Sweet like Brown Sugar

I am not sure whether this lady oils her voice before she sings or whether it is just some natural Trini style honey, but she is indeed the woman with a golden voice. Her songs come straight from her belly, and she is definitely one of the more gifted calypsonians in the Tent in that she has it all: Melody, Lyrics, and boy, Rendition. Her delivery is impeccable- she sings in the style of a true calypsian- rhapsodic but with hard hitting punchlines and emphatic movements and gestures.

Seeing Brown Sugar in action is truly seeing a storyteller, a traditional griot delivering her stories. She is one of over 6 females in the Tent and has won three Calypso Monarch Titles in the last 4 years. She is also a strong groovy contender- she won the title last year and has been consistently in the top three since the competition began four years ago. Brown Sugar is the wife of Rev B, who is another hard hitter in the Tent and their kaiso family unit is based around a bevy of beautiful kids- a few of which will be undoubtedly calypsonians in the future. Her songs are often biting and punchy- last year she admonished Gordon Brown to jail the politicians who got us into this banking crisis, a song which certainly had a stinging resonance with our plight.

Brown Sugar has not revealed to us yet the delight that she has in store for us this year, but certainly what we are sure of is that it will be wonderful. Her tunes, like her name, are sweet.