Kaiso & Humerous Tents 2024

Kaiso & Humerous Tents 2025

Opening Dates for the Tents
Fri. 24th Jan.	Kaiso Showkase Calypso Tent
Sat. 25th Feb.	Magnificent Glow Calypso Tent
Wed. 29th Jan.	Klassic Russo Calypso Tent
Sat. 1st Feb.	Kaiso Karavan Calypso Tent
Wed. 5th Feb.	Generation Next Kaiso Tent
Thu. 6th Feb.	Divas Calypso Cabaret
Thu. 6th Feb.	Kalypso Revue Calypso Tent
Tue. 11th Feb.	Icon Calypso Tent
Thu. 13th Feb.	D' Kaiso Dynasty (formerly Kaiso House Calypso) Tent
TBA	Bacchanal Calypso Tent
TBA	Back to Basics Calypso Tent
TBA	Birds Calypso Tent
TBA	Community Development Culture Tent (CDC Tent)
TBA	Central Rainbow Calypso Stars Tent
TBA	Cultural Ambassadors Calypso Tent
TBA	D' Entertainers Calypso Tent
TBA	D' Master Tent (Tobago)
TBA	D' Unique Calypso Tent
TBA	George Street Roving Calypso Tent
TBA	Golden Gates Calypso Tent
TBA	Kaiso Wagon Calypso Tent
TBA	Massive Gosein Roving Chutney Tent
TBA	Masters Kaiso
TBA	Missioneers Calypso Tent
TBA	Monarch Cultural Experience
TBA	New Wave Caravan Calypso Tent (Tobago)
TBA	The Patriots Tent
TBA	Tobago All Stars Calypso Tent (Tobago)
TBA	Top Line Calypso Tent (Tobago)
TBA	TUCO Tobago Magnificent Glow Calypso Tent (Tobago)
TBA	Vintage Kaiso Brigade Calypso Tent

notes: opening dates are subjected to change without notice most tents should be open by 2nd/3rd week of January ... check local papers for more information. these are some of the calypsonians performing in various tents; calypsonians can change tent, not perform or participate in more then one tent when this page was compiled. tents house band may change without notice when this page was compiled. tents Season Home Based may change without notice when this page was compiled. some tents may no longer exist when this page was compiled. Kaiso House has been rebranded as D' Kaiso Dynasty for 2025. Tuco Tents: D' Kaiso Dynasty (Kaiso House), Klassic Ruso, Kaiso Karavan, Kaiso Showcase, Super Liner (Tobago) and TUCO Tobago Magnificent Glow Calypso Tent (Tobago) Independent Tents: Generation Next Kaiso Tent, Icons Calypso Tent (managed by Weston "Cro Cro" Rawlins), Calypso Revue (managed by Michael "Sugar Aloes" Osuna) and Divas Calypso Cabaret International (managed by Rudolph Ottley)

Bacchanal Calypso Tent (Tobago)	Launching: TBA Season Home Based: Delaford Community Centre, Windward Road, Delaford Tobago. Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Back 2 Basics (Trinidad)	Launching: TBA Season Home Based: TsBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: D Basic Voices Lineup: TBA
Birds Calypso Tent	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: YBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Central Rainbow Stars Calypso Tent	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: Roving Tent Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Community Development Culture Tent (CDC Tent)	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Cultural Ambassadors Calypso Tent	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
D' Entertainers Calypso Tent	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: Roving Tent Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
D' Kaiso Dynasty (formerly Kaiso House Calypso) Tent	Launching: Thu. 13th Feb. at Radisson Hotel Wrightson Road, Port of Spain; 8 pm. Judges' Night: Thu. 15th Feb. at Radisson Hotel Wrightson Road, Port of Spain; 8 pm. Season Home Base: Radisson Hotel Wrightson Road, Port of Spain. Music by: Kern Sumerville & The Sensational Band Backup Singers: D' Kaiso Dynasty Divas Lineup: Aaron Duncan Akeshia (Akeshia Fannis) Allan D' Entertainer (Allan Augustine) (MC) Black Sage (Phillip Murray) Brother Easy (Lennox Valentine) Brother Mudada (Allan Fortune) Brother Musa (Anson Alleng) Brother Valentino (Anthony Emrold Phillip) Calypso Kerr (Carlston Kerr) Chuck Gordon (Roderick Gordon) Devon Seales Dr Seales (Derrick Seales) Duane O'Connor Errol Fabien (MC) GI (Imran Beharry) Gypsy (Winston Peters) Kernel Roberts Lady Aeisha (Elizabeth George) LaLa (Dannyelle Joseph) Marq Pierre Necoda Francis Pelf (Jason Benn) (MC) Poser (Sylvester Lockhart) Reece & Nel (Marcus Seepersad & Rohanie Ramdass) Rikki Jai (Samraj Jaimungal) Sister Ava (RUth Ava Sam Shallow) Ta'zyah O'Connor Terron Lawrence The Calypso Princess (Karene Asche) Treldon Layne Young Poser (Vivian Lockhart) Yung Bredda (Akhenaton Lewis)
