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CNMG to honour Sparrow in February ...Kitchener on February 11 Newsday News, Thursday, January 27 2011 http://newsday.co.tt/features/0,134739.html |
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The iconic Mighty Sparrow is to be toasted during the month of February by radio station 100.1 FM, part of the State-owned Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG) network. The popular radio station will play the classics of the calypso great at various times during the day and will highlight his illustrious discography and other aspects of the acclaimed entertainer. Radio 100.1 FM and sister frequency Talk City 91.1 FM will also feature the music of Lord Kitchener, who died on February 11, 2000. The double tribute is meant to honour the extensive calypso works of the two most respected exponents of the art-form. The radio stations will offer opportunities for listeners to engage in discussions about the artistic greats. Radio 100.1, which was the first FM radio station established in Trinidad and Tobago, has long patronised and supported local culture and arts. For Carnival 2011, the station will again be involved in the promotion and propagation of the indigenous culture, as part of coverage and focus of the national festival. The station is part of a broadcast unit that includes Next 99.1 FM and Talk City 91.1 FM, and C television. Talk City is also devoting extensive air-time to Kitchener's music, including special programmes on his road marches, the women in his calypsos, his political numbers and much more. On February 11, there will be a three-hour programme titled "Mama Dis is Mas" and a two-hour session named "Spirit of Calypso", dubbed after his 1979 album. "Mama Dis is Mas" was the name of the 1964 road march. |