“…recognise that to the audience, the Calypsonian is a performer and in this relationship, Engaging in this approach requires that I take a view of the Calypso from the studies on "performance theory" (including theatre) as applied by Turner (1974Turner ( ,1982Turner ( , 1986aTurner ( , 1986bTurner ( , 1990, Kapferer (1976) and Frisbie (1980) and, the area of "verbal art", as developed by folkloric narrative genres. In the process of taking this perspective, this work adds a particular set of intellectual tools to the study of Calypsos that are sung on the social, political and economic issues occurring in Trinbago as these Calypso becomes a medium for the resolution of conflict in the country.…”