D' Master Calypso Tent (Tobago Tent)	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: Roving Tent Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
D' Unique Calypso Tent	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Divas International Cabaret	Launching: Thu. 6th Feb. at Belmont Commmunity Centre, Jerningham Avenue, Belmont; 8 pm. Judges' Night: Wed. 12th Feb. at Belmont Commmunity Centre, Jerningham Avenue, Belmont; 8 pm Season Home Base: ??? Music by: ??? Backup Singers: The Divettes (Kellisha Collins; Krysta; Shirelle) Lineup: TBA Abbi Blackman Jillian Smith (MC) Karen Eccles Stacey Sobers
Generation Next Kaiso Tent	Launching: Wed. 5th Feb. at Monarchs #85 Woodford Street, Port of Spain; 8 pm. Judges' Night: at Monarchs #85 Woodford Street, Port of Spain; 8 pm. Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
George Street Roving Calypso Tent	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: Good Times Recreation Club, George Street, Port of Spain Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Golden Gates Calypso Tent (Tobago roving tent)	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: roving tent Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Icon Calypso Tent	Launching: TBA Judges' Night: Tue. 11th Feb. at Venue TBA; 8 pm. Season Home Base: Government Plaza, Richmond Street, Port of Spain. Music by: ??? Backup Singers: Honey Voices Lineup: Apache (Gary Thomasos) Bianca Hall Calypso Prince (Clifton De Labastide - MC) Car-Wash (Dunston Lawrence) Chickey Chong (Lennox Francis) Cro Cro (Weston Rawlins) Culture Tonic (Rudolph Quintero) Def Prince (Keith Wason) Dictator (Franklin Charles) Durango (James Samuel) Frosty Brooks Andrew Brooks) Heather Mac Intosh Joanne Foster Marinda Joseph Organiser (Leydon Charlesl Sekon Alves ShortPants (Llewellyn MacIntosh - MC/Performer) Sir Charles (Charles Davis) Sugar Man Sweet Estherlita (Estherlita Lomont) Tempo (Joe Caesar)The Honey Voices of Icons The Psalmist (Sean Daniel) Yellows (Andrew Ferreire)
Kaiso Karavan Calypso Tent	Launching: Sat. 1st Feb. at La Joya, Auditorium, St. Joseph; 7 pm. Judges' Night: Sun. 9th Feb.at Spots Entertainment, Malabar Road, Arima; 7 pm. Season Home Base: La Joya Complex, Eastern Main Road, St. Joseph. Music by Fortunia Ruiz & Ruiz Brothers Backup Singers: Karavan Gems Lineup: Blackie (Irvin Blackman) Cardinal (Elon Baggoo) Devon Seales Dirty Curty (Curtis Conyette) Lingo (Joseph Laplaceliere) Johnny King (Johnson King) Lady Syntax (Elysia Ray) Ninja (Kenson Neptune) Sexy Suzie (Natasha Nurse) Squeezy Rankin (Anthony Al-Fleu) Stinger (Dexter Parsons) Tiny (Kerine Williams Figaro)
Kaiso Powerhouse (Tobago Tent)	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Kaiso Showkase Calypso Tent	Launching: Fri. 24th Jan. at Naparima Bowl, San Fernando; 8 pm Judges' Night: Fri. 14th Feb. at at Creative Arts Center, Circular Road, San Fernando; 8 pm Season Home Base: Roving Tent for 2025 Music by: Oral Rodriguez & Razor Sharp Band Backup Singers: Kaiso Flames Lineup: Alicia Richards Banjela (Addelon Braveboy) Brother Ramki (Ephraim Ramkissoon) Daddy Chinee (Ricardo Melville) Damian Melville (MC) De Juba (Anthony Charles) El Drago (Ainsley Mayers) Eunice Peters Kadeem Graham Lady Adana (Marsha Charles-Clifton) Mapp (Curlissa Charles-Mapp) Mistah Shak (Selvon Noel) Mr Mack (Victor McDonald) Pharaoh (Darwren Greenidge) Queen Victoria (Victoria Cooper Rahim) Queen Voice (Joanne Charles) Reece (Marcus Reece Seepersad) Rivaldo Londons Roxy Singh (Daniella Roxanne Singh) Sexy Lyn (Lynette Lewis) Snakey (Heaven Charles) Tameika Darius
