Old brass is back...T&T road march "Kalypso" ?

Freetown Collective Old time calypso...keepers of the flame.

The group got their name when Muhammad Muwakil found out that Belmont, the village that he lived in was once occupied by African people in the mid 1800's who came to Trinidad not as slaves but as indentured workers and it was called Freetown. creative, mellow, passionate, and inspiring.

note: related to "Mud"

His father bombed the Police station with the T&T muslimen uprising.

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Freetown Collective - Kaya (Official Audio) | Soca 2026

Freetown Collective - Take Me Home (Official Music Video)

@sgtdjones

You sure they didn't leave Africa as slaves and their designation switched to "indentured" halfway over the Atlantic when Slavery was abolished? I'd love to know more about this...

@Larr Pullo

Will ask him about his research....

In the interim Montano has a jockey outfit for you since you loved the one he wore last year....😂😂

@sgtdjones

Montano needs to go on hiatus..

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Calypso finals today .

TTT ( television) at 2 pm...

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Freetown Collective’s Muhammed Muwa­kil meanwhile brought strong visual presence to his groovy 2026 hit, “Calypso”, performing against a backdrop of dancers and moko jum­bies dressed in white.Muwakil spoke of nervous expectations ahead of his performance during a chat with the Sunday Express. After leaving the stage, he reflected on the moment.

“Yuh know, ah think it have something to be said about going through the rigours of coming up and perfor­ming and coming to terms with stage fright and audiences, so when you get to certain stages, yuh ready for that, yuh know,” Muwakil said.“I just felt like I was ready, I felt like this is the time. I came, I did what I had to do. It felt great, real, real good.”

The competition was expected to continue late into last night, with results of the finalists to follow.

They all will face defending monarch Helon Francis next Sunday on Dimanche Gras night, at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain.

Calypso Monarch finalists

At the end of the semi-final round, 11 performers were selected from a field of 40 to advance to the final on Dimanche Gras night at the Queen’s Park Savannah, where they will challenge defending monarch Helon Francis for the title and $1 million prize.

Akenathon “Yung Bredda” Lewis - The Messenger

Giselle Fraser - No Village Can

Karene Asche - Nobody Wins Until

Kerice Pascall - No Conscience

Muhammad Muwakil - Calypso

Nicole Thomas-Clarke - Sacrifice

Rivaldo London - Water Thicker

Roslyn Reid Hayes - Calypso Calling Me

Ta’Zyah O’Connor - Cast Them Away

Terri Lyons - Blessings

Rikki Jai - Doh Spoil Meh Name

Reserve:

Brian London - De Code