Social commentary in da House

GREAT SOCIAL COMMENTARY, rhythmic party tunes, groovy sweet soca, comedic style, and great entertainment can be expected from the House Of Soca tent this Crop-Over season.This was promised by the tent’s manager Sharon Carew-White as she delivered her address to calypsonians and sponsors during the tent launch, which was held last Saturday night at Waves Bar & Restaurant, Spring Garden.The launch offered those in attendance just a taste of rhythmic party tunes and great social commentary. Although it was just a bite of the apple, the calypsonians gave excellent performances. The “tent massive” managed to get the audience to sing along and sometimes even dance to their catchy lyrics.According to Carew-White, House Of Soca is faced with yearly challenges of lack of sponsorship. Nevertheless, the tent continually produces outstanding calypsonians who make it to the finals and semi-finals.“Dealing with new blood, our focus is on young persons to develop the art form and the restoration of culture. Many seeds have been planted, watered, nurtured and bloomed in this fertile soil that we call House Of Soca,” said the manager of six years.  Chief executive officer of the National Cultural Foundation, Dr Donna Hunte-Cox, saluted the tent for 30 years of contribution to the Crop-Over Festival and briefly outlined the importance of calypso and social commentary to the country’s development and culture. She said: “Our culture is the key to our survival as a nation and our success as an emerging generation of intelligent well informed Caribbean natives.” The tent, which opens its doors tomorrow night, will be held for five nights at Queen’s College, St James. (AH)