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"Forged from the Love of Liberty" is the national anthem of the Trinidad and Tobago. Originally composed as the national anthem for the short-lived West Indies Federation (1958–1962), this song was edited and adopted by Trinidad and Tobago when it became independent in 1962. [1] It was written and composed by Patrick Castagne. [2] [3]
It was popular with steel bands and revelers during a spontaneous carnival celebration on V-J Day in Trinidad in 1945, at the end of World War II. [2] The song's lyrics allude to Mary Ann's occupation: All day, all night, Miss Mary Ann Down by the seaside, she sifting sand.
The melody had been previously published as the work of Venezuelan calypso composer Lionel Belasco on a song titled "L'Année Passée," which was in turn based on a folk song from Martinique. [5] The lyrics to "Rum and Coca-Cola" were written by Rupert Grant, another calypso musician from Trinidad who used the stage name Lord Invader. [6]
"Mama Look at Bubu" (later retitled "Mama Look a Boo Boo") is a song written by Trinidadian calypsonian Lord Melody, Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess, and performed by Harry Belafonte featuring Bob Corwin's Orchestra & Chorus featuring Millard Thomas, Franz Casseus and Victor Messer on guitars. Although Belafonte gets co-writing credit on his 1957 release, the song first appeared on Lord ...
"Last Train to San Fernando" is a Trinidadian calypso song written by Sylvester DeVere, Randolph Padmore, and Mighty Dictator, [2] the latter being a pseudonym for Kenny St. Bernard. [3] Johnny Duncan, a British-based American musician, [4] recorded a skiffle version (accompanied by the Blue Grass Boys), which was a #2 hit on the UK Singles ...
Shorty sought and got help with the Creole lyrics he used in the chorus of his “E Pete” song by consulting with Dominica's 1969 Calypso King, Lord Tokyo, and two creole lyricists, Chris Seraphine and Pat Aaron while he was in Dominica. The song “E Pete” thus contains genuine Creole lyrics in the chorus like "Ou dee moin ou petit Shorty ...
The two songs from the single gained him second place at the National Calypso Monarch finals in 1978. [2] Crazy was the first artist to sing a "Parang Soca" song (mixing soca and hymnal Latin music) in 1978. [2] [4] His debut album, Crazy's Super Album, was released in 1979 and sold over 35,000 copies in his home country. [2]
despedida: a song of farewell and gratitude. Since the 1950s, parang has become more popularised. In the 1980s it evolved into "soca parang", a fusion of soca and parang with lyrics in English. While still festive in nature, the lyrics often refer to North American cultural elements such as Santa Claus.