Most of the mainstream media was unfamiliar with the talents and contributions of Black Stalin, Jo Mersa Marley, and Singing Francine, but in the Caribbean region and the diaspora fans mourned the ...

In the Caribbean, calypsonians and their musical offerings are typically associated with Carnival, but Barbados-born, Trinidad and Tobago-raised Francine Edwards managed to successfully cross over ...

At age 83, his days of singing calypso tunes to thousands of fans are behind him, but Harry Belafonte says he still has one song to sing for people around the world -- his song of justice. Belafonte ...

Across disciplines, across genres, across generations, Harry Belafonte was a titan. As a musician in the ‘50s and ‘60s he was a blockbuster performer. At the same time, he rose as a charismatic lead ...

ST. THOMAS — Lyrical wit, stage presence, and a sense of humor will be on display as calypsonians across the territory attempt to out-sing one another at the 24th annual “Bouy ah Bouy, Big Man ah Big ...

In these troubled times, among the few remaining and enduring threads that hold us together are the boundless harmonies of the calypso art form.

In a plush Panama City cocktail lounge the chitchat hushed as a scrawny 21-year-old singer stepped up, caught the beat from a guitar and chanted mournfully: I read de news, I am so puzzled, I am ...