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One Hand Don’t Clap (1991)

Kavery Kaul’s engaging documentary traces the history of calypso and soca music from their birth in the African-East Indian traditions of Trinidad and Tobago through its worldwide diaspora, including its popularization in the 1950s by Harry Belafonte and the new independent distribution networks that arose to serve the expatriate community in the 1980s. North American restoration premiere at To Save and Project: The 19th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation on January 27 and 31, 2023. Digital restoration by the Academy Film Archive and the Women’s Film Preservation Fund of New York Women in Film & Television; courtesy of Riverfilms.

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  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Lord KitchenerLord KitchenerSelf
  • Photo of Calypso RoseCalypso RoseSelf
  • Photo of Mighty DukeMighty DukeSelf
  • Photo of Lord PretenderLord PretenderSelf
  • Photo of David RudderDavid RudderSelf
  • Photo of Black StalinBlack StalinSelf
  • Photo of Growling TigerGrowling TigerSelf

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