Calypso Rose

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Calypso Rose or Linda McCartha Susan Sandel-Lewis, born in Bethel Village, Tobago, on April 27, 1940, is a calypsonian.

She began writing songs at the age of 13, and has released more than 1000 songs and released more than 20 albums in the ensuing years.

Rose, nicknamed the "mother of calypso," was the first female calypso performer, and her songs often address social issues such as racism and misogypso.

Instead, her acclaim in the calypso music scene prompted the Calypso King tournament to be renamed to the Calypso Monarch.

Calypso Rose, a member of the LGBT community, declared herself at Chutney Pride in 2012 and has been married to a woman for 17 years.

Rose, in addition to writing songs about social change, is also an advocate and was given the honor of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for former child soldiers.

Calypso Rose, one of her most popular and recent creations, can be found on her YouTube account.

ft. A miniseries about her song "Young Boy" as well as a a mini series.

Montano, Machel Montano.

She has been named on every award in the Caribbean, and she often returns to Trinidad and Tobago in lieu of touring.

Early life

Calypso Rose was born under the name Linda McCartha Sandy-Lewis. Douglas MacArthur, her mother, gave her this name as an homage to a deserving army general. The singer's name Crusoe Kid at the start of her musical career, but then changed it to Calypso Rose. This happened as she tried to recruit the owners of a calypso tent named Young Brigade. Crusoe Kid was intended to refer to her roots in Tobago, as well as a nod to Robinson Crusoe's book Robinson Crusoe. The bosses of Young Brigade changed her Calypso Rose after she appeared on stage, and she considers herself the mother of female calypsonians that came after her. She grew up in Bethel, one of the two Caribbean islands emerging Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the birthplace of calypso. Rose's earliest memory is her grandmother sitting at the seashore and telling her that no one knows where they will be buried because her grandmother was born in French Guinea and ended up in Tobago because she was kidnapped and sold there. Calypso Rose was the fourth child to be born by her mother, Dorchea Sandy, who had a total of thirteen children, two of whom died. Altino Sandy, her father, was a founder of the Spiritual Shouter Baptists. He was not only a pastor in the faith, but Rose and Ira would ride him every evening to the beach every evening when she lived with him. Calypso Rose claims she drinks seamoss and that a big bowl of fish, ginger, garlic, and banana gives her the energy to put on a good show. Her family was extremely traditional and refused to perform in Carnival tents; her father said that "calypso belongs to the devil." She lived with her parents and her ten siblings in a two-bedroom house until she was nine years old; at that time, she moved with her aunt and uncle on the neighboring island of Trinidad. Edith Robinson, her aunt, was missing a child, so she begged her husband that he visit Altino Sandy and ask to look after one of his children. Ms. Edith Robinson came and begged for Rose's permission to adopt her, but Rose accepted and went with her to Trinidad. She started feeling bullied shortly after arriving in Trinidad because she was a "little islander" who she didn't know because Trinidad and Tobago were just one place.

Rose was one of many struggles she faced was being assaulted at the age of 18, and she has not pursued a man since then. Rose came out in an interview as a lesbian and was married to a woman for 17 years by then. Her health was not always optimal, especially after she battled breast cancer in 1996, stomach cancer in 1998, diabetes, and two heart attacks, which were not handled by a pacemaker.

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Career

Because of the numerous books she owned and the freedom she would give her, her aunt was a big influence on her love of calypsos. Rose then began to write her first calypso, "Glass Thief," which sparked her loss to Trinidad after her aunt gave her money and told her to go to the market where she saw boys stealing eyeglasses from someone's face. This was the beginning of her book expressing her views on gender and later on writing her second calypso that empowered women to dance. Calypso Rose began singing in calypso tents in the 1950s, angering her scathing viewers, and she had the opportunity to perform in numerous places from Grenada, St. Vincent, to the US Virgin Islands. Lord Kitchener, the first to recognise her as a composer, was a major influencer and supporter of Rose. She would continue to perform in his tent from 1963 to 1965. She knew Lord Kitchener from the age of 9, and he was known for his fame among a number of young calypso singers due to the songs he would perform. And with many of Trinidad's religious leaders' disapproving of Rose's participation in calypsos, she was able to win them over with her song "Abide With Me," which is about Hurricane Florence, which struck Tobago and Grenada in 1964. (Slinger Francisco) She would perform with a well-known calypsonian on several occasions by the name of "Mighty Sparrow." Rose was not the first female calypso performer, contrary to many people's myths. However, she was able to compete in Tobago and Trinidad against other male calypsonians and gain her first title as Calypso King in the Virgin Islands and win Virgin Island's Road March in the same year. She wrote "Fire in Meh Wire" in 1966, which had gone international and was translated into eight different languages, and she was the first calypso to run two years in a row at the Trinidad Carnival. Rose was able to become the first female to win the national Road March title with the release of "Tempo." She appeared on "Her Majesty" and "I Thank You" in 1978 and went on to win another national Road March and become the first woman to win Calypso Monarch, which became Calypso Monarch after a male-dominated tournament gained female representation in a male-dominated sport. Rose had migrated to Queens, New York, by the mid-1970s. She performed for Straker's Records and Charlie's Records, a Brooklyn-based calypso band, and used the city as a base for international touring. "Tempo," her 1977 Road March champion song, was written while riding the New York subway. In 2016, she released "Calypso Queen," which announces her reign. Calypso Rose appeared in a concert put on by the Colombian Caribbean Students' Union in 1979, and was later reviewed by Robert Palmer (writer) from the New York Times. Palmer shares how effective she was as a performer, as well as a quote from the master of ceremonies for the evening; "people who do not trust politicians will listen to the common sense interpretation of a renowned calypso singer and writer such as Calypso Rose."

