An icon in Caribbean music, a legend within the calypso art form and a powerful force in shaping calypso's up-tempo descendant soca, Winston "Shadow" Bailey died at Mount Hope Hospital, St. Joseph… By ...

“Music was my refuge,” the renowned author and poet Maya Angelou once said. “I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” While her powerful speaking voice was ...

Two weeks prior to her 79th birthday, Calypso Rose -- who has broken down barriers for women in calypso, soca and other Caribbean genres throughout her 64-year trailblazing career - will once again… ...

The Tobagonian calypso star on touring with Bob Marley, her battles against sexism and exploitation, and enjoying an unlikely career boost at the age of 76 “I am a party animal, always have been,” ...

We pick 10 of the best recordings by the late singer, who became famous for popularising calypso but whose artistry couldn’t be hemmed in by genre The musical story of Harry Belafonte is really a ...

Go today adds a new local channel, Calypso Music Television, on its 'Free+' line-up. The new channel will also be added at no extra cost to the 'Silver+' and 'Gold+' packages. The Broadcasting ...

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The Jamaican-American singer-songwriter and activist became the first Black person to win an Emmy Award in 1960 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Its bouncy beats and tuneful melodies often serve up serious, even subversive, messages. The music demands more careful listening, writes Benjamin Ramm. Outside the Caribbean, calypso music is ...