Black Stalin, who has died aged 81, was a modern calypsonian of the old school, dedicated to keeping political and social commentary at the heart of his music when other exponents of the art were becoming purveyors of frivolous party music. His determination to stick to what he saw as the righteous course allowed Stalin […]
By Lincoln DePradine Dr Ira Moulton Taylor spent several decades pastoring in various places, from Antigua and Trinidad in the Caribbean to Toronto and Maryland in North America. He died December 29 in Toronto, two days short of his 101st birthday. However, those who knew Taylor – a national of St Kitts & Nevis – […]
“Black Stalin” (Leroy Calliste), the Trinidadian calypsonian, popularly known as “The Caribbean Man,” died at his home on December 28 last after a long illness. He was 81. In 2014, he suffered a stroke which affected his speech and movement on the right side of his body. ‘Black Stalin’ was crowned calypso monarch in Trinidad […]
Barbados-born calypso artiste Francine Edwards, better known onstage as Singing Francine, died in Queens, New York last Friday. She was 79. She was reported to have suffered a heart attack. Singing Francine won the National Calypso Queen competition in Trinidad in 1972, 1973,1981 and 1983. A news release from the Trinbago United Calypsonians Organization (TUCO) […]
By Stephen Weir While Toronto Caribana revelers have put away their mas costumes and glitter and brought out their Christmas decorations, Trinidadian music man Etienne Charles wants Caribbean Camera readers to come dance with him in the streets of Port of Spain in a couple months. That’s right, forget about winter holidays, suddenly it is […]
For parang lovers in Toronto, it was the major musical event of the season – the annual Soca Parang Lime at the Metropolitan Center in Scarborough. Many of us parang soca lovers thought that the show would not go on because there could be no parang without our queen Joan Alexander who promoted the event for […]
The Metro All-fours League is in mourning following the sudden death of Annand “Battery” Mahabir who passed away on October 30, 2022 after more than 25 years of perfect attendance and active service in Toronto, Ontario, and Metro All-fours Leagues. Mahabir, who was 67yrs old and a resident of Scarborough, was an avid card player […]
Reactions to the two-time champions West Indies’ failure to qualify for the main draw of the T20 World Cup continues to flow, with former Cricket West Indies director Baldath Mahabir saying it is one of the “darkest days” in West Indies cricket history and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting describing it as a “disgrace.” West […]
Trinidad-born Dr. Rhonda McEwen was installed on Wednesday, Oct 12th, President and Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University. The installation ceremony took place as part of the university’s Charter Day celebrations which included steelband music and a live calypso performance by David Rudder. In her address at the installation, Dr. McEwan noted that Victoria University has “a well-articulated […]
The course’s professor, Dr. Peace and Love, who has since made her Twitter account private, shared that the class will focus on Minaj’s career within the greater context of hip-hop and feminism. “This class is interested in thinking critically about you and your productions [within] the context of broader historical-social structures [and] hip hop feminisms. […]
