The first single “Calypso Blues” which is dedicated to Nat King Cole has been a hit on Italian radio waves since its release. The second single off the album “Wah Fu Dance” will be making ...

NAC Presents Calypso Rose with Kobo Town When: Sunday, Jan. 21, 8 p.m. Where: Southam Hall, National Arts Centre Tickets: Start at $25.50, available at NAC box office, nac-cna.ca and ticketmaster.ca ...

But Rose is no stranger to beating the odds: a two-time cancer survivor who also suffered rape in her early years, the performer has shattered gender norms and redefined the art of calypso, the ...

Rose plants a kiss on her cousin Tobago House of Assembly Secretary, Kelvin Charles. French Ambassador, Hedi Picquart takes a photo with Calypso Rose and her Victoire de la Musique Award.

In 1963, Rose became the first woman to win the annual Calypso King competition with a song called “Cooperation”. Four years later, she was on tour in the US with Bob Marley.

Calypso Rose is best known for her 1966 hit song Fire In Meh Wire, Come Leh We Jam, Voodoo Lay Loo, and 1975’s Do Dem Back. She has performed in Jamaica on several occasions. — Kevin Jackson ...

She then heads to Tobago to film the documentary "Rose, the Calypso Diva." "Through all of the criticisms I got, I have opened doors for Caribbean female artists," Rose reflects.

Calypso Rose was born Linda McCartha Monica Sandy-Lewis in Bethel Village, Tobago (the smaller island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, a.k.a. T&T) on April 27, 1940.

Our guest on this week's World Music Matters is Calypso Rose from the Carribean island of Trinidad and Tobago. The diva of calypso music has just released a new album Far From Home, featuring Manu ...

But Rose is no stranger to beating the odds: a two-time cancer survivor who also suffered rape in her early years, the performer has shattered gender norms and redefined the art of calypso, the ...