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Calypso Rose
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Series: Caribbean Biography, Book 11
Publisher Price: $15.00
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ISBN10: 9766580316
ISBN13: 9789766580315
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Published: Mar 9 2026
Pages: 118
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789766580315
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Published: Mar 9 2026
Pages: 118
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Calypso Rose tells the riveting story of Linda McCartha Monica
Sandy-Lewis, the trailblazing Trinidadian Queen of Calypso whose voice redefined
Caribbean music. This book captures the unstoppable rise of a woman who broke
through the male-dominated calypso world to claim titles once
reserved only for men, including Calypso Monarch and Road March Champion.
Sandy-Lewis, the trailblazing Trinidadian Queen of Calypso whose voice redefined
Caribbean music. This book captures the unstoppable rise of a woman who broke
through the male-dominated calypso world to claim titles once
reserved only for men, including Calypso Monarch and Road March Champion.
With over
eight hundred songs and twenty albums, Calypso Rose's music has thrilled
audiences from Port of Spain to Paris, her hits topping charts and filling
international festivals. Yet behind the fame lies a life marked by resilience -
overcoming illness, prejudice and personal struggles to emerge as an icon of
empowerment and cultural pride.
Richly researched and compellingly told, this
biography reveals the woman behind the music: activist, feminist and global
ambassador of Caribbean identity. A must-read for fans of Caribbean culture and
world music, Calypso Rose celebrates the extraordinary journey of the artist who
became the voice of a people and the spirit of a region.
eight hundred songs and twenty albums, Calypso Rose's music has thrilled
audiences from Port of Spain to Paris, her hits topping charts and filling
international festivals. Yet behind the fame lies a life marked by resilience -
overcoming illness, prejudice and personal struggles to emerge as an icon of
empowerment and cultural pride.
Richly researched and compellingly told, this
biography reveals the woman behind the music: activist, feminist and global
ambassador of Caribbean identity. A must-read for fans of Caribbean culture and
world music, Calypso Rose celebrates the extraordinary journey of the artist who
became the voice of a people and the spirit of a region.
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