Kaiso Wagon Calypso Tent	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: Roving Tent Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Kalypso Revue Calypso Tent	Launching: Tue 6th Feb. at Arima Velodrome, #2 Vignale Street, Arima; 8 pm. Judges' Night: Thu 13th. Feb. at S.W.W.T.U. Hall Wrightson Road, Port of Spain; 8 pm. Season Home Base: SWWTU Hall, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain. Music by: Cummings & The Wailers Backup Singers: Revue Angels Lineup: Baron (Timothy Watkins Jr.) Chalkdust (Dr Hollis Liverpool) Devon Seales Funny (Donric Williamson) Lady Watchman (Alana Sinnette) Lord Nelson (Robert Nelson Makeda Darius Marcus Baptiste (MC) Maze (Terrence Rivas) Michelle Henry Mighty Diamond (Patrick Purcell) Naomi Sinnette Pink Panther (Eric Taylor) Sasha-Ann Moses Singing Sonia (Sonia Francis) Skatie (Carlos James) Sugar Aloes (Michael Osouna) Trinidad Rio (Daniel Brown)
Klassic Russo Calypso Tent	Launching: Wed. 29th Feb. at City Hall, Knox Street, Port of Spain; 7 pm. Judges' Night: Thu. 6th Feb. at City Hall, Knox Street, Port of Spain; 8 pm. Season Home Base: City Hall, Knox Street, Port of Spain. Music by Klassic Ruso Orchestra background vocals by Klassic Ruso Diamonds Lineup: TBA All Rounder (Anthony Hendrickson) Andre Nelson Brian London Contender (Mark John) Crazy (Edwin Ayoung) Hamidullah (Hamidullah Wahid) Lady Wonder (Dianne Hendrickson) Manchild (Carlton Collins) Shirlane Hendrickson Twiggy (Ann Marie Parks) Versatile (Dorril Hector)
Magnificent Glow Calypso Tent (Tobago Tent)	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: ??? Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Massive Gosein's Roving Chutney Tent	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: Roving Tent Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Masters Kaiso (Tobago Calypso Tent)	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Missioneers Calypso Tent	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Monarch Cultural Experience	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
New Wave Caravan (Tobago Calypso Tent)	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
The Patriots Tent	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Tobago All Stars Calypso Tent (Tobago Tent)	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Top Line sCalypso Tent (Tobago Windward-Based Tent)	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
TUCO Tobago Magnificent Glow Calypso Tent (Tobago Tent)	Launching: Sat. 25th Feb. at Venue TBA; 8 pm. Judges' Night: Mon. 10th Feb. at Venue TBA; 8 pm. Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
Vintage Kaiso Brigade Calypso Tent	Launching: TBA Season Home Base: TBA Music by: ??? Backup Singers: ??? Lineup: TBA
notes: opening dates are subjected to change without notice. most tents should be open by 2nd/3rd week of January ... check local papers for more information. these are some of the calypsonians performing in various tents; calypsonians can change tent, not perform or participate in more then one tent when this page was compiled. tents house band may change without notice when this page was compiled. tents Season Home Based may change without notice when this page was compiled. some tents may no longer exist when this page was compiled. Kaiso House has been rebranded as D' Kaiso Dynasty for 2025. Tuco Tents: D' Kaiso Dynasty (Kaiso House), Klassic Ruso, Kaiso Karavan, Kaiso Showcase, Super Liner (Tobago) and TUCO Glow (Tobago). Independent Tents: Icons Calypso Tent (managed by Weston "Cro Cro" Rawlins), Calypso Revue (managed by Michael "Sugar Aloes" Osuna) and Divas Calypso Cabaret International (managed by Rudolph Ottley)