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• Ajamu
  Ajamu
  Ajamu, also known as King Ajamu is a Grenadian calypsonian. His music covers several Caribbean styles, including calypso, soca and reggae. He has held the title of Grenada Calypso Monarch a record seven times in 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 and 2004. In 1998 he was given the title Member...
  
  
• Al Phillip lere Syncopators
• Alison Hinds
  Alison Hinds
  Alison Hinds is a Bajan female soca artist based in the Caribbean island of Barbados. She is one of the most popular soca singers in the world and has been given the nickname the "Queen of Soca".-Biography:...
  
  
• Anslem Douglas
  Anslem Douglas
  Anslem Douglas is a musician and composer from Trinidad and Tobago, most famous for the hit single "Who Let the Dogs Out?"- Biography :Anslem Douglas first became interested in music watching folk performers at the local community center in his native village of La Romain, in Trinidad...
  
  
• Arrow
  Arrow (musician)
  Alphonsus Celestine Edmund Cassell MBE was a calypso and soca musician who performed under the stage name Arrow, and is regarded as the first superstar of soca from Montserrat.-Early years:...
  
  
• Atilla the Hun
• Alphonso Blake Higgs/ "Blind Blake"

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• Cyrus Becket
• Black Stalin
  Black Stalin
  Black Stalin is a leading calypsonian.Born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, to George and Elcina Calliste ,He is one of four children. Stalin began singing calypso in 1959, but did not join a calypso tent until 1962 when he joined the Southern Brigade...
  
  
• Bunji Garlin
  Bunji Garlin
  Bunji Garlin July 14, 1978 is a Reggae Soca artist from Trinidad and Tobago. His real name is Ian Alvarez. He is of saint Lucian and Venezuelan descent. He married fellow Soca artist Fay-Ann Lyons on December 23, 2006, daughter of legendary Soca singer Superblue...
  
  
• Burning Flames
• Byron Lee & the Dragonaires
  Byron Lee & the Dragonaires
  Byron Lee and the Dragonaires are a Jamaican ska, calypso and soca band. The band played a crucial pioneering role in bringing Caribbean music to the world...
  
  
• Black Prince

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• Calypso Rose
  Calypso Rose
  McArtha Linda Sandy-Lewis, better known as Calypso Rose is a Tobagonian calypsonian.She began writing songs at the age of 15, and has written over 800 songs. In 1966 she wrote the song Fire in Me Wire, which has since become a calypso anthem...
  
  
• The Caresser
• Chalkdust
  Chalkdust
  Hollis Urban Lester Liverpool, better known as Chalkdust is a leading calypsonian from Trinidad and Tobago. He has been singing calypso since 1967 and has recorded over 300 calypsos....
  
  
• Codallo´s Top Hat Orchestra
• Crazy
  Crazy (calypsonian)
  Edwin Ayoung is better known as Crazy is a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian.Ayoung was born to Chinese Trinidadian father and a Venezuelan mother. Often called the "Loveable Lunatic of Soca", he is artistically underrated in his native land but one of the most commercially successful artists on...
  
  
• Cyril Monrose String Orchestra
• The Charmer
  Louis Farrakhan
  Louis Farrakhan Muhammad, Sr. is the leader of the African-American religious movement the Nation of Islam . He served as the minister of major mosques in Boston and Harlem, and was appointed by the longtime NOI leader, Elijah Muhammad, before his death in 1975, as the National Representative of...
  
   (Louis Farrakhan)

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• David Rudder
  David Rudder
  David Michael Rudder is a calypsonian from Trinidad.-Career:David Rudder is one of the top calypsonians of all time. In 1977, he joined Charlie's Roots, one of the top bands in Trinidad and Tobago. He spent many years as one of the vocalists with the band...
  
  
• Denise Belfon
  Denise Belfon
  Denise "Saucy Wow" Belfon is a Soca, Contemporary R&B, and Gospel singer, songwriter, and dancer.-Early years:...
  
  
• Denyse Plummer
  Denyse Plummer
  Denyse Plummer is a calypso singer from Trinidad and Tobago. The 1954-born blue-eyed daughter of a white father and black mother, she initially faced significant prejudice in a genre traditionally seen as Afro-Caribbean, but was eventually recognized as a leading calypso performer.Before entering...
  
  
• Denzil Botus
  Denzil Botus
  Denzil "Belt" Botus is a pannist from Trinidad. He ist best known for holding the record for most winning steel band Panorama arrangements and his heavy jazz influence in calypso/soca music...
  
  
• Destra
  Destra Garcia
  Destra Garcia is a Soca singer and songwriter based in Trinidad and Tobago. Destra is noted for her high energy performances, harmonious vocal skill and eccentric fashion style...
  
  
• Drupatee
• Duke of Iron
  The Duke of Iron
  The Duke of Iron was a calypsonian, nightclub and concert entertainer, and recording artist from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was renowned for his bawdy humor, crisp diction, and confident vocal mannerisms...
  
