Event Date(s): 12/02/2014 - 26/02/2014
Location: Various
IF SPARROW SAY SO… is a series of five (5) lecture-performances in appreciation of Trinidadian calypsonian, the Mighty Sparrow, presented by Canboulay Productions in collaboration with The UWI.
Sparrow’s recent illness and his survival give us an opportunity to show appreciation for the work he has done on behalf of Caribbean people in general, and Trinidad and Tobago in particular.
For over five decades he has represented the region internationally as the undisputed ‘King of Calypso’. These 5 lecture performances allow us to explore not only his expansive repertoire of songs, but to plumb, beyond performance, the meanings the man has etched on our cultural landscape. The series will each be based on a selected aspect of Sparrow’s work.Cost: $100 per lecture
Please see the lecture schedule below:
DATE | TIME | VENUE | TITLE AND SPEAKER |
Wed 12th Feb | 7pm | Central Bank, Port of Spain | “My Whole Life is Calypso” – Prof. Gordon Rohlehr |
Mon 17th Feb | 10am | Learning Resource Centre, Couva | “Leaving Royal Jail” – Mr. Earl Lovelace |
Mon 17th Feb | 7pm | Works Conference Room, Shaw Park, Tobago | “Sparrow Offstage: Events and Practices for Personality Formation” – Prof. Hollis Liverpool |
Wed 19th Feb | 7pm | Naparima Bowl, San Fernando | “The University of Sparrow” – David Michael Rudder |
Wed 26th Feb | 7pm | Daaga Auditorium, UWI | “Who Taking Advantage of Who” – Prof. Patricia Mohammed and Singing Sandra |
For more information, contact Mr. Rawle Gibbons at 361-4376, or 223-6921.
Admission:$100
Mr. Rawle Gibbons