Calypsonian merchant biography examples

calypsonian merchant biography examples
Dennis Williams Franklyn, aka Merchant, was orphaned at eleven and grew up in an orphanage in Belmont, Trinidad.
“Pan in Danger” by Merchant for example.
Roaring Lion (22 February 1908 – 11 July 1999) was a Trinidadian calypsonian (calypso singer/composer).

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  • CAREER: Merchant lost his parents when he was very young and grew up in an orphanage where he learned to play the guitar.

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      “Pan in Danger” by Merchant for example.

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  • Merchant was remembered simultaneously as a womanizing, working-class calypsonian and as a closeted gay man.

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    Dennis Williams Franklyn , aka Merchant, was orphaned at eleven and grew up in an orphanage in Belmont, Trinidad.
    As an adult he led a troubled life , spending time in prison , becoming addicted to drugs , and dying of Hiv/Aids in 1999.


    However he was one of our most gifted calypso composers, and created hits for many singers , including stars of the art-form like Bally , Baron , De Fosto , Crazy , Eddie Grant and many others.
    He also wrote for bands like Atlantik and the internationally acclaimed Byron Lee and the Dragonaires.
    Merchant was also a fine performer and started his singing career in 1975 , but his breakout hits came in 1977 with “Umbayo” , and “Let No man judge”

    Let No Man Judge !

    In 1978 , Merchant made the first of two appearances at the Calypso Monarch Finals with his hit “Norman, is that you?” and “Think About the Children”.

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      When calypsonian Merchant died of HIV-related causes in 1999, his life and death became a conduit for the public discussion of HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago.

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      When calypsonian Merchant died of HIV-related causes in , his life and death became a conduit for the public discussion of HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago.

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  • Joseph 'Calypso Joe' Hunte – His classic 'Bum Bum” became, in 1970, the first homegrown winner of the Antigua and Barbuda calypso road march.

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      CAREER: Merchant lost his parents when he was very young and grew up in an orphanage where he learned to play the guitar.

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  • Calypsonian, Dennis Franklyn Williams aka Merchant was born on the 19th of May, He lost his mother at 11 and so, grew up at an orphanage in Belmont, Trinidad.