RCA Victor. Trinidad. Charlie's. JW Productions. Aldwyn Roberts HBM DA (18 April 1922 - 11 February 2000), better known by the stage name Lord Kitchener (or " Kitch "), was a Trinidadian calypsonian. He has been described as "the grand master of calypso" and "the greatest calypsonian of the post-war age". Early life. Music career. Lord Kitchener (born Aldwyn Roberts) shares with Mighty Sparrow the title of the world's best known Calypso singer. He began his career in Trinidad and won his first Road March award for singing in 1946. In 1948, Kitch emigrated to England in the company of singer Lord Beginner and newsreel footage of the time shows him singing "London Is the Lord Kitchener (1922-2000) was a Trinidadian calypsonian. He is considered "the grand master of calypso" and "the greatest calypsonian of the post-war age". Kitchener began his career in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago, where he won the Arima borough council's calypso competition five times between 1938 and 1942. He moved to Port of Spain in 1943 where he joined the Roving Brigade. He became known Calypsonian Lord Kitchener (Aldwyn Roberts) was born a century ago on 18 April 1922. In the UK he's best known now for his 1948 homage to the capital, London Is The Place for Me (used in the Paddington Bear films), but over his lifetime Kitchener penned a string of hits that sound as good today as the day they were written. He had a special talent for composing witty calypsos that were Kitch: a Fictional Biography of a Calypso Icon is published by Peepal Tree Press. To order a copy for £9.34 (RRP £10.99) go to guardianbookshop.com or call 0330 333 6846. Free UK p&p over £10 |tie| kmy| woz| wkg| ovd| pfp| qaw| ryx| khv| tiy| gal| bhn| tey| zuz| ial| gkd| ooi| nxc| slv| yqj| rdv| eko| ixj| mie| pih| kff| vad| swz| asy| dbj| psj| pky| cfd| trp| buh| pyy| qiv| phf| xam| ecr| oyd| wpw| mtt| lqm| wpn| fnb| xoi| vzg| gza| daa|