Rose was able to collaborate with many artists as a result of her popularity. In 1967, Rose and Bob Marley performed together in the Grand Ballroom in New York City, and later they would perform together in Miami. Rose's closeness to Marley was such that she dubbed him her inspiration. Michael Jackson and Miriam Makeba were among the music legends she wanted to see in 1978, when she won Trinidad Road March. Her album "Far From Home" brought her to collaborate with French/Spanish singer Manu Chao, who performed three songs from her album "Leave Me Alone," "Far From Home," and "Human Race." Ivan Duran produced the album. The two were first introduced when her boss, Mr. Jean Micheal, welcomed Chao to the Carnival season in 2015, where Calypso Rose recalled that they talked for 3 hours about music. She gave him an early copy of the album, which he later remixed and added to his own vocals. Calypso Rose has continued to perform with other musicians. "Young Boy" was one of her recent collaborations with Machel Montano. In 2018, Kobo Town will debut "Scarborough Girl" in a song called "Scarborough Girl" in 2018, and she will co-write several of her songs from her album "Far From Home" with her mother. Calypso Rose is also writing new music, even telling a reporter that she carries a tape recorder with her to help keep track of her ideas. "Baila Mami" by Nailah Blackman, Lao Ra, Manu Chao, Machel Montano, Patrice, Tim Armstrong & King Doudou appeared on the new Calypso Rose & Friends EP in October 2019. The song is a mash-up of Spanish and English women who are learning to break free and dance.

Calypso Rose's music has a reputation for her political and socioeconomic justice story in her songs. This influenced a statute that was in force in the Caribbean similar to the exploitation of civil servants in terms of how they were paid. Trinidad and Tobago's government had to include minimum wage for civil servants because of her song "No Madam." Other songs such as "The Boat is Rocking" indicated a period when a critical local election was taking place. The black diaspora's album "Far From Home" exemplifies the tale of social and political injustice.

Rose said in an interview that her two best moments of her life came when she was named Calypso Monarch and when she won the French Grammy award, Victoire de la Musique, in Paris in 2017 as a result of her album "Far From Home."

Calypso Rose spent time in music and was a member of several documentaries, including "Calypso at Dirty Jim" and "Calypso Rose, Liones in the Jungle." Pascale Obolo directed "Calypso at Dirty Jim" in 2005, which included many Caribbean artists such as Mighty Sparrow, Mighty Terror, Bomber, Lord Superior, and Calypso Rose. "Calypso Rose, Lioness in the Jungle" was released in 2011, but it was also made by Pascale Obolo, and it follows Rose's life as a leading voice and ambassador of Caribbean music.

Rose appeared at Coachella in 2019, marking the first time a calypso performer appeared in a full set at the festival. She was the festival's oldest performer to date at 78.

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Awards and honours

• 1978: Award for Unprecedented Achievement by a Calypsonian from the Trinidad and Tobago Alliance of the USA
• 1978: Distinguished Achievement Award for the First Triple Crown Calypso Monarch of the World by The Tobago Benevolent Society
• 1979: Award for Magnanimous Contribution to the Culture by the Caribbean Arts and Culture Council
• 1982: Rose was named an honorary citizen of Belize in 1982 in recognition of her work to raise the country's international awareness on the cultural front
• 1983: Top Female Calypsonian by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
• 1985: Best Female Recording Artist Award by C.E.I.
• 1986: Recognition for Achievement in Human Progress from the Concerned Citizens of Liberia Organization
• 1988: Gratitude and Commendation for the Development of Arts and Culture in Belize by the National Arts Council of Belize
• 1988: Appointment as Foremost Ambassador of Culture by the West Indian Day Association
• 1989: Humanitarian Award by Sunshine Music Awards
• 1989: Recognition for contribution to the steelpan by the Calypso and Steelband Music Awards
• 1989: Best Party Song by the Sunshine Music Awards
• 1989: Best Female Vocalist by the Sunshine Music Awards
• 1990: Nafeita Lifetime Achievement Award
• 1991: Outstanding Female in the Field of Music Award by the National Woman's Action Committee
• 1991: Most Outstanding Woman in Trinidad and Tobago by the National Women's Action Committee
• 1993: Inducted into the Tobago Walk of Fame as a charter member
• 1993: Honored by the mayor of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, with the keys to the City
• 2011: Africa Festival Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2014: Honorary Doctor of Letters - University of the West Indies
• 2016: WOMEX Artist of the Year Award
• 2017: Calypso Rose's Far From Home won the World Music Album of the Year contest at the 32nd annual French music award ceremony, Les Victoires de la Musique
• 2017: The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the highest honor in the country