The WOMEX 2016 Artist Award will go to Calypso Rose, the acclaimed singer from Trinidad & Tobago and composer of numerous hit calypsos. Calypso Rose…
Calypso Rose Recipient of WOMEX 2016
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Rounder Records Reissues Crucian Scratch Band Music by Blinky & the Roadmasters
Rounder Records has reissued Crucian Scratch Band Music by Blinky & the Roadmasters. The reissue is part of Rounder’s back catalog world music albums released…
The 3rd Annual Havana World Music Festival Begins Today
The 2016 Annual Havana World Music Festival, produced by the National Center of Popular Music and the Cuban Institute of Music kicks-off today, March 26…
Veteran Trinidadian Bandleader ‘Pal’ Joey Lewis Dies
Joey Lewis, who, for 6 decades, led the longest -running, and last of Trinidad’s popular dance orchestras, died in the early hours of February 8,…
Renewed Folk Music from the Alan Lomax Archives
Jayme Stone – Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project (Borealis, 2015) Canadian banjo player Jayme Stone is known for exploring various global musical traditions. On his latest…
The Calypso Queen
McArtha Linda Sandy-Lewis might never be immortalized in the global annals of female activism, but the feisty woman claiming that formal and somewhat long-winded moniker…
Legendary Diva of Caribbean Music Calypso Rose to Perform in New York
The World Music Institute will present the legendary diva of Caribbean music Calypso Rose on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 8:00 PM at Peter Norton…
Calypso Monarch The Mighty Duke Dies at 78
Popular Trinidadian singer The Mighty Duke died January 13, 2009, due to myelofibrosis (an incurable blood disease) at age 78. Between 1968 and 1971, he…
The Rough Guide To Calypso Gold Now Available
San Francisco (California), USA – The Rough Guide to Calypso Gold (RGNET1213CD) is now available. The anthology of the best Calypso from Trinidad from rare…