Local poet and calypsonian Aaron ‘De Liberator’ Blackman is now the president of the Guyana Calypso Writers and Singers Association following the body’s elections on January 5.
The association’s executive was officially revealed on Thursday by Blackman, who said it would seek to improve the overall standards of calypso in Guyana.
Blackman also relayed some of the planned improvements, including the development of a website, and shared that the association is working on trying to have consistent performances from Calypsonians throughout the year and not only at Mashramani. He added that the body will aim at getting Guyanese to perform both locally and regionally.
Popular calypsonian the Mighty Rebel had been serving as the organisation’s president for the past three years. A call for an election was raised by sponsor Banks DIH, which pointed out the need for the resuscitation of the association. It was reported that, if the body were to receive continued sponsorship from Banks DIH, its
