) cheat on your spouse or lover

    Episode 169: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Uncle Roy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 47:51


    Episode 168: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Olympic Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 49:46


    run, jump and dive into this episode with music from invader, ajamu, kitchener and gillo.

    Episode 168: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Olympic Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 49:46


    run, jump and dive into this episode with music from invader, ajamu, kitchener and gillo.

    Episode 167: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Love Inflation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 56:12


    this episode we explore the relationship between love and money and short remembrance of -july 27th- in trinidad and tobago. music from the mighty sparrow, bother valentino, black stalin and shadow

    Episode 166: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Sparrow News Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 27:26


    major local and international news stories by the lead tent reporter, slinger francisco, the calypso king of the world. happy 89th birthday to the birdie!

    Episode 165: TGiM the Calypso Tent - We Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 48:59


    the kaiso community together in the tent with music from shadow, ella andall, stalin, bunji and david rudder

    Episode 164: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Missing It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 61:06


    in case you missed the tent here are some tracks that missed as well. with music from duke, nelson, sparrow and voice

    Episode 163: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Culture Memorial

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 74:15


    celebrating memorial, mother's and arrival day with music from ajala, aloes, nappy mayers, relator and drupatee

    Episode 162: TGiM the Calypso Tent - May Something

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 76:51


    in this episode we have a little fun with a special soca segment and a tribute to the moms

    Episode 161: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 49:07


    may flowers and showers with music from duke, kitch, sparrow and calypso rose

    Episode 160: TGiM the Calypso Tent - A Party for Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 43:25


    celebrating the birthday of calypso rose with kaiso, calypso and soca from the calypso queen of the world

    Episode 159: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Kitch at One O'Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 42:48


    celebrating the 102nd birthday of the lord kitchener with one or two double entendre kaiso, calypso and soca from the grand master

    Episode 158: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Kaiso Eclipse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 82:00


    it is a total eclipse in the tent with blocking tunes from the mighty shadow, brother resistance, baron, merchant and crazy

    Episode 157: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Fools Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 62:53


    the tent marks all fools day with classics in kaiso, calypso and soca music from the likes of kitchener, singing sandra, zoelah, david rudder and brigo.

    Episode 156: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Holier Than

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 55:44


    this episode takes a look at those holier than thou...and maybe why they should be. with music from trinidad rio, mighty spoiler, shadow, benjai and the lord kitchener.

    Episode 155: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Calypso Lady

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 42:10


    celebrating women's history month in the tent with some boss ladies and a couple classic tributes. with music from singing sandra, ella andell, denyse plummer and the baron

    Episode 154: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Calypso Wins

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 41:42


    this episode takes a look at the topic of calypso with songs from the mighty duke, david rudder, luta and lord shorty

    Episode 153: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Around the Ben

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 42:28


    the episode loosens you up at the hips just in time for trinidad and tobago carnival. featuring music from carl and carol jacobs, kerwin, sparrow and invader

    Episode 152: TGiM the Calypso Tent - All Fours

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 50:05


    50 yrs celebrating the hits on the 4s. 1964, 74, 84, 94, 04 and 2014. with music from king swallow, penguin, chalkdust and the soca king super blue

    Episode 151: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The RIghts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 52:01


    Episode 150: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Culture Jam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 51:39


    we jammin' in the tent again with toe jam, jammers, jamboree. featuring music by swallow, mighty sparrow, terror and ricardo drue.

    Episode 149: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Birthday Tent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 54:17


    celebrating haiti's independence day and entering a 4th year of the tent with music from tony barclay, michel martelly, krosfyah and david rudder

    Episode 148: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Gift

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 68:42


    celebrate a caribbean Christmas in the tent. with parang, soca parang and chutney parang. with music from lord kitchener, marcia miranda, singing francine and red plastic bag

    Episode 147: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Christmas Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 38:10


    the spirit of the season in in the tent. with music from sprangalang, scrunter, lord kitchener and lord relator. 

    Episode 146: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Naughty or Nice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 60:17


    the tent is making a list and checking it for culture defenders and lots more this episode. with music from calypso rose, lord melody, mighty shadow and nap hepburn.

    Episode 145: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Tobago Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 65:28


    tobago day or nelson island for this episode of the tent celebrates with the music of lord nelson, a proud son of tobago

    Episode 144: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Cold in the Ice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 35:05


    kaiso, calypso and soca for the change in season for the northern hemisphere. with msuic, from lord melody, destra, fab 5 and lord relator.

    Episode 143: TGiM the Calypso Tent - It's Giving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 36:40


    Episode 142: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Horn First

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 70:33


    part one of the horn series - with plenty brass and bacchanal. featuring music from mighty shadow, sparrow, brigo and etienne charles.

    Episode 141: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Kaiso Old Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 64:41


    music for as young as you feel some days with tunes from carl and carol jacob, michael baker, arrow, shadow and the mighty bomber.

    Episode 140: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Calypso Defence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 66:01


    celebrating october as calypso history month with tracks defending the music. featuring songs from the mighty terror, kenny j, david rudder and lord shorty.

    Episode 139: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Family Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 74:12


    this episode is for family, framaly, famalay and all the culture defenders; this kaiso community. with music from chalkdust, lord melody, merchant and ella andell

    Episode 138: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Sell Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 68:13


    for this episode we salute the vendor - the entrepreneurial spirit with tunes from mighty terror, small island pride, sparrow and melody

    Episode 137: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Anansipation Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 54:12


    music to mark first peoples day or columbus day. tunes fro brother reistence, shadow, stalin and calypso rose

    Episode 136: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Bass

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 72:29


    this has the be the lowest show ever! the episode celebrates "the bass man" - the mighty shadow with his bass line along with other calypsos with heavy baseline.

    Episode 135: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Winners Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 40:37


    celebrating champions this week on the heels of guyana warriors cpl victory - featuring music from bally, merchant, maestro and lord kitchener.

    Episode 134: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Tools for Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 70:19


    with the help of few masters of calypso the tent provides some necessary tools for survival. listen to singing sandra, lord funny, black stalin and a young machel montano.

    Episode 133: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Small Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 71:12


    the smallest ever tent with music from king short shirt, ras shorty, lil bits and cro cro

    Episode 132: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Kaiso School

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 69:34


    back to school needs for all ages with music from the mighty shadow, david rudder, and all rounder

    Episode 131: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Denyse Plummer Tribute

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 81:01


    calypso icon, Denyse Plummer, enter the realm of ancestor on the 28th August, 2023. the tent pays this small tribute through her music.

    Episode 130: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Same Difference

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 65:39


    check out these situations to see if they sound familiar with hits from brigo, organiser, kitchener and merchant

    Episode 129: TGiM the Calypso Tent - World Steelpan Day for the Ladies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 61:01


    celebrating the first ever 'world steelpan day' with kaiso, calypso and soca music for and by the ladies

    Episode 128: TGiM the Calypso Tent - It For You

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 53:48


    the fourth installment of sonf about it and thing. maybe you can figure out the tunes by roaring lion, mighty duke, gabby, tambu and merchant to name a few.

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