Month: December 2022

“Mood!” Shaggy and Kes Set The ‘Mood’ For Carnival 2023 GRAMMY-Award winning performer, songwriter and producer Shaggy has set the ‘Mood’ for Carnival with his new release featuring Kes. Just in time for the Carnival season, ‘Mood’ is a feel-good Soca single that perfectly blends elements of Dancehall with the energetic pulse of Soca.  Recorded by two of the genre’s […More]

VP RECORDS MOURNS THE PASSING OF JO MERSA MARLEY VP Records mourns the passing of Jo Mersa Marley, whose contribution to reggae music has been cut short but whose impact will be remembered. Following the path that his father Stephen, and grandfather Bob Marley, his voice will be missed.   “We are deeply saddened to hear the news about Jo Mersa’s […More]

Veteran calypsonian Dr Leroy Calliste, The Black Stalin, has died. Calliste, 81, passed away at his home in San Fernando on Wednesday morning 12/28/22. He was surrounded by his family. Calliste suffered a stroke in 2014 which affected both his speech and movement on the right side of his body. However, his memory and mental faculties remained intact. At his […More]

Singing Francine Has Died Calypso artiste Singing Francine (Francine Edwards) has died. According to a release from the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) Singing Francine passed away early this morning Born in Barbados on February 13, 1943, Edwards came to T&T at a young age. “When asked how she began singing calypso, she responded, ‘I never became involved in the […More]