Calypso Rose

Name: Calypso Rose
Brand: University of the West Indies Press
SKU: 9789766580315
Price: 2000 KES
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ISBN: 9789766580315

by Gelien Matthews

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Caribbean Biography Series

ISBN-10 9766580316

ISBN-13 9789766580315

Publisher University of the West Indies Press

Imprint University of the West Indies Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 23rd, 2026

Print length 118 Pages

Product Classification: Biography: general Memoirs Biography: general Memoirs Gender studies: women and girls Gender studies: women

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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.

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.

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