This 78-Year-Old Artist Just Became Coachella's Oldest Performer, But She's Actually Been Making History Since 1955
Billboard."For Rose to be doing this at almost 80, is significant on a world scale. It is important young people look up to Calypso Rose, especially young girls, as they set their goals and seek out their dreams."
But don't get it twisted, cuz Calypso Rose has been making history and headlines looooong before Coachella was even an inkling of an idea.She's achieved A TON of"firsts" in her 64-year career, including the first woman to win T&T's illustrious Carnival Road March competition in 1977 and the first woman to win Road March, Calypso Queen, AND Calypso King in 1978 .
And that's only the tip of the #impact iceberg. While her dexterous storytelling skills and vivacious vocals have earned her critical-acclaim and countless awards worldwide, it's her defiant marrying of her art and her unapologetic feminist politics that've made Calypso Rose a calypso and soca pioneer and an international trailblazer.
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