  

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• The Growler
  Growler (calypsonian)
  The Growler, or the Mighty Growler, was the name Errol Duke used for his calypso work and recordings. His recordings date from the 1930s and 1940s, and he is thought to have died in the mid-1950s....
  
  
• Growling Tiger
  Growling Tiger
  Neville Marcano , known as the Growling Tiger, is a Trinidadian calypsonian.Born in Siparia, Tiger was originally a boxer who won the Trinidad bantamweight championship in 1929. He was active in calypso from his teens. He was a member of the Old Brigade of calypso singers, which included Lord...
  
  
• Grynner
  Grynner
  Grynner is a popular calypsonian from Barbados. Like his compatriot Mighty Gabby, his songs often feature political and social commentary. He has been named the Barbados Crop Over Road March "Tune of the Crop" winner seven times .-External links:* ] site]* *...
  
  
• Gypsy
  Gypsy (calypsonian)
  Winston Edward Peters, also known by his sobriquet Gypsy is a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian and politician and currently serves as that country's Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism....
  
  
• Gorilla
  Gorilla
  Gorillas are the largest extant species of primates. They are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and either four or five subspecies...
  
  
• George Cabral
• Georgie Johnson and his Rhythm Kings

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• "King" Eric Gibson
  Eric Gibson
  "King" Eric Gibson is a Bahamian musician and entrepreneur. He is also the semiofficial Ambassador of Bahamian Goodwill.Gibson was born on the small island of Acklins to a musical family, although he didn't pursue music until his adulthood...
  
  
• King Radio
  King Radio
  King Radio was a calypsonian active in the 1930s and 1940s.He was the composer of many calypsos which later became standards, such as "Mathilda", "Man Smart, Woman Smarter", and "Brown Skin Gal".-References:...
  
  
• Krosfyah (Barbados)
• King Sparrow
  Mighty Sparrow
  Mighty Sparrow or Birdie is a calypso singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World," he is one of the most well-known and successful calypsonians...
  
  
• Keskidee Trio

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• Lionel Belasco
  Lionel Belasco
  Lionel Belasco was a prominent pianist, composer and bandleader, best known for his calypso recordings. According to various sources, he was born either in Barbados or in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; he grew up in Trinidad, the son of an Afro-Caribbean mother and a Sephardic Jewish father...
  
  
• Lord Beginner
  Lord Beginner
  Lord Beginner from Port-of-Spain in Trinidad was a popular exponent of the Caribbean musical form Calypso.-Person:...
  
  
• Lord Brynner
• Lord Christo
• Lord Executor
• Lord Intruder
  Lord Intruder
  Lord Intruder was a calypsonian from Tobago who was active in the 1950s.He is known to have performed with the Trinidadian calypso tent The Original Young Brigade , whose ranks included The Mighty Sparrow, Lord Melody and The Mighty Bomber .He is credited with originating one of the most famous...
  
  
• Lord Invader
  Lord Invader
  Lord Invader was a prominent calypsonian with a very distinctive, gravelly voice....
  
  
• Lord Kitchener
  Lord Kitchener (calypsonian)
  Aldwyn Roberts , better known by the stage name Lord Kitchener , was one of the most internationally famous calypsonians. He was the son of a blacksmith, Stephen, and homemaker, Albertha.-Life:...
  
  
• Lord Melody
  Lord Melody
  Lord Melody was a popular calypsonian, best known for singles such as the self-deprecating "Boo Boo Man", "Shame & Scandal", "Jonah and the Bake", "Juanita" and "Rastaman Be Careful"...
  
  
• Lord mouse and the kalypso katz
  Lord mouse and the kalypso katz
  Lord Mouse and the Kalypso Katz are a calypso band based in Berlin, Germany. Starting as an active band in 2008, their music is produced independently, with help from Cannery Row Records of Berlin, Jump Up! records of Chicago, Illinois, and Zamzama Productions of Paris, France.-Biography:The main...
  
  
• Lord Pretender
• Lord Radio
• Lord Shorty
• Lord Ziegfield
• Louis Farrakhan
  Louis Farrakhan
  Louis Farrakhan Muhammad, Sr. is the leader of the African-American religious movement the Nation of Islam . He served as the minister of major mosques in Boston and Harlem, and was appointed by the longtime NOI leader, Elijah Muhammad, before his death in 1975, as the National Representative of...
  
  
• Lovey´s Trinidad String band

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• Machel Montano
  Machel Montano
  Machel Montano is a soca singer, record producer and songwriter based in the Trinidad and Tobago....
  
  
• Maximus Dan
  Maximus Dan
  Maximus Dan is a soca / dancehall musician. He is also known by his former stage name Maga Dan....
  
  
• The Merrymen
  The Merrymen
  The Merrymen, sometimes written as The MerryMen, are a popular calypso band from Barbados.The Merrymen's career spans five decades, from the early 1960s to the 2000s...
  
