Show overview
TGiM the Tent has been publishing since 2011, and across the 13 years since has built a catalogue of 178 episodes. That works out to roughly 180 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 5th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 50 min and 1h 9m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Music show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2022, with 53 episodes published. Published by TGiM.
From the publisher
the tent goes back to an important part of calypso history where calypsonians performed under actual tents. the structures have changed but the name stayed. "TGiM the Tent" is a virtual tent that continues to celebrate kaiso, calypso, soca and steelpan music mixed with stories and commentary. recorded live every monday!
Latest Episodes
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S5 Ep 177Episode 177: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Beauty and Beast
this episode comes on the heels of miss universe 2024 so we take a look at beauty and its variation in kaiso, calypso and soca. featuring music from bomber, sparrow, calypso rose, denyse plummer and more
S5 Ep 176Episode 176: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Culture Veterans
the tent on 11/11 celebrates remembrance/veterans day with a tribute to the culture warriors featuring music from blakie, lion, king austin, rose, sparrow and short shirt
S5 Ep 175Episode 175: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Vote Culture
vote culture and we all win with kaiso, calypso and soca featuring music from shadow, ella, stalin, rudder and gabby
S5 Ep 174Episode 174: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Ash Monday
celebrating calypso history month and tobago carnival with music from shadow, rose, brigo, sundar and rudder
S5 Ep 173Episode 173: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Discovery
celebrate the podcast the discovered kaiso, calypso and soca on a monday with music from shadow, calypso rose, kitchener and chalkdust
S5 Ep 172Episode 172: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Calypso History All Months
october is calypso history month so we celebrate with tunes from tambu, pretender, duke and the birthday boy shadow
S5 Ep 171Episode 171: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Republic 48
celebrating republic day in trinidad and tobago along with the birthday of calypso icon black stalin
S5 Ep 170Episode 170: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The Butt
in this episode we address the treatment of pets and trending story of a 'butt" which in trini parlance means to (horn) cheat on your spouse or lover
S5 Ep 169Episode 169: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Uncle Roy
the tent tribute to roy cape with blaxx, destra, black stalin and ghetto flex
S5 Ep 168Episode 168: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Olympic Games
run, jump and dive into this episode with music from invader, ajamu, kitchener and gillo.
S5 Ep 167Episode 167: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Love Inflation
this episode we explore the relationship between love and money and short remembrance of -july 27th- in trinidad and tobago. music from the mighty sparrow, bother valentino, black stalin and shadow
S5 Ep 166Episode 166: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Sparrow News Network
major local and international news stories by the lead tent reporter, slinger francisco, the calypso king of the world. happy 89th birthday to the birdie!
S5 Ep 165Episode 165: TGiM the Calypso Tent - We Together
the kaiso community together in the tent with music from shadow, ella andall, stalin, bunji and david rudder
S5 Ep 164Episode 164: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Missing It
in case you missed the tent here are some tracks that missed as well. with music from duke, nelson, sparrow and voice
S5 Ep 163Episode 163: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Culture Memorial
celebrating memorial, mother's and arrival day with music from ajala, aloes, nappy mayers, relator and drupatee
S5 Ep 162Episode 162: TGiM the Calypso Tent - May Something
in this episode we have a little fun with a special soca segment and a tribute to the moms
S5 Ep 161Episode 161: TGiM the Calypso Tent - The May
may flowers and showers with music from duke, kitch, sparrow and calypso rose
S5 Ep 160Episode 160: TGiM the Calypso Tent - A Party for Rose
celebrating the birthday of calypso rose with kaiso, calypso and soca from the calypso queen of the world
S5 Ep 159Episode 159: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Kitch at One O'Two
celebrating the 102nd birthday of the lord kitchener with one or two double entendre kaiso, calypso and soca from the grand master
S5 Ep 158Episode 158: TGiM the Calypso Tent - Kaiso Eclipse
it is a total eclipse in the tent with blocking tunes from the mighty shadow, brother resistance, baron, merchant and crazy