1972 — Sound of a Nation | Rhythm & Roots

1972

Guyana Is We Landby Mighty Doyen

calypso

📜 The calypso tent was the beating heart of Guyanese nightlife. The Calypso King competition crowned champions who spoke truth to power through wit and rhythm. Mighty Doyen and Lord Canary were household names.

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“Every time I hear this song I’m back in my grandmother’s kitchen in Berbice on a Saturday morning. She’d be making cook-up and this would be playing on the radio.”— Marcia, Toronto

“My dad played this in the car every time we drove back from church in Georgetown. I didn’t appreciate it then. I do now.”— Devon, London

“This came out the year we moved to Brooklyn. My mother played it every time she was homesick. Which was every day.”— Priya, New York