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Rain poured all day on the 22nd of September and as if blessed by the Almighty the rains ended at around 4:00 T p.m. to enable this energetic, cultural and awe inspiring performance by Kenny J, Pink Panther, Denyse Plummer, N Exodus Steel Orchestra and the culturally dressed dancers. E Sagicor Exodus Steel Orchestra opened

V the programme around 5.30 pm playing Sniper’s, ‘Portrait of Trinidad & ’ and continued with popular tunes from E the and Lord Kitchener’s

repertoires.

E Soca Artiste and former police offi cer, Kenny J, got the large crowd in attendance singing along with him as R he sang his ‘Sweet Soca Music’ and some favourite old-time hits. Exodus

A accompanied Eric ‘Pink Panther’ Taylor, MC on the evening who had the crowd fully entertained with his rendition of U Kitchener’s, ‘Sugar Bum Bum’ imitating the trademark dance moves of the late great Grandmaster. Q

The crowd became a chorus as they sang

SQUARE EVENT SQUARE S along with the Queen of Calypso, Denyse

Plummer, during her rendition of ‘Nah Leaving’ and a medley of retro calypsoes from the archives of the Mighty Sparrow,

R Lord Kitchener and Calypso Rose. The audience was treated to some well- The evening of September choreographed, energetic, cultural dance

A 22nd 2006 saw Trafalgar moves from the dancers accompanied by Exodus. Their skilful limbo dancing left Square lit up by an open everyone speechless.

G air concert of Calypso, Pan A jump-up, with Exodus and Dance as the fi nal part playing Shurwayne

L Winchester’s, ‘Look the Band of the programme put on Coming’ brought the show by the T&T Trade Mission to a climax after entertaining

A the audience for a full two hours. The which toured fi ve nations— High Commissioner to London, Glenda Republic of Ireland, Morean-Phillip, thanked the audience F for its attendance and the Trinidad and Germany, Spain, France and Tobago Ministry of Culture for sending the cultural contingent along with the

A United Kingdom—between Trade Mission Team that gave their September 5-23. audience the opportunity to experience

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