Calypso Rose
Calypso Rose
Genres: calypso, soca, latin, trinidad and tobago, tobago
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About Calypso Rose
McArtha Lewis, better known as Calypso Rose (born April 27, 1940 in Bethel, Tobago) is a Tobagonian calypsonian. Named after the American general Douglas MacArthur, Rose's earliest years were a crowded environment - 19 people in a one-bedroom house. When she was 9, she moved to live with an uncle in Barataria She began writing songs at the age of 15, and has written over 800 songs. In 1966 she wrote the song Fire in Me Wire, which has since become a calypso anthem. Rose was the first female to win the Trinidad Road March Competition, in 1977 with her song Tempo. She won the Calypso Queen title five years running. She has also won both the Trinidad Calypso Crown and Road March competitions in 1978, the Sunshine Award in 1989 and the Trinidad and Tobago Hummingbird Medal in 2000.
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Calypso Rose — Top 30 songs of 33
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calypso Rose | Abatina | ||
| Calypso Rose | Calypso Rose | ||
| Calypso Rose | Calypso Rose | ||
| Calypso Rose | Calypso Blues | ||
| Calypso Rose | Calypso Queen | ||
| Calypso Rose | Summertime Feat. Sof-Fred Desh | ||
| Calypso Rose | Same Boat (feat. Patrice & Kobo Town) | ||
| Calypso Rose | We jammin | ||
| Calypso Rose | Calypso Rose | ||
| Calypso Rose | Rivers of Babylon | ||
| Calypso Rose | Leave Me Alone | ||
| Calypso Rose | Calypso Queen (Mo Laudi Remix) | ||
| Calypso Rose | No Madame (Polo & Pan Remix) | ||
| Calypso Rose | Back to Africa | ||
| Calypso Rose | Young Boy | ||
| Calypso Rose | CUT v2 | ||
| Calypso Rose | Human Race | ||
| Calypso Rose | Love Me Or Leave Me | ||
| Calypso Rose | Just Call My Name(Instr) | ||
| Calypso Rose | Fire In Me Wire | ||
| Calypso Rose | I Say A Little Prayer (Maturity Productions / VP Records | ||
| Calypso Rose | Back To Africa | ||
| Calypso Rose | Leave Me Alone feat Manu Chao | ||
| Calypso Rose | Same Boat (feat Patrice & Kobo Town) | ||
| Calypso Rose | Rhum and Coca-Cola | ||
| Calypso Rose | Tempo (Feat. Shurwayne Winchest) | ||
| Calypso Rose | ABATINA | ||
| Calypso Rose | Underneath the Mango Tree | ||
| Calypso Rose | Voodoo Lay Loo (Anthony Joseph & David Walters Remix) | ||
| Calypso Rose | Gimme D' Road Carnival Mix |