THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DR. LEROY CALLISTE "THE BLACK STALIN" - HAPPY 81 TOUGH GUY
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- The Lawyer of Calypso Stalin is equally comfortable onstage among the home crowd as he is in Helsinki, New Orleans, London, Toronto and Denmark
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Dr. Leroy Calliste - Black Stalin - Peoples calypsonian
Leroy Calliste (born 24 September 1941), better known as Black Stalin, is a leading calypsonian from Trinidad and Tobago known for his militant Rastafarian and black nationalist lyrics.
His 1979 win, the first such triumphs at the national level, therefore should be seen not just as a trophy on the shelf. What it marked was the arrival at the top rung of a very different kind of calypsonian.
It was no cakewalk. In fact, his victories have always come in spectacular fashion, their value heightened by the fact that he simply never won from a poor field.
In 1979 he was up against Explainers' “Kicksing in Parliament” and "Dread”, the combination everyone swore would take the title. Also on that stage were Crazy, Short Pants, Relator, Singing Francine, Bro Valentino and Poser, who went on to win the road march title.
In 1985, singing “Wait, Dorothy” and “Ism Schism” he beat Merchant’s “Pan in Danger” and “Caribbean Connection” and two years later, rendered “Mr Panmaker” and “Bun Dem” to pip David Rudder’s semainal work “Calypso Music.”
In 1991 there was “Look on the Bright Side” and a song that has retained its value at fetes to this day, “Feeling to Party”. His last lien to date came in 1995 for “In Time” and the catchy “Sundar”.
Stalin has since gone to win the global title, crowned Calypso King of Kings in 1999 for his rendition of “Black Man Feeling to Party”, one of calypso’s most ingenious love songs and “Wine, Boy” (aka “Wine, Dhanraj, Wine”) a laugh-a-minute piece of political picong. In 1985, at the inaugural edition of that contest, he had placed second to the agreed Calypso King of the World, The Mighty Sparrow.
No less an attraction when in the role of calypso tent NC (apart from singing, he functioned in this capacity for ten years at Kitchener’s Revue), Stalin has made the rounds, bringing decades of experience to the task of charting audience response.
Along with Brother Valentino and Superior, he also opened Iere Kaiso Movement in 1982 at the Communications Workers Union (CWU) Hall, a mere stone’s throw from his former stable at William Munroe’s Kingdom of the Wizards (later known as Spektakula Forum).
He is equally comfortable onstage among the home crowd as he is in Helsinki, New Orleans, London, Toronto, Denmark or the US Virgin Islands where, three years ago, he became the first non-American to be selected as the headlined a calypso tent in Brooklyn, the first to be opened in 15 years, during New York’s Labour Day Carnival celebrations.
Artist: DENYSE PLUMMER
Song: Martin Luther King
Artist: KAREN ECCLES / MICHELLE HENRY
Song: BrighterSide
Artist: A' JANAE KING FRASER
Song: Better Days Are Coming
Artist: KYLE ANTHONY SALAZA
Song: More Come
Artist: T'ZAYAH O'CONNER
Song: Dorothy
Artist: MIGUELA SIMONS /BRIAN LONDON
Song: Sufferers
Artist: KEVIN CALLISTE
Song: In Times
Artist: DEVON SEALS
Song: No Woman No
Artist: KEVAN & KEEGAN CALLISTE; ATIBA WILLIAMS & CALRB HINDS
Song: Mr. Pan Maker
Artist: EUNICE PETERS
Song: Part Time Love
Artist: PHARAOH & TAMIKA DARIUS
Song: Vow To Fight
Artist: BROTHER VALENTINO
Song: One Day Soon
Artist: TONY P
Song: Feeling to Party
Artist: FRANCIS PRIME
Song: Bun Dem
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Happy Belated birthday Black Starlin.Wishing and praying that you'll see many more. Best wishes to y
our wife too. May God richlybless you all. Much Love.
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Happy belated Birthday to you The Black Stalin. Yes you are a Legend all your Calypsos are Educational while you could dance 💃 🕺and also relaxed and Listen attentively.♥️♥️♥️
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Congrats,Black Stalin on reaching your milestone 81 st Earthstrong.UWI had to recognise your greatness and wisdom in writing and singing your hits over the years.May Jah continue to bless you and your family.
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Thank you for presenting one of the greatest calypsoian the world has ever known.... much love ❤ Black Stalin (Dr Leroy Calliste) stay strong.
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Starlin to me is one of the best calypsoian the world has ever seen happy birthday buddy from Bellrose NY
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In the 1990's, I was fortunate to DJ between sets at SOB's in NYC when Black Stalin played one night. He was phenomenal and very gracious in the green room when I went to speak with him. RIP
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Thanks for this Tribute to the original Black Stalin, a national treasure. Happy Birthday,, Dr. Leroy Caliste.
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Happy birthday, Black Stalin! Caribbean people love 💘 you for your contribution to Calypso music!
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Love it, love it, love it. Thank you. I enjoyed it
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We love you and thank you , Dr. Leroy ‘Black Stalin’ Calliste! Here are your flowers!!!!!
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Come wid it, Come wid it, thank you black man, happy and blessed 81.
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happy birthday black stalin i know that the black man feel to party .hope that you will live to see many more birthdays my brother stay strong..i love you and your songs man..am from Jamaica
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MISTER CARIBBEAN MAN STALIN HAPPY EATHSTRONG....VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THOSE MEMORABLE TUNES YOU CUT OVER THE YEARS. WE CARIBBEAN PEOPLE STILL LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE. DR LEROY CALLISTE JAH ALMIGHTY BLESS YOU.
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We are work on the third part of his calypso legacy ... coming soon
Stalin you were a great music artist. Glad that God bless you to see this great 80th birthday tribute from others in the music world who looked up to you and loved up. R.I.P Black Stalin your music will live on forever sir.
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Congratulations Dr. Black Stalin, thank you sir for all the many things you have done for culture, and the people of Trinbago. "Bun Them" #cultureliveshere , #socaworld, #calypsoworld, #trinbagoculture
We got the third episode coming soon
From Barbados with love. Happy birthday. Never met but love him and his music
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Happy birthday to you sir God bless and we love you.
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LOVE IT
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MR STALIN
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LEGEND!! Blessed Earth Strong!
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Happy Birthday my brother. Show well done.
Happy Birthday and Congratulations to the Caribbean Man of Calypso Dr. Leroy Callisto “ Black Stalin”
Thanks for All your Great Calypsos. You are a Natural Treasure and We are Happy to have you during our life time.
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Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' has a line: '....it is only the saints and the poets who are (-sic- truly present) aware...'
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Happy birthday Black Stalin God bless
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Happy Birthday, Black Stalin! 🌞
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This was a beautiful tribute, who going to replace them in Kaiso? i doh no.
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May you rest in paradise, Black Stalin.
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Happy birthday Black Stalin
Happy Birthday to the "THE LEGEND' (81) The Phofet,Teacher & Messenger THX. Our Gift from Up Above. ✌️🙏❤️🇵🇦🇨🇩🇹🇹
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