Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

Calypso Rose has released her version of Watina!  It's awesome, and she has Santana and the Garifuna Collective backing her up.  

'Director : Andrés Arochi Tinajero
Keveen "Kulu" Martinez - actress
Remigius "Papi" Flores - actor
Johnelle "Star" Garcia - Hair and makeup
Jeremy Christoph – Local coordinator
Ivan Duran - local producer (Stonetree, Belize)
Line production by Sopa de Piedra films (Mexico)
Produced By Transfuges (France)
Production administration : Emmanuel Besson

Special thanks to the people of Hopkins Village, Belize and the Hopkins Bay Resort for their warm hospitality.'

The Garifuna Collective have released their Gudemei video, and it is fantastic!  Isn't it time for another Grammy win for the best band in Belize?  It was shot at the Soul Project, and Daniel Velazquez captured all the magic that was going on.  You can tell they had a great time doing it.  It's worth the 4 minutes.  

  In related news, the Garifuna Collective is touring Canada with Danny Michel, and they are getting great reviews.  Here's an article that says it all.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/belize-collective-brings-diverse-musical-mix-to-canada-215197211.html

"In June 2013, Ivan Duran producer at STONETREE records, took over the Belize Soul Project, for a series of project, this was rehearsal for the Garifuna Collective, shoot for music video, photo of Calypso Rose, Aurelio Martinez, Drew Gonsalves,etc, it was great to have all this creativity going on, with live music."

Congratulations, Calypso Rose!  She has won the 2016 WOMEX award for being outstanding in the music industry.  That picture was taken here in Cayo at the Soul Project.

Her video for Calypso Queen tells her story, and it's a great song too.

"In a style known equally for its outspoken messages and its party vibe, it truly takes a great Calypso artist to stand apart for their mastery and relevance, as Calypso Rose has done, for over six decades.  In her long career, Rose has transformed calypso in many ways. Her most obvious achievement involve making the calypso scene more open to women: the scale of her talent and success made her impossible to ignore, leading to unprecedented prize wins, including the Trinidad Road March and, the highest of all, the title of Calypso King – renamed the Calypso Monarch in her honour.  Rose is also a musical innovator of her style. She pioneered changes such as shortening her songs to three verses and writing fewer songs every season – both of which became the norm – and in her personal repertoire, she also explores styles such as soca, punta, reggae and ska.  As a living legend and someone who has done so much to revolutionise her field, we are extremely pleased to be able to present Calypso Rose with the WOMEX 16 Artist Award."

Calypso Rose stopped by the Soul Project to play a few songs.  It's a short, fun video.

In related news, it's Open Mic night at the Soul Project.

"Calypso Rose chilling and preforming at Belize Soul Project, in San Ignacio, classic moment with this beautiful legendary humble artist."