A legendary calypsonian for his unduplicated feat of winning the calypso Monarchy four years in a row. Considered one of the major figures in calypso, Duke releases albums that are always of interest. He never fails to deliver a party soca for the Road March competition but has only once captured it (in 1987 with "Is Thunder"). His topics range... [+] Read More

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A severely underrated calypsonian who rarely makes it to the Monarchy finals but who nearly always releases an album of interest. His albums are always a talented mix of social commentary and (often risqué) party tunes. ~ Gene Scaramuzzo, All Music Guide

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An artist who often releases a 12-inch single of a very hot Road March contender. His lyrics range from suggestive to irritatingly obscene, the high-water mark being "Boom Boom Time" in 1987, with the depths being reached in 1992 with X-Rated. ~ Gene Scaramuzzo, All Music Guide

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Longtime arranger for Fonclaire Steel Band who has moved over temporarily(?) to Phase II Pan Groove, Philmore has written a song each year driven by pan and sung by a calypsonian on record. He has hit especially big on two occasions, in '88 and again in '93. ~ Gene Scaramuzzo, All Music Guide

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Kitch is, along with The Mighty Sparrow, the most well-known of any calypsonian of T&T. With a career spanning over four decades, he has an extremely large catalog of annual releases, complicated further by an unknown number of anthologies and reissues. Amazingly, none are bad. Several anthologies of pre-soca-era material are listed below as... [+] Read More

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Nelson is Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, the twin sons of the '50s rocker and teen idol Rick Nelson. During the early '80s, the brothers joined a heavy metal band called Strange Agents. By the end of the decade, the group's name had changed to Nelson, as the twins were the only remaining members. With Matthew on bass and Gunnar on guitar, the duo... [+] Read More

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An often humorous, always witty, calypsonian who each year has something interesting to offer. ~ Gene Scaramuzzo, All Music Guide

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Among the top of the list of underrated calypsonians, Protector has yet to release a bad record. He delivers plenty of good party soca but is also very skilled at social commentary (local and global) and has several times made it to the Monarchy finals. Any Protector album is recommended. ~ Gene Scaramuzzo, All Music Guide

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East Indian singer who nearly took the Road March in 1988 with "(Roll Up the Tassa) Mr. Bissessar," an Indian soca that was the motivation behind the following year's "Nani Wine" response by Crazy. ~ Gene Scaramuzzo, All Music Guide

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