Calypso legend Mighty Sparrow — who mixes Frank Sinatra’s suaveness, R. Kelly’s obsession with sex, Bob Dylan’s social commentary, and 50 Cent’s trash-talking into one Trinidadian whirlwind — is no ...

He was raised in poverty, dropped out of high school, and survived being Black in a segregated society — before Black Lives Matter or Black History Month. He also became the first Black megastar and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso craze in the U.S. with his music and blazed new trails ...

In a unanimous vote the Legislative Assembly approved the “Declaration of Honorary Citizen to Walter Gavitt Ferguson Byfield”. Walter Ferguson Byfied, received the designation for his contribution to ...

Almost every great calypso singer has a nickname, Terron Webbe calls himself Invincible. The 11-year-old becomes one of the good guys in his beloved cartoons whenever he gets on stage. He loves how ...

Fast rising in U.S. jukebox popularity this week is a macabre little ditty about a woman’s right to kill a man with a frying pan, since he was “nobody but my husband.” Sung by Ella (A Tisket, a Tasket ...

A young Bermudian in the Caribbean who played among the calypso greats has won a prestigious youth award for music. Terron Webb, 15, was applauded by lawmakers in the St Kitts and Nevis House of ...

At Saturday’s Calypso show, Lucus Evans John Gotti captured the 2026 Calypso Monarch title. Hansill Richie Buntin placed ...

Caribbean calypso and soca star Alphonsus Cassell, who performed under the professional name Arrow, died Sept. 15 from brain cancer complications on the island of Montserrat. He was 60. Arrow was best ...

For generations of her core Caribbean fans, Calypso Rose has been a long-time champion of a woman’s right to let loose, party and, most importantly, do so free from the leering gaze and pawing hands ...