Crooner’s calypso challenges politics and public conscienceCrooner’s victory in this year’s Calypso Monarch competition was not built on a catchy chorus alone. “This Is Your Man” is a fearless political commentary, delivered in the tradition that has always made calypso far more than entertainment. It is satire, protest, social criticism and, above all, a challenge to listeners to examine the world around them. Whether listeners agree with Crooner or reject his message entirely, one thing is certain: he has succeeded in making people think. And that, perhaps more than anything else, is what a great calypso is supposed to do.