Calypso icon Brother Valentino dies at 85
Brother Valentino, the Grenada-born calypsonian whose music championed black consciousness, equality and the struggles of ordinary people, died on Tuesday at the age of 85. Born Emrold Anthony Phillip in Cherry Hill, Grenada, on July 7, 1941, he migrated to Trinidad and Tobago as a young boy and became one of the country’s most respected voices in calypso. Valentino built a career on socially conscious music that challenged injustice, questioned political leadership and explored the dignity and aspirations of the disenfranchised. Continue reading Calypso icon Brother Valentino dies at 85 at…
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