RE: Many Thanks

2017-Aug-02-2011Hrs

My Fellow Mausicans,

Carl Caton and I would like to express our sincerest thanks to our Mausicans Brothers who participated in the "Walk Down Memory Lane" in HMJ Hall at MTC.. We had one rehearsal in Dinsley on July 14th.

Big Brother, Earl Carnovan turned up early with his keyboard; Carl came with his guitar, stringed for a lefthander; Rawle Phillip and Lester Osuna journeyed  from quite Diego Martin, Alisford and Scratchy, wise men, came from the East; Leslie Ramdoo, Bossman,  represented St James; guitarist,  Efebo, from Tunapuna,  added his talents to the musical pelau, and Finbar Ryan and I were the supporting vocalists. The rehearsal was great.

On Tuesday, July 18th,  It was mas in HMJ Hall. We invited the spirits of our departed Mausicans to join de celebration.

Carl, who has a memory like an elephant,  opened the program with a Trevor Davis' kaiso," Sweet Memories Of Mausica". Soapseed was the first Calypso King or Road March King at MTC. Next came Bossman, singing his hit "Make It Tuh Fit meh Head". He still has a melodious voice but his pelvic gyrations form the the mid-sixties were absent. Ask Annette Allen tuh show yuh! The audience sang  along as we belted out Beckles'" WAR",  Joe Stephens' classic, "De Same Mausica", Efebo's " Ten Dollar Fine". Scratchy  reminded us of "DE Change"  ----Mausicans from Pt Zagaya who forgot eating tanya and dasheen wen dey come tuh MTC..  Of course, we had tuh end de show wit Leroy Cox' classic, "Mausica" . Yuh shudda hear Mausicans singin, " Now I have to leave this  place I'm feeling very sad/ Mausica,  I love you so bad..

Yes man, people start askin we tuh make ah record. Such memories.

To wrap up the show, we switched to singing some Mausica folksongs. The spirits were there. It was vintage Mausica Teachers Chorale Society in concert.. Felix, the red rooster, crowed and flapped his wings. Cherrie Luke Brizan and Lynette Thompson became soloists. Myrtle Spencer an I  enacted Fifi and Sweetman Doray. Rawle Philip and Lester Osuna, delayed by inclement weather conditions,  joined the choir.  Wen we sang "Boca Chimes", it was a fitting farewell to the spirits who had graced us with their presence.

Runion 2017 was a success.

Ah gorn.

Rodney Foster. 66-68..