Born in Barbados on February 13, 1943 Edwards came to T&T at a young age. “When asked how she began singing calypso, she responded, ‘I never became involved in the calypso art form. I was born into ...

(Trinidad Guardian) The calypso fraternity was plunged into mourning yesterday with news of the passing of Sandra Des Vignes-Millington, known and loved for her hard-hitting social commentaries and ...

FORTY YEARS AFTER FIRST making a splash, he’s still “hopping around on stage like a damned sparrow. The Mighty Sparrow, whose name derives from his energetic stage style, never envisioned singing ...

Regarded as the mother of Calypso, Sandra ‘Singing Sandra’ Des Vignes, died on Thursday (January 28). Des Vignes, who was 64-years-old, passed away at a hospital in Trinidad; her cause of death has ...

THE calypso and parang communities have once again gone into mourning as another cultural icon, Francine Edwards, better known as Singing Francine, has passed away. Seventy-nine-year-old Edwards, ...

The following is a statement from the general secretary of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Steve Blackett on the passing of Francine Edwards, better known as Singing Francine. The president, ...

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 ...

TWO-TIME Calypso Monarch Singing Sandra passed away on Thursday. The 64-year-old’s death was announced on her social media page. No cause of death was given. “Dear loyal fans and supporters worldwide.

February 27, 1968, was Carnival Tuesday in Trinidad, and 22-year-old Claude Clement was rushing to join a band of masqueraders gathered in downtown Port of Spain. Led by a group of parading steel pan ...

Six months before the #MeToo movement went viral in October 2017, women across the Caribbean were united by a feminist anthem celebrating their right to party without being manhandled. During the ...

Six months before the #MeToo movement went viral in October 2017, women across the Caribbean were united by a feminist anthem celebrating their right to party without being manhandled. During the ...