St.Lucia Calypso 2020 Relief Fund

In these trying times, the voice of the people must be heard. Calypso is that voice and the calypsonian is the representation of what the people are going through.

For a very long time, calypso music has only been enjoyed on stages during the carnival season. The borders have been closed and carnival events have been cancelled. The calypso monarch is one of those events. However, this does not mean that the music shouldn’t be produced and that the calypsonians don’t have a story to tell because… they always have a story to tell!

So Keen Media wants to elevate the art of calypso, to move the culture forward and to archive our history. We aim to assist the calypsonians, songwriters, arrangers, studios and other practitioners thrive amidst the pandemic and beyond while appreciating the living legends who have brought us so much joy through their songs and stage theatrics. We will achieve this by creating and digitizing content and putting it out into the world so the music can be enjoyed, and monetized, across the globe. By doing so, we will create a system for St. Lucian calypso music to blossom and coexist alongside its more popular offspring – Soca Music.