  
• Mighty Bomber
  Mighty Bomber
  The Mighty Bomber is a sobriquet used by two calypsonians -* Kenny Cooper , a Trinidadian-born calypsonian who performed under than name beginning in the 1940s...
  
  
• Mighty Dougla
• Mighty Gabby
  Mighty Gabby
  Anthony "Mighty Gabby" Carter is a legendary Barbadian calypsonian and a Cultural Ambassador for the island of Barbados. He is the youngest calypsonian to win the calypso crown in Barbados at age 19 in 1968 and went on to win the Calypso king title again in 1969, 1976, 1985, 1999, 2000 and again...
  
  
• The Mighty Lion
• Mighty Panther
  Mighty Panther
  Native to Trinidad, Mighty Panther is a "legend" of Trinidadian calypso music. He has shared the stage with numerous calypsonians including "Charmer", aka Louis Farrakhan . At the age of 11 he found a gold pocket watch and he carries it around his neck, believing it brings him good...
  
  
• Mighty Shadow
  Mighty Shadow
  Winston Bailey , better known by his stage name The Mighty Shadow or Shadow, is a calypsonian from Trinidad and Tobago. Bailey was born in Belmont, a suburb of Port of Spain in Trinidad, but grew up in Les Coteaux, Tobago with his grandparents...
  
  
• Mighty Sniper
• Mighty Sparrow
  Mighty Sparrow
  Mighty Sparrow or Birdie is a calypso singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World," he is one of the most well-known and successful calypsonians...
  
  
• Mighty Spoiler
  Mighty Spoiler
  Mighty Spoiler, born Theophilus Philip , was a Trinidadian calypsonian.Spoiler's career began in 1946 at the House of Lords Tent, and he soon became one of the most popular calypso singers, known for hits like "Bedbug", "Magistrate Try Himself", "Picking Sense out of Nonsense", "Royal Wedding" and...
  
  
• Mighty Terror
  Mighty Terror
  Fitzgerald Henry , better known as the Mighty Terror, was a Trinidadian calypsonian.-Early career in Trinidad:His career started in 1947 and he first debuted at the Calypso Palace Tent in 1948...
  
  
• Maestro

• Mango 1-Man Island Band

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• Ras Shorty I
  Ras Shorty I
  Ras Shorty I was a soca musician, known as the Father of Soca and The Love Man.He was born Garfield Blackman in Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago, and rose to fame as Lord Shorty with his 1963 hit "Clock and Dagger" and took on the name Ras Shorty .He started out writing songs and performing in the...
  
  
• Red Plastic Bag
  Red Plastic Bag
  Stedson Wiltshire, better known by the sobriquet of Red Plastic Bag, RPB, or merely Bag, is a calypsonian from Barbados. He has won the Barbadian calypso monarch competition a record nine times. Hailing from the eastern, rural Barbadian parish of Saint Philip, RPB became one of few performers from...
  
  
• Ritchie Delamore
• The Roaring Lion
  Roaring Lion
  Roaring Lion was a calypsonian...
  
  
• Robert Mitchum
  Robert Mitchum
  Robert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time...
  
  
• Ralph Fitz Scott

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• Sam Manning
• Shurwayne Winchester
  Shurwayne Winchester
  Shurwayne Winchester is a soca musician from Trinidad and Tobago, who has twice won the Road March title.-Biography:He was born and raised on Tobago. At the age of 12, he entered the competition arena, consistently making yearly contributions that impressed and propelled him to advanced stages...
  
  
• Sidney Bean Trio
• Singing Francine
• Singing Sandra
• Sir Lancelot
  Sir Lancelot (singer)
  Lancelot Victor Edward Pinard was a calypso singer and actor who used the name Sir Lancelot. Sir Lancelot played a major role in popularizing calypso in North America, and Harry Belafonte has acknowledged him as an inspiration and major influence.-Early life:Pinard was born in Cumuto, Trinidad...
  
  
• Sugar Aloes
  Sugar Aloes
  Sugar Aloes aka Michael Anthony Osuana is a prominent Calypsonian hailing from Trinidad and Tobago. Singing local hits such as "Party Time" and parang favorite "Juanita" Aloes has amassed a fan base of at least three generations of Trinidadians and calypso lovers region-wide...
  
  
• Superblue
  Superblue
  Austin Lyons , better known as Superblue, Super Blue, and Blueboy, is a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian, soca musician, ICON and lyricist.-Person:...
  
  
• Steve Seal

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• Tassa (Carolyn Patricia Forde)
• The Talbot Brothers of Bermuda
  The Talbot Brothers of Bermuda
  The Talbot Brothers were a musical group based in Bermuda that were among the most popular calypso performers of the 1950s. They were brothers Archie , Austin , Bryan, a.k.a. "Dick" , Ross, a.k.a...
  
  
• Tambu
  Tambu
  Tambu is a drum, music genre and dance form, found on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, and is a major part of the Dutch Antillean music. On Bonaire, it is also known as bari...
  
  
• Tiger
  Tiger
  The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...