TRINIDAD: Calypso Rose - Calypso Rose

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Mc Cartha Lewis, sobriquet Calypso Rose "the mother of all flowers" is the undisputed Calypso queen of the world for the last forty years. She was born in the tiny island of Tobago in the West Indies. She began singing at the age of fifteen. In a world where Calypsonians were mainly men, she was able to succeed through her strong personality and her charisma on stage. In 1966 she wrote "Fire In Meh Wire" which became an international calypso anthem translated in eight languages. She was the first woman in 1977 to win the crown of Calypso Monarch (the yearly competition originally called Calypso King re-baptised Calypso Monarch after the triumph of Calypso Rose) and the Road March title (the song most played in the street during Carnival). From there her career brought her all around the world, where she became the Ambassador par excellence of Calypso. She shared the international stages with the most popular stars of the music world such as Miriam Makeba, Tito Puente, Mahalia Jackson, Michael Jackson, Roberta Flack, Bob Marley and many others. Her musical catalogue includes various styles of music from social and political commentary to fete songs, jump up, soca, gospel and now reggae, ska and soul. Calypso Rose has received more awards and medals than any other calypsonian alive from governments or city mayors from Trinidad, New York, Washington, London and Africa.